Luiz Fernando da Silva Monte (born 14 April 1991), commonly known as Fernando Karanga, is a Brazilian
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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*Forward (surname)
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.
Career
Early career
Karanga began his professional career with
Santa Cruz, but failed to cement a first team place and spent loan spells with
Bragantino
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and
Belo Jardim
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before joining
Trindade on a permanent basis.
CSKA Sofia
Karanga signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with
CSKA Sofia
CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sports Club of the Army'' ...
on 2 February 2017. On 29 April he scored a goal in the
Eternal derby of Bulgarian football
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, netting the third in CSKA's 3–0 win over
Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...
.
Karanga began the
2017–18 season with a goal in the first league game against
Slavia Sofia
PFC Slavia Sofia 1913 () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which currently competes in the top tier of the Bulgarian football league system, the First League. Slavia's home ground is the Stadion Aleksandar Sh ...
on 15 July, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Two weeks later he scored his first hat-trick in Bulgaria during a 6–2 away win over
Botev Plovdiv
Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev AD, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv (, ), or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional Association football, football club based in Plovdiv. It competes in the First Professiona ...
. Karanga continued his scoring run in the following games, scoring 12 goals in his first 11 league matches of the campaign. He also scored on his Bulgarian Cup debut against Botev Vratsa in the 1/8 finals. The Brazilian finished the year with a total of 23 goals in 30 league games for the Reds, in addition to 2 games and 1 goal in the Bulgarian Cup. He continued his fine performances during the first months of 2018, but sustained an injury in the second leg of a Bulgarian Cup match against
Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 by a group of high sc ...
on 25 April (after a rough tackle), which sidelined him until the end of the season and was a factor in him finishing in second place for the top goalscorer award in the league.
Karanga is the highest scoring foreign player in the league fixtures of
The Eternal Derby
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with four goals under his belt. He quickly emerged as a favourite with the CSKA Sofia fans.
Henan Jianye
On 12 July 2018, Karanga was transferred to
Chinese Super League
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side
Henan Jianye
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(later simply known as
Henan
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) for a reported transfer fee of $4 million. He suffered from serious
splenic injury
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In minor injuries with little bleeding, there may be abdomi ...
in October after a match against
Beijing Guoan
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, and received
splenectomy
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. He discharged from hospital in November, and returned to Brazil for further treatments and recoveries.
In March 2019, he was loaned to
Nacional
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. In July 2019, he recovered from the previous incident, and rejoined Henan Jianye.
On 1 July 2023, he mutually terminated his contract with Henan.
Jinan Xingzhou
On 19 July 2023, Karanga signed with
China League One
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club
Jinan Xingzhou.
Return to CSKA Sofia
On 16 January 2024, Karanga returned to
CSKA Sofia
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. During his second stay with the "redmen", he managed to find the net on 5 occasions, becoming the foreign player with the most goals in the league for the team, but his stint was marked by disciplinary issues, resulting in two red cards, for the latter of which, received in a heated match against
Ludogorets Razgrad
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, he was handed a six-match ban. He left the team in June 2024, upon the expiration of his contract.
Career statistics
.
Honours
Club
;Santa Cruz
*
Campeonato Pernambucano
The Campeonato Pernambucano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is run by the Pernambuco Football Federation (FPF).
History
The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played i ...
: 2011
;Individual
*Best forward in the
Bulgarian First League
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: 2017
*Best foreign player in the
Bulgarian First League
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: 2017
References
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1991 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players
Boa Esporte Clube players
Jeju SK FC players
K League 1 players
Criciúma Esporte Clube players
PFC CSKA Sofia players
Henan F.C. players
Nacional Atlético Clube (SP) players
Jinan Xingzhou F.C. players
Dalian Yingbo F.C. players
Chinese Super League players
China League One players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
Men's association football forwards
People from Camaragibe
Footballers from Pernambuco
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen