Manuel Fernandes

Manuel Henrique Tavares Fernandes (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐnuˈɛl fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʃ]; born 5 February 1986) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Manuel Fernandes
Manuel Fernandes 2012-13.jpg
Fernandes with Krasnodar in 2019
Personal information
Full nameManuel Henrique Tavares Fernandes[1]
Date of birth (1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birthLisbon, Portugal[1]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
1997–2004Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007Benfica67(3)
2006Portsmouth (loan)10(0)
2007Everton (loan)9(2)
2007–2011Valencia56(2)
2008Everton (loan)12(0)
2011Beşiktaş (loan)14(1)
2011–2014Beşiktaş77(14)
2014–2019Lokomotiv Moscow103(25)
2019–2020Krasnodar16(2)
2020–2022Kayserispor16(0)
2022Apollon Smyrnis4(0)
2022–2023Sepahan14(1)
National team
2003Portugal U174(1)
2004Portugal U195(1)
2004–2008Portugal U2130(7)
2005Portugal B2(0)
2005–2018Portugal15(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:09, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 October 2018
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica 2003–04[3] Primeira Liga 10 1 1 0 3[a] 0 14 1
2004–05[3] Primeira Liga 29 1 6 0 8[b] 0 43 1
2005–06[3] Primeira Liga 28 1 3 0 8[c] 1 1[d] 0 40 2
Total 67 3 9 0 19 1 97 4
Portsmouth (loan) 2006–07[4] Premier League 10 0 0 0 2 0 12 0
Everton (loan) 2006–07[4] Premier League 9 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
Valencia 2007–08[5] La Liga 7 0 2 0 3[c] 0 12 0
2008–09[6] La Liga 27 2 3 0 8[c] 0 1[e] 0 39 2
2009–10[7] La Liga 15 0 2 0 4[f] 1 21 1
2010–11[8] La Liga 7 0 0 0 4[c] 0 11 0
Total 56 2 8 0 19 1 1 0 84 1
Everton (loan) 2007–08[9] Premier League 12 0 0 0 1 0 5[b] 0 18 0
Beşiktaş (loan) 2010–11[10] Süper Lig 14 1 6 2 4[b] 0 24 3
Beşiktaş 2011–12[10] Süper Lig 31 5 2 1 10[f] 1 43 6
2012–13[10] Süper Lig 27 7 1 1 28 8
2013–14[10] Süper Lig 19 2 0 0 2[f] 0 21 2
Total 91 15 9 4 16 1 116 20
Lokomotiv Moscow 2014–15[10] Russian Premier League 28 7 5 0 2[f] 0 35 7
2015–16[10] Russian Premier League 4 0 2 0 7[f] 0 0 0 13 0
2016–17[10] Russian Premier League 22 7 4 2 26 9
2017–18[10] Russian Premier League 29 7 1 0 10[f] 6 1 1 41 14
2018–19[10] Russian Premier League 12 3 1 0 3[c] 0 1 0 17 3
Total 95 24 13 2 22 6 2 1 132 33
Career total 340 46 39 6 3 0 81 9 4 1 467 62
  1. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  5. Appearances in Supercopa de España
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal[11] 2005 2 1
2007 1 0
2008 2 0
2010 3 1
2012 1 0
2017 2 1
2018 4 0
Total 15 3
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fernandes goal.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 March 2005 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal   Canada 1–0 4–1 Friendly[12]
2. 3 September 2010 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal   Cyprus 4–3 4–4 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying[13]
3. 10 November 2017 Estádio do Fontelo, Viseu, Portugal   Saudi Arabia 1–0 3–0 Friendly[14]

Honours

Benfica

Valencia

Beşiktaş

Lokomotiv Moscow

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Manuel Fernandes" (in português). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Manuel Fernandes at ForaDeJogo
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Games played by Manuel Fernandes in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. "Matches played by Manuel Fernandes in 2007/08". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  6. "Matches played by Manuel Fernandes in 2007/08". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  7. "Matches played by Manuel Fernandes in 2007/08". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  8. "Matches played by Manuel Fernandes in 2007/08". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  9. "Matches played by Manuel Fernandes in 2007/08". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 "Manuel Fernandes". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  11. "Manuel Fernandes". European Football. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  12. (in pt) Benfica vence Gil Vicente por 2–1. 7 March 2004. https://www.publico.pt/2004/03/07/desporto/noticia/benfica-vence-gil-vicente-por-21-1187912/amp. Retrieved 10 November 2017. 
  13. "Portugal marca passo em Guimarães" [Portugal stay par for course in Guimarães] (in português). UEFA. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  14. "Portugal vence Arábia Saudita com golos de Manuel Fernandes, Gonçalo Guedes e João Mário" [Portugal beat Saudi Arabia with goals from Manuel Fernandes, Gonçalo Guedes and João Mário] (in português). SAPO. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.