Fernando Medeiros


Fernando Medeiros da Silva, known as Fernando Medeiros, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder in Portugal for Portimonense.

Club career

Santos

Born in Santos, São Paulo, 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 Dorival Júnior.
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 Copa do Brasil away win against Galvez.
On 19 January 2017, after again appearing rarely, Medeiros was loaned to Botafogo-SP until the end of the 2017 Campeonato Paulista. 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 Bahia 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 Primeira Liga club Portimonense.

Personal life

Fernando Medeiros' twin brother, Flávio, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He too was groomed at Santos.

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Honours

;Santos
;Bahia