Fernando Pereira do Nascimento (born 17 December 1994), known as Fernando Sobral, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sport Recife as a midfielder.
Club career Early career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Sobral was a Guarany de Sobral youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 26 July 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 Copa Fares Lopes home win against Ferroviário.
Sobral scored his first senior goal on 17 October 2013, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against the same opponent, also for the state cup. For the 2014 season, he joined Horizonte and was an undisputed starter during the Campeonato Cearense.
In the middle of 2014, Sobral was loaned to Série B side Icasa until the end of the year. He made his professional debut on 13 September, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Joinville; he contributed rarely as his side suffered relegation.
Ahead of the 2015 campaign, Sobral returned to hometown club Guarany, being again first-choice. On 20 March of that year he moved to Atlético Goianiense also in a temporary deal, but featured in only one match for the club.
On 22 January 2016, after a short stint at Floresta, Sobral signed for Fluminense de Feira, still owned by Horizonte. He returned to his parent club for the remainder of the season, but rejoined Flu in January 2017.
Sampaio Corrêa On 8 May 2017, Sobral was announced at Sampaio Corrêa in the Série C. An immediate starter, he contributed with three goals as his side achieved promotion to the second division.
Sobral was also an undisputed first-choice during the 2018 campaign, winning the year's Copa do Nordeste.
Ceará On 22 December 2018, Sobral agreed to a contract with Série A side Ceará. He made his top tier debut the following 28 April, replacing Ricardinho in a 4–0 home routing of CSA.
Cuiabá On 8 December 2022, after Ceará's relegation, Sobral signed a four-year contract with Cuiabá in the top tier.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGuarany de Sobral2012Série C30———4Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes0702013Série D50290——72412Total802900000112482Horizonte2014Cearense—25320——2732016Cearense Série B—00——100100Total002532000100373Icasa (loan)2014Série B40———0040Guarany de Sobral (loan)2015Cearense—144———144Atlético Goianiense (loan)2015Série B001000——10Floresta (loan)2015Cearense Série C—143———143Fluminense de Feira (loan)2016Série D00122———122Fluminense de Feira2017Série D00122———122Sampaio Corrêa2017Série C123————1232018Série B3235040—1312 appearances and two goals in 2018 Copa do Nordeste, one appearance in 2019 Pré-Copa do Nordeste2545Total446504000132668Ceará2019Série A1305020—4Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste124120203425091—71554202136052204Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana050522202223100306040361Total10631521611002021678Cuiabá2023Série A008200——82Career total16291351822110054638334
Honours Icasa Copa Fares Lopes: 2014
Sampaio Corrêa Copa do Nordeste: 2018
Ceará Copa do Nordeste: 2020 Campeonato Cearense: 2025
Cuiabá Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2023, 2024
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