Fernando Fonseca (footballer, born 1993)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fonseca and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.

Fernando Fonseca

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Fonseca Ferreira
Date of birth	(1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Roncador, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Floresta
Youth career
2011–2012	Grêmio Barueri
2013	Criciúma
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Grêmio Barueri	0	(0)
2013–2014	Criciúma	0	(0)
2014	→ Moto Club (loan)	8	(1)
2015	Luverdense	1	(0)
2015–2016	Deportivo Tepic	18	(1)
2017	Moto Club	2	(0)
2018	Itumbiara	13	(0)
2019–2020	Boa Esporte	30	(1)
2020–2021	Joinville	37	(2)
2022	Brasil de Pelotas	8	(0)
2022	→ FC Cascavel (loan)	14	(0)
2024	Figueirense	4	(0)
2023	Caxias	29	(0)
2024	Ypiranga-RS	26	(1)
2025–	Floresta	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2025

Fernando Fonseca Ferreira (born 29 December 1993), also known as Fernando Ferreira or simply Fernando, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Floresta.[1]

Career

Developed by Grêmio Barueri, Fonseca began his career as a substitute in some matches for the club and for Criciúma EC. He made his professional debut for Moto Club and also played for Luverdense, before moving to Deportivo Tepic of the Ascenso MX. Fonseca returned to Brazilian football with a second spell at Moto Club, Itumbiara and Boa Esporte, where he competed in the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.[2] On 16 September 2020, he arrived at Joinville EC, where he became champion of the Copa Santa Catarina and Recopa Catarinense.[3][4][5]

In the 2022 season he played for Brasil de Pelotas in the Campeonato Gaúcho, for FC Cascavel in Série D and for Figueirense in the Copa Santa Catarina.[6] On 28 November 2022, he was announced by SER Caxias as a reinforcement for the following season.[7] He had a remarkable spell at the club, reaching runner-up in the 2023 Campeonato Gaúcho and promotion in the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[8]

On 30 October 2023, Fonseca signed with Ypiranga FC from Erechim.[9] On 4 January 2025, he was announced by Floresta EC in the club Instagram profile.[10]

Honours

Joinville

• Copa Santa Catarina: 2020
• Recopa Catarinense: 2021

References

1. Fernando Fonseca at Soccerway
2. "Elenco do Boa Esporte se apresenta e realiza exames para a temporada 2020". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 28 October 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
3. "Série D: Perto da estreia, Joinville anuncia zagueiro ex-Boa Esporte". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 16 September 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
4. "Joinville anuncia zagueiro para a Série D do Brasileiro". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 16 September 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
5. "Joinville contrata zagueiro Fernando Fonseca". Joinville EC (in Portuguese). 16 September 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
6. "Figueirense contrata zagueiro para a sequência da Série C". Marcou no Esporte (in Portuguese). 3 August 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
7. "Zagueiro Fernando é apresentado no Caxias". Gaúcha ZH (in Portuguese). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
8. "Titular no acesso e no vice do Gauchão se despede do Caxias: "Deixei a camisa maior do que peguei"". Gaúcha ZH (in Portuguese). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
9. "Fernando chega no Colosso para reforçar o Canarinho!". Ypiranga FC (in Portuguese). 30 October 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
10. Floresta EC [@florestaec] (4 January 2025). "A defesa do Verdão tem um novo reforço! Bem-vindo, Fernando" (in Portuguese). Fortaleza. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via Instagram.

External links

• Fernando at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
• Fernando Fonseca at WorldFootball.net