Gedson Fernandes
.jpg) Fernandes with Beşiktaş in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gedson Carvalho Fernandes[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1999[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Spartak Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | SC Frielas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2018 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Benfica B | 40 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Benfica | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Beşiktaş | 96 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Spartak Moscow | 35 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Portugal U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Portugal U17 | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Portugal U19 | 16 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Portugal U20 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Portugal U21 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Portugal | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gedson Carvalho Fernandes (born 9 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, he has represented the Portugal national team.
Club career
[edit]Benfica
[edit]Born in São Tomé, Fernandes started his youth career at SC Frielas in Portugal in 2008. A year later, he joined S.L. Benfica's youth system, where he progressed to the club's reserve team in 2017. On 11 February that year, he made his professional debut with Benfica B in a LigaPro 4–2 win over Desportivo das Aves.[4]
Following his promotion to Benfica's first team in the 2018–19 season, Fernandes debuted as a starter in a 1–0 home win over Fenerbahçe in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round on 7 August 2018. A week later, in the second leg away, he scored a 26th-minute opener in a 1–1 draw, which qualified Benfica to the competition's play-off round.[5][6]
Tottenham Hotspur (loan)
[edit]Fernandes signed on an 18-month loan for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on 15 January 2020.[7] He made his Premier League debut coming on in the 80th minute away against Watford on 18 January, which ended 0–0.[8] Fernandes was recalled by Benfica on 1 February 2021.[9]
Galatasaray (loan)
[edit]In January 2021, Fernandes moved to Turkish club Galatasaray, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[10]
Beşiktaş
[edit]On 3 February 2022, Turkish club Beşiktaş announced a deal to purchase Fernandes. Since the club already had met their maximum quota of foreign players, his contract was made to start on 1 July 2022. Until then, Benfica loaned him to fellow Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor.[11][12]
On 13 September 2023, Fernandes extended his contract with Beşiktaş until the end of the 2026–27 season.[13]
Spartak Moscow
[edit]On 31 July 2025, Fernandes signed a four-year contract with Spartak Moscow in Russia.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 16 September 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 31 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 40 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 5 | ||||||
| Benfica | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16[c] | 2 | — | 46 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 3 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 2019–20 | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Galatasaray (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| Beşiktaş | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 10[e] | 0 | — | 45 | 3 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 10[f] | 5 | 1[g] | 0 | 49 | 12 | |||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 96 | 13 | 13 | 0 | — | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 131 | 18 | |||
| Spartak Moscow | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2026–27 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[h] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 47 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 238 | 27 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 324 | 37 | ||
- ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, FA Cup, Turkish Cup
- ↑ Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
- ↑ Ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Russian Super Cup
Honours
[edit]Benfica Youth
- Campeonato Nacional de Juniores: 2017–18[16]
Benfica
Beşiktaş
Spartak Moscow
Portugal U17[15]
Individual
- 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament[20]
- Primeira Liga Best Young Player of the Month: August 2018[21]
- Russian Premier League Goal of the Month: April 2026 (for Spartak Moscow against Akhmat Grozny on 19 April 2026).[22]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ↑ "Gedson Fernandes". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ↑ "Benfica B 4–2 Aves". ForaDeJogo. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ↑ "Fenerbahçe vs Benfica - Em frente nas asas de Gedson" [Fenerbahçe vs Benfica - Moving forward on Gedson's wings]. ZAP Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ Pires, Bruno (14 August 2018). "Gedson mostra-se ao mundo e Benfica continua na rota dos milhões" [Gedson shows himself to the world and Benfica remain on course for the millions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ↑ "Gedson Fernandes: Tottenham complete loan move for Benfica midfielder". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ↑ Oscroft, Tim (18 January 2020). "Watford 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ↑ "Gedson loan ends". Spurs Official. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ↑ "Galatasaray sign Gedson Fernandes". SkySports. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ↑ "OFICIAL: Besiktas paga seis milhões de euros ao Benfica por Gedson".
- ↑ "OFICIAL: Rizespor anuncia Gedson por empréstimo do Benfica".
- ↑ "Gedson Fernandes: "Savaşçı ruhum hep sahada olacak"" [Gedson Fernandes: “My fighting spirit will always be on the field”] (in Turkish). Beşiktaş. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ "Добро пожаловать, Жедсон Фернандеш!" [Welcome, Gedson Fernandes] (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- 1 2 Gedson Fernandes at Soccerway
- ↑ Sanches, João (31 August 2018). "Gedson com contrato renovado" [Gedson with renewed contract]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ↑ "Benfica win 37th Portuguese title with win over Santa Clara". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "Besiktas claims Turkcell Super Cup with 5-0 win over Galatasaray". Türkiye Today. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ↑ ""Спартак" – обладатель FONBET Кубка России 2025/26" [Spartak is the winner of FONBET Russian Cup 2025–26] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Team of the Tournament" (PDF). UEFA. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ↑ "Gedson eleito o melhor jovem de agosto" [Gedson elected best young player of August]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ↑ "Жедсон Фернандеш – автор WINLINE гола апреля!" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 May 2026.
External links
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- Gedson Fernandes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Gedson Fernandes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Gedson Fernandes at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gedson Fernandes at Soccerbase
- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from São Tomé
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Portugal men's international footballers
- Portugal men's under-21 international footballers
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- São Tomé and Príncipe men's footballers
- São Tomé and Príncipe emigrants to Portugal
- Men's association football midfielders
- S.L. Benfica B players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
- Çaykur Rizespor footballers
- FC Spartak Moscow players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Primeira Liga players
- Premier League players
- Süper Lig players
- Russian Premier League players
- Black Portuguese sportspeople
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- São Tomé and Príncipe expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England
- São Tomé and Príncipe expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- São Tomé and Príncipe expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Portuguese people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen