Gedson Fernandes

Gedson Carvalho Fernandes (born 9 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor on loan from Benfica. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, he represents the Portugal national football team.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Carvalho and the second or paternal family name is Fernandes.
Gedson Fernandes
Fernandes with Benfica in 2019
Personal information
Full name Gedson Carvalho Fernandes[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-09) 9 January 1999[2]
Place of birth São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Çaykur Rizespor
(on loan from Benfica)
Number 83
Youth career
2008–2009 SC Frielas
2009–2018 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Benfica B 40 (5)
2018– Benfica 32 (0)
2020–2021 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 7 (0)
2021 → Galatasaray (loan) 17 (0)
2022– → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 11 (3)
National team‡
2014 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2015 Portugal U16 3 (0)
2014–2016 Portugal U17 30 (2)
2016–2018 Portugal U19 16 (5)
2017–2019 Portugal U20 13 (0)
2018–2021 Portugal U21 13 (2)
2018– Portugal 2 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up2017
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2016
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:57, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2021

Club career

Benfica

Born in São Tomé, Fernandes started his career at SC Frielas in Portugal in 2008. A year later, he joined S.L. Benfica's youth system, where he progressed to the club's reserve team in 2017. On 11 February that year, he made his professional debut with Benfica B in a LigaPro 4–2 win over Desportivo das Aves.[3]

Following his promotion to Benfica's first team in the 2018–19 season, Fernandes debuted as a starter in a 1–0 home win over Fenerbahçe in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round on 7 August 2018. A week later, in the second leg away, he scored a 26th-minute opener in a 1–1 draw, which qualified Benfica to the competition's play-off round.[4][5]

Tottenham Hotspur (loan)

Fernandes signed on an 18-month loan for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on 15 January 2020.[6] He made his Premier League debut coming on in the 80th minute away against Watford on 18 January, which ended 0-0.[7] Fernandes was recalled by Benfica on 1 February 2021. [8]

Galatasaray (loan)

In January 2021, Fernandes moved to Turkish club Galatasaray, on a loan deal until the end of the season. [9]

Beşiktaş

On February 3 2022, Turkish club Beşiktaş announced a deal to purchase Fernandes. Since the club already had met their maximum quota of foreign players, his contract was made to start on July 1, 2022. Until then, Benfica loaned him to fellow Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor.[10] [11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 November 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2016–17 LigaPro 90———90
2017–18 315———315
Total 405———405
Benfica 2018–19 Primeira Liga 220414016[lower-alpha 1]2463
2019–20 7010302[lower-alpha 2]0130
2021–22 3010000040
Total 3206170182633
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 2019–20 Premier League 7030002[lower-alpha 2]0120
2020–21 0010100020
Total 70401020140
Galatasaray (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 17011——181
Career total 965112802021359
  1. Ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Benfica Youth

Benfica

Portugal U17[15]

Individual

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  3. "Benfica B 4–2 Aves". ForaDeJogo. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. "Fenerbahçe vs Benfica - Em frente nas asas de Gedson" [Fenerbahçe vs Benfica - Moving forward on Gedson's wings]. ZAP Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. Pires, Bruno (14 August 2018). "Gedson mostra-se ao mundo e Benfica continua na rota dos milhões" [Gedson shows himself to the world and Benfica remain on course for the millions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. "Gedson Fernandes: Tottenham complete loan move for Benfica midfielder". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  7. Oscroft, Tim (18 January 2020). "Watford 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  8. "Gedson loan ends". Spurs Official. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  9. "Galatasaray sign Gedson Fernandes". SkySports. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  10. https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/geral/03-02-2022/oficial-besiktas-paga-seis-milhoes-de-euros-ao-benfica-por-gedson
  11. https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/gedson-fernandes/02-02-2022/oficial-rizespor-anuncia-gedson-por-emprestimo-do-benfica
  12. "Gedson Fernandes". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  13. Sanches, João (31 August 2018). "Gedson com contrato renovado" [Gedson with renewed contract]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  14. "Benfica win 37th Portuguese title with win over Santa Clara". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  15. Gedson Fernandes at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  16. "Team of the Tournament" (PDF). UEFA. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  17. "Gedson eleito o melhor jovem de agosto" [Gedson elected best young player of August]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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