Fernando Francisco Reges

Fernando

Fernando playing for Porto
Personal information
Full name Fernando Francisco Reges
Date of birth July 25, 1987 (1987-07-25) (age 24)
Place of birth Alto Paraíso, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Porto
Number 25
Youth career
Vila Nova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Vila Nova 57 (3)
2007– Porto 77 (0)
2007–2008 Estrela Amadora (loan) 26 (1)
National team
2007 Brazil U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Fernando Francisco Reges (born 25 July 1987 in Alto Paraíso de Goiás), simply Fernando, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in Portugal, as a defensive midfielder.

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Club career

In June 2007, Fernando signed a five-year contract with F.C. Porto directly from the Brazilian third division, having started his career at Vila Nova Futebol Clube.[1] However, he spent his first year in Portugal loaned to C.F. Estrela da Amadora, where he was first-choice.

In 2008–09, returned to Porto, Fernando was an everpresent midfield fixture alongside established Raul Meireles and Lucho González, as the northerners achieved a fourth-consecutive league accolade.

International career

Fernando was in Brazil U-20's squad at the 2007 South American Youth Championship, which the nation won, but was not included for the subsequent competition in the category, the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

References

  1. ^ Porto put faith in Fernando; UEFA.com, 2 June 2007

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