Daniel Fernandes (footballer)

Daniel Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Daniel Márcio Fernandes
Date of birth (1983-09-25) 25 September 1983
Place of birth Edmonton, Canada
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Rayo OKC
Youth career
Vancouver Olympics
2000–2001 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2002 Porto B 0 (0)
2002–2003 Celta B 0 (0)
2003 → Jahn Regensburg II (loan) 12 (0)
2003–2008 PAOK 90 (0)
2008–2011 Bochum 32 (0)
2010 → Iraklis (loan) 10 (0)
2010–2011 → Panathinaikos (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Panserraikos (loan) 7 (0)
2011 CFR Cluj 2 (0)
2012– Twente 0 (0)
2013–2014 → OFI Crete (loan) 21 (0)
2014–2015 → Panthrakikos (loan) 4 (0)
2015 → San Antonio Scorpions (loan) 14 (0)
2016– → Rayo OKC 0 (0)
National team
2002–2003 Canada U20 6 (0)
2006 Portugal U21 2 (0)
2007–2009 Portugal 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Daniel Márcio Fernandes (born 25 September 1983) is a Portuguese Canadian professional footballer who plays for Rayo OKC of the North American Soccer League as a goalkeeper.

Early life

The son of a Portuguese father and a Czechoslovakian mother,[1] Fernandes was born in Edmonton, Alberta,[2] being raised in East Vancouver, British Columbia. His first club was the Vancouver Olympics.

Club career

Early days

In 2000, aged 17, Fernandes returned to the land of his father and joined FC Porto's youth system. In his first two years as a senior he only managed to appear for the reserves, his second club being Celta de Vigo B in Spain.

In January 2003, the Galicians loaned Fernandes to Regionalliga Süd side SSV Jahn Regensburg, but again failed to appear officially for the main squad, returning in June to Celta and being released from contract.

PAOK

After a successful trial, Fernandes signed with Greek club PAOK FC, playing in just four top division games in his first two seasons combined. In 2005, the team's general manager – and former player – Giorgos Kostikos took over the team's fortunes, after coach Nikos Karageorgiou was sacked following a bad string of results. He immediately replaced ageing Kyriakos Tohouroglou in his starting XI with the Portuguese.

Despite many problems both inside and outside the pitch, PAOK managed to finish in sixth place in the 2005–06 season, with Fernandes appearing in 27 matches as the Thessaloniki club qualified to the UEFA Cup, only to be disqualified shortly after for irregularities. He remained first-choice for the remainder of his spell.

Bochum

On 23 May 2008, after extensive negotiations, PAOK accepted an offer from VfL Bochum, who signed Fernandes for a fee of approximately €1.2 million, with the player reuniting at the German side with former teammate Marcin Mięciel.

Fernandes made his Bundesliga debut on 16 August, in a 0–1 away loss against Karlsruher SC. He only missed three league contests in his first season, as the North Rhine-Westphalia team retained top division status after finishing 14th.

In 2009–10 Fernandes was relegated to the bench by Philipp Heerwagen and, on 18 January 2010, he was loaned to Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. until the end of the campaign.[3] In the summer, in the same predicament, he signed with another Greek side, Panathinaikos FC, who retained an option to buy.

In January 2011, yet on loan, Fernandes moved to Panserraikos FC, appearing sparingly in an eventual top level relegation and being released by Bochum in June.

CFR Cluj / Twente

On 16 August 2011, Fernandes joined Romania's CFR Cluj.[4] He was released after only five months, in which he played in just two games.[5]

Fernandes moved teams and countries again on 17 January 2012, signing a two-year contract with FC Twente in the Eredivisie and competing with Nikolay Mihaylov for the no.1 position.[6] He spent the following seasons on loan, with OFI Crete[7] and Panthrakikos FC.[8]

Rayo OKC

After the San Antonio Scorpions ceased operations following the 2015 NASL season, Fernandes joined Alen Marcina in Oklahoma City, signing with Rayo OKC on February 2, 2016, ahead of the club's inaugural campaign.[9]

International career

Fernandes gained caps for Canada at U-20 level.[2][10] He then changed to play for the country of his father, Portugal, and made his under-21 debut in 2006.[11]

Fernandes received his first senior call-up in November 2006,[12] as third goalkeeper behind Ricardo and Quim. In May of the following year, he was selected for a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Belgium and a friendly with Kuwait,[13] making his debut in the latter after replacing Quim in the 66th minute of a 1–1 draw.

In February 2009 Fernandes played his second international match, substituting Eduardo at the hour-mark of a 1–0 win against Finland. In May 2010 he was named in the 23-man squad for that year's FIFA World Cup,[14][15] but did not play in the tournament in South Africa.

References

  1. ↑ "Coração lusitano" [Lusitano heart] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 Stinson, Dan (28 March 2007). "A real 'keeper for Portugal". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Iraklis F.C. signed Dani Fernandes". Iraklis FC. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "CFR l-a achiziţionat pe Daniel Fernandes, al treilea portar al Portugaliei la CM 2010!" [CFR acquires Daniel Fernandes, third Portugal goalkeeper in WC 2010!] (in Romanian). GSP. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Daniel Fernandes și-a reziliat contractul pe cale amiabilă cu CFR 1907 Cluj!" [Daniel Fernandes amicably rescinds contract with CFR 1907 Cluj] (in Romanian). CFR 1907. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Daniel Fernandes – CFR Cluj to Twente". Portugal Football. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Fernandes, de Twente à l'OFI Crete" [Fernandes, from Twente to OFI Crete] (in French). L'Équipe. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ανακοινώθηκε ο Φερνάντεζ" (in Greek). Sport FM. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "RAYO OKC INKS DANIEL FERNANDES". RayoOKC.com. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  10. ↑ Teodoro da Silva, Lucas (3 December 2006). "The Bottom Line: Daniel Fernandes – Another Shooting Star flies through Canadian radar". The Soccer Paper. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  11. ↑ "Italy's Palladino punishes Portugal". UEFA.com. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  12. ↑ "Caras novas na Selecção" [New faces in national team] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 9 November 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  13. ↑ "Scolari names uncapped trio in Portugal squad". ESPN Soccernet. 22 May 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  14. ↑ "Convocados revelados" [Squad revealed] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  15. ↑ "Pepe in Portugal squad". FIFA.com. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.

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