Fernando Fonseca Ferreira (born 29 December 1993), also known as Fernando Fonseca or simply Fernando, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Juventus-SP.
Career Born in Roncador, Paraná, Fernando played for the youth sides of Grêmio Barueri before joining Criciúma's under-20 team in 2013. On 17 February 2014, he was loaned to Moto Club for the remainder of the Campeonato Maranhense.
In 2015, Fernando had a brief spell at Luverdense before moving to Deportivo Tepic of the Ascenso MX. He returned to his home country in December 2016, signing a contract with Moto.
On 13 December 2017, Fernando agreed to a deal with Itumbiara. He moved to Boa Esporte for the 2019 season, where he was regularly used.
On 16 September 2020, after losing his starting spot, Fernando was announced at Joinville, helping the club to win the year's Copa Santa Catarina and the 2021 Recopa Catarinense. He moved to Brasil de Pelotas ahead of the 2022 campaign, before being loaned out to FC Cascavel in April of that year.
On 3 August 2022, Figueirense announced the signing of Fernando for the remainder of the year. On 28 November of that year, he was presented at Caxias, where he was a first-choice as the club finished second in the 2023 Campeonato Gaúcho and achieved promotion in the 2023 Série D.
On 30 October 2023, Fernando signed with Ypiranga-RS. On 4 January 2025, after another season as a starter, he was announced by fellow Série C side Floresta, but after featuring sparingly, he moved to fellow league team Tombense in April.
On 2 December 2025, Fernando was announced at Juventus-SP.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCriciúma2013Série A00————00Moto Club (loan)2014Série D81110———191Luverdense2015Série B000000—1010Deportivo Tepic2015–16Ascenso MX180—71——251Moto Club2017Série C003010—2060Itumbiara2018Série D00130———130Boa Esporte2019Série C13013110——2712020—4000——40Total13017110——311Joinville2020Série D90———70160202117211020—50352Total26211020—120512Brasil de Pelotas2022Série C—8000——80FC Cascavel (loan)2022Série D140————140Figueirense2022Série C40———2060Caxias2023Série D170120———290Ypiranga-RS2024Série C2016041—20322Floresta-CE2025Série C—80———80Tombense2025Série C80————80Juventus-SP2026Paulista A2—230——40270Career total12841121152002302787
Honours Joinville Copa Santa Catarina: 2020 Recopa Catarinense: 2021
Juventus-SP Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2026
Individual Campeonato Paulista Série A2 Team of the Season: 2026
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