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Fernando Medeiros da Silva (born 10 February 1996), known as Fernando Medeiros, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Botafogo-SP, on loan from Santos, as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Santos
Born in Santos, São Paulo, Fernando 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.
Fernando 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, Fernando Medeiros was loaned to Botafogo-SP until the end of the 2017 Campeonato Paulista.
Personal life
Fernando Medeiros' twin brother, Flávio, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He too was groomed at Santos.
Career statistics
- As of 25 July 2016
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2015 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Botafogo-SP | 2017 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
Honours
- Santos
- Campeonato Paulista: 2016
- Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2014
- Copa do Brasil Sub-20: 2013