Wuilito Fernandes
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wuilito Paulo Tavares Fernandes | ||
Date of birth | 23 March 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder, Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Orange County SC | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Bairro FC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | UMass Lowell River Hawks | 65 | (25) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Orange County SC | 12 | (3) |
National team | |||
2017– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 26, 2017. |
Wuilito Paulo Tavares Fernandes, also known as Totti (born 23 March 1990) is a Cape Verdean football player who currently plays for Orange County SC in the United Soccer League as a midfielder or forward.
Career
In 2009, Fernandes moved to the United States, where his mother lived, having spent time with Bairro FC in his native Cape Verde. He had an unsuccessful trial with New York Red Bulls in 2010.[1]
Fernandes played four years of college soccer at the University of Massachusetts Lowell between 2013 and 2016, scoring 25 goals in 65 appearances and tallying 10 assists.[2]
On 17 January 2017, Fernandes was drafted in the third round (62nd overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas.[3]
Fernandes signed with United Soccer League side Orange County SC in April 2017.[4]
References
- ↑ http://nypost.com/2010/08/25/red-bulls-trialing-young-wuilito-totti-fernandes/
- ↑ http://goriverhawks.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4266
- ↑ http://www.onceametro.com/2017/1/17/14305002/wuilito-fernandes-fc-dallas-third-round-2017-MLS-superdraft-new-york-red-bulls-mls-umass-lowell
- ↑ http://www.onceametro.com/2017/4/7/15217326/wuilito-fernandes-signs-with-orange-county-sc-usl-cape-verde