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 Fernandes with Rennes in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gelson da Conceição Tavares Fernandes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1986[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2004 | Sion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Sion | 56 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Manchester City | 43 | (3) |
| 2009–2012 | Saint-Étienne | 33 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Chievo (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | → Leicester City (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Udinese (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Sporting CP | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Sion (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | SC Freiburg | 30 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Rennes | 93 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 58 | (1) |
| Total | 393 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Switzerland U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2018 | Switzerland | 67 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gelson da Conceição Tavares Fernandes (born 2 September 1986) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[4] He is most well known for scoring the winner against eventual champions Spain in a group game at the 2010 World Cup.[5]
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Gelson Fernandes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 June 2018. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Gelson Fernandes". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Swiss media revel in "Miracle of Durban"". Swiss Info. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
"Alle wollen ein Fernandes-T-Shirt" (in German). Bieler Tagblatt. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2020.