Gedson Fernandes

Gedson Fernandes
Fernandes with Beşiktaş in 2023
Personal information
Full name Gedson Carvalho Fernandes[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-09) 9 January 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Beşiktaş
Number 83
Youth career
2008–2009 SC Frielas
2009–2018 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Benfica B 40 (5)
2018–2022 Benfica 32 (0)
2020–2021Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 7 (0)
2021Galatasaray (loan) 17 (0)
2022Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 11 (3)
2022– Beşiktaş 73 (9)
International career
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)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2017
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2016
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:49, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2021

Gedson Carvalho Fernandes (born 9 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, he has represented the Portugal national team.

Club career

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Benfica

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Born in São Tomé, Fernandes started his youth 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.[4]

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.[5][6]

Tottenham Hotspur (loan)

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Fernandes signed on an 18-month loan for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on 15 January 2020.[7] He made his Premier League debut coming on in the 80th minute away against Watford on 18 January, which ended 0–0.[8] Fernandes was recalled by Benfica on 1 February 2021.[9]

Galatasaray (loan)

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In January 2021, Fernandes moved to Turkish club Galatasaray, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[10]

Beşiktaş

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On 3 February 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 1 July 2022. Until then, Benfica loaned him to fellow Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor.[11][12]

On 13 September 2023, Fernandes extended his contract with Beşiktaş until the end of the 2026–27 season.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 5 September 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2016–17 LigaPro 9 0 9 0
2017–18 31 5 31 5
Total 40 5 40 5
Benfica 2018–19 Primeira Liga 22 0 4 1 4 0 16[c] 2 46 3
2019–20 7 0 1 0 3 0 2[d] 0 0 0 13 0
2021–22 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 32 0 6 1 7 0 18 2 0 0 63 3
Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 2019–20 Premier League 7 0 3 0 0 0 2[d] 0 12 0
2020–21 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 7 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 14 0
Galatasaray (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 17 0 1 1 18 1
Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 2021–22 Süper Lig 11 3 0 0 11 3
Beşiktaş 2022–23 Süper Lig 33 3 3 0 36 3
2023–24 29 3 6 0 10[e] 0 45 3
2024–25 3 1 0 0 2[f] 3 1[g] 0 6 4
Total 65 7 9 0 12 3 1 0 87 9
Career total 172 15 20 2 8 0 32 5 1 0 233 22
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, FA Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga, EFL Cup
  3. ^ Ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

Honours

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Benfica Youth

Benfica

Beşiktaş

Portugal U17[18]

Individual

References

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  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. ^ "Gedson Fernandes". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Benfica B 4–2 Aves". ForaDeJogo. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Gedson Fernandes: Tottenham complete loan move for Benfica midfielder". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  8. ^ Oscroft, Tim (18 January 2020). "Watford 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Gedson loan ends". Spurs Official. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Galatasaray sign Gedson Fernandes". SkySports. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  11. ^ "OFICIAL: Besiktas paga seis milhões de euros ao Benfica por Gedson".
  12. ^ "OFICIAL: Rizespor anuncia Gedson por empréstimo do Benfica".
  13. ^ "Gedson Fernandes: "Savaşçı ruhum hep sahada olacak"" [Gedson Fernandes: “My fighting spirit will always be on the field”] (in Turkish). Beşiktaş. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Gedson Fernandes". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  15. ^ Sanches, João (31 August 2018). "Gedson com contrato renovado" [Gedson with renewed contract]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Benfica win 37th Portuguese title with win over Santa Clara". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Besiktas claims Turkcell Super Cup with 5-0 win over Galatasaray". Türkiye Today. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  18. ^ Gedson Fernandes at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  19. ^ "Team of the Tournament" (PDF). UEFA. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  20. ^ "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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