Fernando Medeiros da Silva (born 10 February 1996), known as Fernando Medeiros, is a Brazilian

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Club career

Santos

Born in

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, Medeiros joined Santos' youth setup in 2006, aged ten. After progressing through the club's youth setup, he was promoted to the main squad on 29 September 2015 by manager

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. Medeiros made his first team – and Série A – debut on 6 December 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Alison in a 5–1 home routing of Atlético Paranaense. He scored his first senior goal the following 11 May, netting the last in a 3–0

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away win against

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. On 19 January 2017, after again appearing rarely, Medeiros was loaned to

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until the end of the

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. On 22 May, he moved to Série B side Vila Nova also in a temporary deal, until the end of the year. Upon returning from loan, Medeiros only featured for Santos' B-team.

Bahia

On 24 January 2019, Medeiros signed for

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after his contract with ''Peixe'' expired. He left the club at the end of May 2019, where his contract expired.

Portimonense

On 24 September 2019, he signed a 4-year contract with the Portuguese

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club Portimonense.

Egnatia

He signed for

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n club Egnatia on 18 July 2022.

Sumgayit

On August 15, 2024, he signed a contract with the

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side

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. On December 23, 2024, his contract with the club was terminated by mutual agreement.

Personal life

Fernando's twin brother, Flávio, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He also played for Santos as a youth.

Career statistics

Honours

;Santos *

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Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20 assoc ...

: 2014 * Copa do Brasil Sub-20: 2013 ;Bahia *

Campeonato Baiano The Campeonato Baiano (), also known as the Baianão (), is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Run by the Bahia Football Federation (FBF), it is the second-oldest state football championship o ...

: 2019 ;Egnatia *

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: 2023–24, 2024–25 *

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: 2023–24, Runner-up: 2024–25

References

External links

Santos official profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Medeiros, Fernando 1996 births Living people Footballers from Santos, São Paulo Brazilian twins Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Santos FC players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Esporte Clube Bahia players Primeira Liga players Ituano FC players Portimonense S.C. players Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Betim Futebol players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen