Fernando (footballer, born November 1986)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Augusto Azevedo Pedreira | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Left winger Left back Libero | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tai Po | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Madre Deus | 15 | (1) |
| 2010 | CRB | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Guarani (MG) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | Juazeiro | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | Jacuipense | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Citizen | 12 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | YFCMD | 16 | (5) |
| 2015–2020 | Kitchee | 73 | (20) |
| 2020–2022 | Eastern | 19 | (6) |
| 2022–2025 | Kitchee | 52 | (10) |
| 2025– | Tai Po | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Hong Kong | 22 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2025– | Tai Po (assistant coach) | ||
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 July 2025 | |||
Fernando Augusto Azevedo Pedreira (Chinese: 費蘭度; born 14 November 1986), commonly known as Fernando,[2] is a professional footballer who currently plays as a left winger or a left back for Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. He is also the assistant coach of the club. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Hong Kong national team.
Club career
[edit]Fernando joined Citizen from the Brazilian football scene in 2013. His first goal in for Citizen was against Tuen Mun on 19 October 2013 in a 4-1 victory. He recorded 2 goals from 14 appearances in all competitions in the 2013-14 season.
After Citizen declined to join the newly established Hong Kong Premier League from the 2014-15 season, Fernando joined YFCMD. He scored 8 goals across all competitions for the club, including a brace in the first round of the play-offs.
In June 2015, Fernando joined the reigning champions Kitchee. He was named Hong Kong's Footballer of the Year in 2017,[3] and had subsequently been named in the Hong Kong Top Footballers Best XI for all four seasons as a Kitchee player.
On 1 July 2020, Eastern announced the signing of Fernando.[4] He left the club on 9 July 2022.
On 25 July 2022, Fernando returned to Kitchee.[5] He recorded his 200th appearance for Kitchee on 9 February 2025 in a 2–1 win against the Rangers at Tsing Yi Sports Ground.[6]
On 17 July 2025, Fernando joined Tai Po.[7]
International career
[edit]On 21 February 2021, Fernando officially announced that he had received a Hong Kong passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally. In the process, he denounced his Brazilian passport.[8]
On 17 May 2021, Fernando received his first call-up to the Hong Kong national football team to play against Iran, Iraq and Bahrain for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. However, he withdrew from the squad due to injury on 25 May 2021.
On 1 June 2022, Fernando made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly match against Malaysia. His first international goal comes against Brunei in a 10–0 victory at the Hong Kong Stadium on 11 September 2023.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 13 May 2023.[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Senior Shield | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Citizen | 2013–14 | Hong Kong First Division | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| YFCMD | 2014–15 | Hong Kong Premier League | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[a] | 2 | 24 | 8 | |
| Kitchee | 2015–16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 8[c] | 1 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2016–17 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6[e] | 0 | 5[d] | 3 | 33 | 11 | ||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7[f] | 6 | 3[d] | 2 | 32 | 18 | ||
| 2019–20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 5 | 15 | 7 | ||
| Total | 73 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 130 | 43 | ||
| Eastern | 2020–21 | Hong Kong Premier League | 15 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 18 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[g] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |||
| Kitchee | 2022–23 | Hong Kong Premier League | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Career total | 149 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 35 | 13 | 211 | 57 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Hong Kong League Cup & Hong Kong season play-off
- ^ a b Appearances in the AFC Champions League qualification
- ^ Appearances in the Hong Kong League Cup, Hong Kong Sapling Cup & Hong Kong season play-off
- ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in the Hong Kong Sapling Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in the AFC Cup & AFC Champions League qualification
- ^ Appearances in the AFC Cup
International
[edit]- As of 15 July 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2022 | National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Malaysia
|
0–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 21 September 2022 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |  Myanmar
|
2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 24 September 2022 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Myanmar
|
0–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 7 September 2023 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Hong Kong |  Cambodia
|
1–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 11 September 2023 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |  Brunei
|
10–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 12 October 2023 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |  Bhutan
|
4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round |
| 7 | 17 October 2023 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan | Bhutan
|
0–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round |
| 8 | 21 November 2023 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |  Turkmenistan
|
2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 September 2023 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | Brunei |
4–0 | 10–0 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Kitchee
- Hong Kong Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
- Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Hong Kong FA Cup: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
- Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2017–18, 2019–20
- Hong Kong League Cup: 2015–16
- HKPLC Cup: 2023–24
Eastern
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ BOCG LIFE Hong Kong Premier League Official Fans' Guide 2015–2016. Hong Kong Football Association. 19 September 2015. p. 22.
- ^ "Perfil: FERNANDO BAIANO - FERNANDO AUGUSTO AZEVEDO PEDREIRA, #0". Ceilândia Esporte Clube (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "2016/17 Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards". HKFA.
- ^ 港足先生孖2小將空降 費蘭度簽東方龍獅 on.cc 2 July 2020 (in Chinese)
- ^ Yuen, Chi Ho. "傑志新援艾華度突離隊 費蘭度回歸 中德混血兒加盟". HK01. Retrieved 25 July 2022. (in Chinese)
- ^ "港超聯 為傑志上陣200次 費蘭度：繼續踢落去！". on.cc (in Traditional Chinese). 9 February 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ 港超聯 前「4料足球先生」費蘭度轉投大埔兼任助教 on.cc 17 July 2025
- ^ "費蘭度以本地球員身分復出 辛祖兩球領東方挫晉峰闖4強". Ming Pao. Retrieved 21 February 2021. (in Chinese)
- ^ Fernando at Soccerway
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