Manuel Fernandes (footballer, born 1986)

For other people named Manuel Fernandes, see Manuel Fernandes (disambiguation).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Tavares and the second or paternal family name is Fernandes.
Manuel Fernandes
Fernandes with Krasnodar in 2019
Personal information
Full name Manuel Henrique Tavares Fernandes[1]
Date of birth (1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
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)
2014–2019 Lokomotiv Moscow 103 (25)
2019–2020 Krasnodar 16 (2)
2020–2022 Kayserispor 16 (0)
2022 Apollon Smyrnis 4 (0)
2022–2023 Sepahan 14 (1)
International career
2003 Portugal U17 4 (1)
2004 Portugal U19 5 (1)
2004–2008 Portugal U21 30 (7)
2005 Portugal B 2 (0)
2005–2018 Portugal 15 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:09, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Manuel Henrique Tavares Fernandes (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐnuˈɛl fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʃ]; born 5 February 1986) is a Portuguese footballer who plays 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 before joining Lokomotiv Moscow.

Fernandes represented the Portugal under-21 team in two European Championships. He made his debut with the senior side in 2005, being part of the 2018 World Cup squad at the age of 32.

  1. ^ a b c "Manuel Fernandes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.