| Fernando | |
| Full Name: | Fernando Lucas Martins |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Erechim, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.75 m[1] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Al-Jazira |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | 2001–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Grêmio |
| Years1: | 2009–2013 |
| Caps1: | 69 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Sampdoria |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Spartak Moscow |
| Caps4: | 78 |
| Goals4: | 11 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Antalyaspor |
| Caps6: | 47 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Al-Jazira |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam3: | Brazil |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22 May 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20:36, 22 June 2013 (UTC) |
Fernando Lucas Martins (born 3 March 1992), more commonly known as Fernando, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for Al-Jazira.
On 13 June 2013, Fernando signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk. The transfer fee was reported to be €11 million.
On 6 July 2015, Fernando was signed by Serie A club U.C. Sampdoria for €8 million.[2] [3] He made 33 league appearances, scoring four goals, for the club.
On 19 July 2016, Sampdoria confirmed that Fernando had been sold to Russian club Spartak Moscow for around €12 million.[4]
On 30 July 2019, Spartak Moscow confirmed that Fernando left for Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan.[5] Beijing announced that he joined the team on loan a day later to help provide cover for sidelined Jonathan Viera.[6] [7]
On 17 January 2022, Fernando signed with Turkish club Antalyaspor.[8]
On 5 August 2023, Fernando signed with Emirati club Al-Jazira.[9]
In 2012, Fernando was called up by Brazil for matches against Iraq on 12 October and Japan on 16 October.[10]
Fernando was part of the 23 players called by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari to play in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil.[11]
Fernando became known for the "Robson case", in which he asked his driver Robson Oliveira to take a methadone-based medicine for his father-in-law in Russia, in February 2019. However, the medicine is prohibited by Russian law, and the driver was arrested for international drug trafficking. Fernando never helped the driver.[12] Facing a maximum of 12 years, Oliveira was sentenced to three years in prison in December 2020, followed by deportation.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Grêmio | 2009 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 57 | 5 | |||
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 128 | 8 | |||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 3 | |||
| Sampdoria | 2015–16 | Serie A | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 38 | 4 | ||
| Spartak Moscow | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6 | |||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 2019-20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 78 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 12 | |||
| Beijing Guoan (loan) | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 19 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 227 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 327 | 31 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | ||
Grêmio
Shakhtar Donetsk
Spartak Moscow
Brazil U17
Brazil U20
Brazil