Manuel Fernandes (footballer born 1986)
Fernandes with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2017
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Manuel Henrique Tavares Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Benfica | 67 | (3) |
| 2006 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Everton (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2007–2011 | Valencia | 56 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Everton (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Beşiktaş | 77 | (14) |
| 2014– | Lokomotiv Moscow | 61 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Portugal U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2004 | Portugal U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2004–2008 | Portugal U21 | 30 | (7) |
| 2005 | Portugal B | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2012 | Portugal | 9 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 February 2012 |
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Manuel Henrique Tavares Fernandes (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐnuˈɛɫ fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʃ]; born 5 February 1986) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Russian club FC Lokomotiv Moscow as a midfielder.
He started his professional career with Benfica at only 18, then went on to compete in England and Spain, mainly at the service of Everton and Valencia. He signed with Beşiktaş in January 2011, spending the following three-and-a-half seasons with the club.
Fernandes represented the Portugal under-21 team in two European Championships. He made his debut with the full side in 2005.
Born in Lisbon, Fernandes grew up in the capital suburb of Amadora, where he would regularly play street football with future Sporting Clube de Portugal and Manchester United star Nani as a child. Subsequently, he joined S.L. Benfica's youth system and made his first-team debut during the 2003–04 season under coach José Antonio Camacho, making an immediate impression on both the manager and the club's supporters and becoming its second youngest ever goalscorer in only his second game, a 2–1 win at Gil Vicente FC.
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