Fernandinho (footballer, born March 1993)

Not to be confused with Fernando (footballer, born 1993), Fernando José da Cunha Neto, or with Fernandinho (footballer, born July 1993), Fernando Augusto Rodrigues de Araujo.

Fei Nanduo
费南多
Personal information
Full name Fei Nanduo
Birth name Fernando Henrique da Conceição
Date of birth (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Shanghai Shenhua (on loan from Shandong Taishan)
Number 18
Youth career
2010–2011 Atlético Sorocaba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Atlético Sorocaba 2 (0)
2012–2013 Flamengo 6 (0)
2014 Madureira 15 (4)
2014–2015 Estoril Praia 22 (1)
2015 → Chongqing Lifan (loan) 14 (3)
2016–2019 Chongqing Lifan 87 (22)
2019–2021 Guangzhou FC 18 (5)
2019 → Hebei China Fortune (loan) 10 (2)
2023– Shandong Taishan 41 (4)
2024– → Shanghai Shenhua (loan) 7 (1)
International career‡
2024– China 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Fernando Henrique da Conceição[a] (born 16 March 1993), simply Fernando and pronounced in Mandarin as Fei Nanduo (Chinese: 费南多; pinyin: Fèi Nánduō), also known as Fernandinho[b] is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua. Born in Brazil, he obtained Chinese citizenship through naturalization,[1] and plays for the China national team.

Club career

Atlético Sorocaba

Fernandinho began his professional career with local side Atlético Sorocaba after graduating from their youth team.[2]

Flamengo

After playing in several games he was bought by sports marketing company Traffic and trained with top tier club Flamengo who decided to buy 70% of the economic rights of the player.[3] On 15 August 2012, manager Dorival Júnior decided to give Fernandinho his debut for the club in a league game against Palmeiras where he came on as a substitute for Thomás Jaguaribe in a game that ended in a 1–0 defeat.[4] The following season Mano Menezes became the manager of the team and decided to give him a run of games.[5]

Madureira

At the start of the 2014 league season it was decided that Fernandinho needed regular playing time and he joined third tier club Madureira.[6]

Estoril Praia

On 7 February 2014, Fernandinho would soon join top tier Portuguese team Estoril Praia.[citation needed]

Chongqing Lifan

Fernandinho went on loan to struggling Chinese Super League side Chongqing Lifan in the 2016 summer transfer window.[7] After helping the newly promoted team stay up, he joined permanently on a 4–year deal in January 2016.[8] On 6 March 2016, he scored 2 identical solo run goals after dribbling past the entire opposition defence and handed Chongqing a shock 2–1 home win against 5-time defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao.[citation needed]

Guangzhou Evergrande

After four seasons with Chongqing, Fernandinho joined Chinese club, Guangzhou Evergrande and was immediately loaned to Hebei China Fortune for the rest of the season.[citation needed]

Fernandinho was fined a club-record amount of ¥3 million ($430,000) for a breach of discipline as he was absent for Guangzhou's preseason training camp in Dubai.[citation needed]

Hebei China Fortune (loan)

On 15 July 2019, Fernandinho joined Hebei China Fortune on loan until the end of the 2019 Chinese Super League season. He returned to Evergrande before the 2020 season but overall failed to settle in the team and make an impact.[citation needed]

Shandong Taishan

On 11 April 2023, Fernandinho returned to the Chinese Super League after not playing for over a year and joined Shandong Taishan.[9] On 16 April 2023, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Shanghai Shenhua. On 29 June 2023, he scored his first goal for Taishan in a 4–1 home win against Changchun Yatai.[citation needed]

Shanghai Shenghua (loan)

On 11 July 2024, Fernandinho joined Shanghai Shenghua on loan until the end of the 2024 season. On 13 September, he scored a goal and recorded two assists which help Shanghai Shenhua to win 4–3 against Zhejiang Professional.

International career

In 2020, Fernandinho gained Chinese citizenship through naturalisation. Following his naturalisation as a Chinese citizen, his name was Sinicised as Fei Nanduo.[citation needed]

On 21 March 2024, Fernandinho made his international debut for China in a 2–2 away draw against Singapore in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[10] On 26 March 2024, Fernandinho scored his first international goal for China, a penalty in a 4–1 home win over Singapore in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[11]

Career statistics

Updated to 13 March 2023.[12]

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Sorocaba 2010 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 – – – – 1[c] 0 1 0
2011 – – – – 0[c] 0 0 0
2012 – – – – 1[c] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Flamengo 2012 Série A 1 0 – – 0 0 0[d] 0 1 0
2013 4 0 0 0 – – 0[d] 0 4 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Madureira 2014 Série C 6 1 – – – 9[d] 3 15 4
Estoril Praia 2014–15 Primeira Liga 19 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 – 23 1
Chongqing Lifan (Loan) 2015 Chinese Super League 14 3 1 0 - - - 15 3
Chongqing Lifan 2016 29 9 0 0 - - - 29 9
2017 27 7 0 0 - - - 27 7
2018 17 3 1 0 - - - 18 3
2019 11 3 2 0 - - - 13 3
Total 98 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 25
Hebei China Fortune (Loan) 2019 Chinese Super League 10 2 0 0 - - - 10 2
Guangzhou Evergrande 2020 16 5 0 0 - 1 0 - 17 5
2021 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0
Total 17 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 5
Shandong Taishan 2023 Chinese Super League 21 2 2 0 - 10 1 - 33 3
2024 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0
Total 21 2 2 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 33 3
Career total 176 36 7 0 3 0 11 1 11 3 208 40

International

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 March 2024 Tianjin Olympic Center, Tianjin, China 2  Singapore 2–1 4–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [feʁˈnɐ̃du ẽˈʁiki dɐ kũsejˈsɐ̃w].
  2. ^ Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [feʁnɐ̃ˈdʒĩɲu].
  3. ^ a b c Appearance in Campeonato Paulista Série A2
  4. ^ a b c Appearance in Campeonato Carioca

References

  1. ^ "Fernandinho indiscipline sparks concerns over naturalization". China.org.cn. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Destaque nos juniores, Fernadinho avisa: 'Abriu, eu solto o chute mesmo'". globoesporte.globo.com. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Fernandinho reage com surpresa ao chamado de Dorival: 'Foi do nada'". globoesporte.globo.com. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Fernandinho avalia estreia pelo Fla: ansiedade e chuteira errada". globoesporte.globo.com. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Promoted, Fernandinho becomes Fernando on his way back to professionals". globoesporte.globo.com. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Madureira gets loan from Flamengo's midfielder Fernandinho". globoesporte.globo.com. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. ^ 费尔南多今日租借至力帆 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
  8. ^ "力帆官方宣布买断费尔南多 前葡超边锋签约四年". sports.sohu.com. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  9. ^ "官方：费南多、孙国文、童磊、胡靖航等7人加盟山东泰山" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  10. ^ "国足2-2遭新加坡连扳两球！武磊双响+失点，张琳芃失误送礼" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  11. ^ "中国4-1新加坡，武磊两射一传+缺席下一场，费南多国家队首球" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  12. ^ Fernandinho Conceição at thefinalball.com Retrieved 2019-08-05