Luís Fernando (footballer, born 1998)

Luís Fernando Santos da Conceicao (born 27 January 1998) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Juventus-SP.

Luís Fernando
Personal information
Full name Luís Fernando Santos da Conceicao[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Juventus-SP
Youth career
Palmeiras
Veranópolis
Desportivo Brasil
Bahia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Bahia 2 (0)
2019–2021 Næstved 27 (0)
2021 Jacuipense 18 (0)
2022 Taubaté 11 (0)
2022 Jacuipense 4 (0)
2023–2024 CRAC 34 (1)
2024– Juventus-SP 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Menino de Ouro and early career

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Fernando competed in the 2013 edition of Brazilian reality television show Menino de Ouro [pt] (Golden Boy), in which a number of young footballers competed to win a contract at a club in São Paulo. Having impressed judges Zetti and Edmílson, Fernando won the show, earning a contract at professional side Palmeiras.[2] Spells with Veranópolis[3] and Desportivo Brasil followed, before he joined the academy of Bahia.[4]

Professional career

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Having progressed through the academy of Bahia, Fernando was promoted to the first team in March 2016, and went on to make his professional debut in the same month, featuring in two Copa do Nordeste games.[4] He was used sparingly over the next three years, and would go on to feature in a total of six games for the club.[5]

In mid-2019, it was announced that Fernando would join Danish 1st Division side Næstved on a permanent basis.[5] Despite having signed a four-year contract, he left the club in March 2021 after only one full season, having returned to Brazil in 2020, following the club's relegation to the Danish 2nd Division.[6]

Following his return to Brazil, he joined Jacuipense.[7] After half a season with Jacuipense, he moved to Taubaté on a permanent deal ahead of the 2022 season.[8] He spent four months with Taubaté, amassing eleven appearances in the Campeonato Paulista A2, before returning to Jacuipense in April 2022.[7] On 12 January 2023, he was announced as a new signing for Campeonato Brasileiro Série D team CRAC.[9] He made his debut three days later, in a 2–0 win against Iporá on 15 January.[10]

In May 2024, Fernando joined Juventus-SP ahead of the Copa Paulista de Futebol de 2024 [pt].[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 8 October 2024.[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bahia 2016 Série B 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2[b] 0 3 0
2017 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
2019 0 0 2[c] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
Næstved 2019–20 Danish 1st Division 27 0 2[d] 1 0 0 29 1
2020–21 Danish 2nd Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 27 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 29 1
Jacuipense 2021 Série C 12 0 6[c] 0 0 0 2[b] 0 20 0
Taubaté 2022 11[e] 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Jacuipense 2022 Série D 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
CRAC 2023 13 0 11[f] 1 0 0 0 0 24 1
2024 0 0 10[f] 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 13 0 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 1
Juventus-SP 2024 0 0 0 0 10[g] 0 10 0
Career total 56 0 40 1 3 1 0 0 15 0 114 2
  1. ^ Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in the Copa do Nordeste
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Baiano
  4. ^ Appearances in the Danish Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista A2
  6. ^ a b Appearances in the Campeonato Goiano
  7. ^ Appearances in the Copa Paulista

References

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  1. ^ a b c Luís Fernando at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Falcheti, Fabrício (10 June 2013). "Vencedor do reality-show "Menino de Ouro" irá treinar no Palmeiras" [Winner of the reality show "Menino de Ouro" will train at Palmeiras]. natelinha.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Copa Paulista 2024- Volante Luis Fernando" [Paulista Cup 2024- Defensive midfielder Luis Fernando]. juventus.com.br (in Portuguese). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Luis Fernando". esporteclubebahia.com.br (in Portuguese). 24 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Volante Luís Fernando é vendido pelo Bahia por R$ 700 mil" [Defensive midfielder Luís Fernando is sold by Bahia for R$ 700 thousand]. correio24horas.com.br (in Portuguese). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Fernando er fortid i Næstved" [Fernando is the past in Næstved]. sn.dk (in Danish). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b Gama, Ulisses; Krause, Nuno (19 April 2022). "Jacuipense acerta com meia Luis Fernando, ex-Bahia, para a disputa da Série D" [Jacuipense agrees with midfielder Luis Fernando, ex-Bahia, for the Series D dispute]. bahianoticias.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Taubaté anuncia a contratação do volante Luis Fernando para a disputa da Série A2" [Taubaté announces the signing of midfielder Luis Fernando to compete in Series A2]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  9. ^ Almeida, Matheus (13 January 2023). "Crac contrata volante Luis Fernando, ex-jogador do Bahia" [Crac hires midfielder Luis Fernando, former Bahia player]. zapcatalao.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  10. ^ Soares, Dayvidson (17 January 2023). "Ex-Palmeiras, volante campeão de reality show do SBT fecha com novo clube para 2023" [Ex-Palmeiras, SBT reality show champion midfielder, signs new club for 2023]. torcedores.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  11. ^ Luís Fernando at Soccerway