Mário Figueira Fernandes
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mário Figueira Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | São Caetano do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | São Caetano | ||
| 2009 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2012 | Grêmio | 54 | (1) |
| 2012– | CSKA Moscow | 64 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2014– | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mário Figueira Fernandes (born 19 September 1990 in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo), is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for PFC CSKA Moscow.[1]
He plays as a right defender and has got 5 assists so far this season for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Premier League.
Career
Mário is under contract with Grêmio until March 2014. He transferred to Grêmio from São Caetano in March 2009. He made his full debut on 28 June 2009, against Sport. Since then, he has become first-choice right back. Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Juventus, Internazionale, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, F.C.Porto, CSKA Moscow, AFC Ajax and A.S. Roma have all been linked with him and he has been dubbed "the new Lúcio". On 25 April 2012, the Gremio president announced that a 15 million euro deal had been agreed with CSKA Moscow and Fernandes was set to join them pending a medical examination. During the 2013-14 campaign he suffered a knee injury ruling him out for the first 4 months of the season.
Controversy
A few days after signing with Grêmio, Brazilian police were called in to search for him after he disappeared. He was found a few days later in São Paulo state, after having withdrawn cash in Londrina, Porto Alegre and Florianópolis.
In 2011 was called to the Brazil squad for the game Superclásico de las Américas and said no, saying he was having "personal problems".
Attributes
He is a tall right-back with good aerial skills and the ability to launch an attack with a long ball.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 April 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup | Continental2 | Other3 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2012–13 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 1 | ||
1Includes Russian Cup.
2Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
3Includes Russian Super Cup.
Honours
Clubs
- Grêmio
- Campeonato Gaúcho (1): 2010
- CSKA Moscow
- Russian Premier League (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
- Russian Cup (1): 2012–13
- Russian Super Cup (1): 2014
- Brazil
Individual
- In the list of 33 best football players of the championship of Russia : 2012/13, 2013/14 (#1).
- Silver Ball: 2011
- 2010 Campeonato Gaúcho: Team of the Championship
References
- ↑ Фернандес стал армейцем (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 4 May 2012.
- http://www.finalsports.com.br/03/comando/headline.php?n_id=97582&u=0%5C
- http://www.finalsports.com.br/03/comando/headline.php?n_id=97765
External links
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