Fernando Paixão da Silva (born 7 January 1988), known as Fernando Bob, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Fernando Bob was born in

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, Rio de Janeiro, and was a Fluminense youth graduate. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 23 August 2006, starting in a 3–0 away loss against Palmeiras. After loans at Paulista, Boavista and Avaí, Fernando Bob returned to ''Flu'' for the 2010 campaign and contributed sparingly as his side lifted the league title. Subsequent loans at Atlético Goianiense, Vitória and Ponte Preta followed, and he signed a permanent contract with the latter on 2 January 2015. On 12 February 2015, Fernando Bob signed a three-year contract with fellow top tier club Internacional. On 16 February 2017, after being rarely used, he returned to Ponte on loan until the end of the year. On 21 August 2018, Fernando Bob joined

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. Bob was released by Minnesota at the end of their 2018 season.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Fluminense *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

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;Vitória * Campeonato Baiano: 2013 ;Internacional * Campeonato Gaúcho:

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Individual

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Team of the year:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bob, Fernando 1988 births Living people People from Cabo Frio Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Major League Soccer players Fluminense FC players Paulista Futebol Clube players Boavista Sport Club players Avaí FC players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Esporte Clube Vitória players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Sport Club Internacional players Minnesota United FC players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state)