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Manuel Fernandes

Manuel Fernandes

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Retired
Age40
CitizenshipPortugal Cape Verde
Height1.76 m
Footright
BornFebruary 5, 1986
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 22/23 4.8 Average
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.13
goals / match
Besiktas JK
top club · 112 apps

Position rank · 22/23

#1535
goals rank
#1733
assists rank
68
season goals
87
season assists

Among 1,878 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€15.00m
peak value · 2007
€18.00m
top transfer fee · 07/08
14
best season · 17/18
56 / 12
int'l caps / goals
524Appearances
68Goals
87Assists
75Yellow cards
2Red cards
153Full matches (90′)
Full nameManuel Fernandes
Name in home countryManuel Henriques Tavares Fernandes
Date of birth1986-02-05 (40 yrs)
Place of birthLissabon, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal Cape Verde
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height176.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-07-01
Contract expires
OutfitterNike
Jul 2023
Transfer: Sepahan → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Apollon Smyrnis → Sepahan
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Sepahan FC
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2022
Transfer: Kayserispor → Apollon Smyrnis
21/22 · Transfer
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Apollon Smyrnis, Kayserispor
9 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2020
Transfer: Krasnodar → Kayserispor
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Kayserispor
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Sep 2019
Transfer: Loko Moscow → Krasnodar
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Krasnodar
19 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Lokomotiv Moscow
29 matches · 4 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Lokomotiv Moscow
41 matches · 14 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Lokomotiv Moskau
26 matches · 9 G · 11 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Lokomotiv Moskau
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Lokomotiv Moskau
35 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Besiktas → Loko Moskau
14/15 · Transfer
Feb 2014
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Dec 2013
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2013
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Besiktas JK
21 matches · 2 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
May 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Apr 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2012
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Besiktas JK
28 matches · 8 G · 12 A · across 2 competitions
May 2012
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2011
Transfer: Valencia → Besiktas
11/12 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Besiktas JK
43 matches · 7 G · 16 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2011
Transfer: Besiktas → Valencia
10/11 · Return from loan
Jan 2011
Transfer: Valencia → Besiktas
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Valencia CF, Besiktas JK
31 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Valencia CF
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2009
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Valencia CF
39 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2008
Transfer: Everton → Valencia
07/08 · Return from loan
Mar 2008
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2008
Transfer: Valencia → Everton
07/08 · Loan
Aug 2007
Transfer: Benfica → Valencia
07/08 · Transfer · €18.00m
Jul 2007
07/08 — Valencia CF, Everton FC
27 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 6 competitions
Jun 2007
Transfer: Everton → Benfica
06/07 · Return from loan
Jan 2007
Transfer: Benfica → Everton
06/07 · Loan
Dec 2006
Transfer: Portsmouth → Benfica
06/07 · Return from loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Portsmouth FC, Everton FC
22 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Benfica → Portsmouth
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — SL Benfica
39 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — SL Benfica
42 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Benfica B → Benfica
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — SL Benfica
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Benfica U17 → Benfica B
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: Benfica U15 → Benfica U17
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: Benfica Yth → Benfica U15
99/00 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €15.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1005 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.13/90
20
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.13/90
7
Yellow cards1 total · 0.13/90
82
13,811 min
Minutes played by club
Sepahan FC 5.2%
Apollon Smyrnis 0.0%
Kayserispor 0.0%
FC Krasnodar 3.8%
Lokomotiv Moscow 7.3%
Lokomotiv Moskau 5.1%
Besiktas JK 24.7%
Valencia CF 8.0%
Everton FC 2.6%
Portsmouth FC 1.3%
SL Benfica 42.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Sepahan FC 1 22/23 22/23 14 1 0 717
Apollon Smyrnis 1 21/22 21/22 4 0 0 0
Kayserispor 2 20/21 21/22 16 0 1 0
FC Krasnodar 1 19/20 19/20 19 3 1 527
Lokomotiv Moscow 2 17/18 18/19 70 18 13 1,014
Lokomotiv Moskau 3 14/15 16/17 74 16 16 702
Besiktas JK 4 10/11 13/14 112 20 41 3,407
Valencia CF 4 07/08 10/11 83 3 6 1,098
Everton FC 2 06/07 07/08 24 2 4 359
Portsmouth FC 1 06/07 06/07 13 1 0 180
SL Benfica 3 03/04 05/06 95 4 5 5,807

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

6€3.8M12€7.5M17€11.3M23€15M03/04 — 1 goals (SL Benfica)103/0404/05 — 1 goals (SL Benfica)04/05 — 2 assists304/0505/06 — 2 goals (SL Benfica)05/06 — 3 assists505/0606/07 — 3 goals (Everton FC)06/07 — 1 assists406/0707/08 — 3 assists307/0808/09 — 2 goals (Valencia CF)08/09 — 5 assists708/0909/10 — 1 goals (Valencia CF)109/1010/11 — 3 goals (Besiktas JK)10/11 — 6 assists910/1111/12 — 7 goals (Besiktas JK)11/12 — 16 assists2311/1212/13 — 8 goals (Besiktas JK)12/13 — 12 assists2012/1313/14 — 2 goals (Besiktas JK)13/14 — 8 assists1013/1414/15 — 7 goals (Lokomotiv Moskau)14/15 — 4 assists1114/1515/16 — 1 assists115/1616/17 — 9 goals (Lokomotiv Moskau)16/17 — 11 assists2016/1717/18 — 14 goals (Lokomotiv Moscow)17/18 — 6 assists2017/1818/19 — 4 goals (Lokomotiv Moscow)18/19 — 7 assists1118/1919/20 — 3 goals (FC Krasnodar)19/20 — 1 assists419/2020/2121/22 — 1 assists121/2222/23 — 1 goals (Sepahan FC)122/2304/05 — €800K05/06 — €6M06/07 — €14.5M07/08 — €15M08/09 — €8M09/10 — €12M10/11 — €12M11/12 — €8.5M12/13 — €11M13/14 — €14M14/15 — €12M15/16 — €7M16/17 — €4M17/18 — €4.5M18/19 — €5.4M19/20 — €3.5M20/21 — €2M21/22 — €400K22/23 — €100KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

03/04: 1103/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 3306/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 7711/1212/13: 8812/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 7714/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 9916/1717/18: 141417/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/23

Assists by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 2204/0505/06: 3305/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 5508/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 6610/1111/12: 161611/1212/13: 121212/1313/14: 8813/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 111116/1717/18: 6617/1818/19: 7718/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 Persian Gulf League Sepahan FC 14 1 0 1 0 717
21/22 SL1 Play-out Apollon Smyrnis 4 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Super League 1 Apollon Smyrnis 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Süper Lig Kayserispor 5 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 Süper Lig Kayserispor 11 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Europa League FC Krasnodar 3 1 1 0 0 111
19/20 Premier Liga FC Krasnodar 16 2 0 3 0 416
18/19 Champions League Lokomotiv Moscow 4 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premier Liga Lokomotiv Moscow 20 4 5 1 0 390
18/19 Russian Cup Lokomotiv Moscow 4 0 2 1 0 0
18/19 Russian Super Cup Lokomotiv Moscow 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Lokomotiv Moscow 10 6 0 1 0 150
17/18 Premier Liga Lokomotiv Moscow 29 7 6 3 0 354
17/18 Russian Cup Lokomotiv Moscow 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Russian Super Cup Lokomotiv Moscow 1 1 0 0 0 120
16/17 Premier Liga Lokomotiv Moskau 22 7 9 2 0 261
16/17 Russian Cup Lokomotiv Moskau 4 2 2 0 0 180
15/16 Europa League Lokomotiv Moskau 7 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premier Liga Lokomotiv Moskau 4 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Russian Cup Lokomotiv Moskau 2 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 Russian Super Cup Lokomotiv Moskau 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Qualifying Lokomotiv Moskau 2 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 Premier Liga Lokomotiv Moskau 28 7 3 4 0 261
14/15 Russian Cup Lokomotiv Moskau 5 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Europa League Qualifying Besiktas JK 2 0 2 0 0 0
13/14 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 19 2 6 3 0 713
12/13 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 27 7 12 4 0 328
12/13 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 1 1 0 1 0 45
11/12 Europa League Besiktas JK 8 1 6 0 0 720
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Besiktas JK 2 0 0 2 0 0
11/12 Süper Final Championship Besiktas JK 5 0 0 2 0 0
11/12 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 26 5 10 4 0 438
11/12 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 2 1 0 0 0 125
10/11 Champions League Valencia CF 4 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 LaLiga Valencia CF 7 0 1 1 0 0
10/11 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 14 1 1 1 0 814
10/11 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 6 2 4 0 0 224
09/10 Copa del Rey Valencia CF 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Europa League Valencia CF 4 1 0 0 0 217
09/10 LaLiga Valencia CF 15 0 0 3 1 0
08/09 Copa del Rey Valencia CF 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 LaLiga Valencia CF 27 2 3 6 0 881
08/09 Supercopa Valencia CF 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup Valencia CF 8 0 2 0 0 0
07/08 Champions League Valencia CF 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Copa del Rey Valencia CF 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 LaLiga Valencia CF 7 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 League Cup Everton FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 Premier League Everton FC 12 0 3 0 0 0
07/08 UEFA Cup Everton FC 2 0 0 2 0 0
06/07 League Cup Portsmouth FC 2 1 0 1 0 180
06/07 Premier League Everton FC 9 2 1 4 0 359
06/07 Premier League Portsmouth FC 11 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Champions League SL Benfica 8 1 0 2 0 708
05/06 Liga Bwin SL Benfica 28 1 3 8 0 2,157
05/06 Supertaça SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Champions League Qu. SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 SuperLiga SL Benfica 29 1 1 8 1 2,531
04/05 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 5 0 1 2 0 0
04/05 UEFA Cup SL Benfica 7 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 SuperLiga SL Benfica 10 1 0 0 0 411
03/04 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 UEFA Cup SL Benfica 3 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
99/00 1999-07-01 Benfica Yth Benfica U15 Transfer 0
01/02 2001-07-01 Benfica U15 Benfica U17 Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Benfica U17 Benfica B Transfer 0
04/05 2004-07-01 Benfica B Benfica Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 Benfica Portsmouth Loan 6000000
06/07 2006-12-31 Portsmouth Benfica Return from loan 14500000
06/07 2007-01-01 Benfica Everton Loan 14500000
06/07 2007-06-30 Everton Benfica Return from loan 8500000
07/08 2007-08-01 Benfica Valencia Transfer 8500000 €18.00m
07/08 2008-01-01 Valencia Everton Loan 15000000
07/08 2008-06-30 Everton Valencia Return from loan 8000000
10/11 2011-01-05 Valencia Besiktas Loan 8000000
10/11 2011-06-30 Besiktas Valencia Return from loan 8000000
11/12 2011-07-22 Valencia Besiktas Transfer 8500000 €2.00m
14/15 2014-07-01 Besiktas Loko Moskau Transfer 12000000
19/20 2019-09-02 Loko Moscow Krasnodar Transfer 3500000
20/21 2020-10-05 Krasnodar Kayserispor Transfer 1500000
21/22 2022-02-18 Kayserispor Apollon Smyrnis Transfer 100000
22/23 2022-07-23 Apollon Smyrnis Sepahan Transfer 100000
23/24 2023-07-01 Sepahan Retired Transfer 75000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
07/08 Groin problems 2008-03-14 2008-03-22 9 2
08/09 Broken fibula 2009-04-05 2009-06-30 87 12
09/10 Calf problems 2009-07-24 2009-10-03 72 12
11/12 Blockage in the back 2012-05-06 2012-05-12 7 2
12/13 Knee injury 2012-11-23 2012-12-24 32 7
12/13 Back injury 2013-04-16 2013-04-21 6 1
12/13 Calf stiffness 2013-05-12 2013-05-20 9 1
13/14 Muscle tear 2013-11-14 2013-11-23 10 2
13/14 Groin strain 2013-11-30 2013-12-06 7 2
13/14 Injury to the ankle 2013-12-18 2013-12-28 11 2
13/14 Knee injury 2014-02-22 2014-05-18 86 14
18/19 unknown injury 2019-01-23 2019-03-30 67 5
20/21 unknown injury 2021-01-02 2021-01-04 3 1
21/22 Hamstring strain 2021-08-08 2021-09-10 34 3
22/23 unknown injury 2022-09-05 2023-01-10 128 11
Current
Peak€15.00m
Low
Δ since start−€800k
€3.75m€7.50m€11.25m€15.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53246 2 0 former national player
Team #23137 #19 4 1 former national player
Team #16374 #8 30 7 former national player
Team #16372 #19 5 1 former national player
Team #3300 #4 15 3 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Aleksey Miranchuk 2 7 0
Solomon Kvirkvelia 2 0 0
Necip Uysal 2 1 0
Vitaliy Denisov 2 0 0
Anton Miranchuk 2 6 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
16/17 Premier Liga Lokomotiv Moskau 7 22
14/15 Premier Liga Lokomotiv Moskau 7 28
12/13 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 7 27

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 12 27
11/12 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 10 26
16/17 Premier Liga Lokomotiv Moskau 9 22

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
10/11 2011-06-30 Besiktas Valencia Return from loan €8.00m
10/11 2011-01-05 Valencia Besiktas Loan €8.00m
07/08 2008-06-30 Everton Valencia Return from loan €8.00m
07/08 2008-01-01 Valencia Everton Loan €15.00m
06/07 2007-06-30 Everton Benfica Return from loan €8.50m
06/07 2007-01-01 Benfica Everton Loan €14.50m
06/07 2006-12-31 Portsmouth Benfica Return from loan €14.50m
06/07 2006-07-01 Benfica Portsmouth Loan €6.00m

Teams faced most often by Manuel Fernandes's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Chelsea FC 52 7 12 33 35 91 -56 13%
Manchester United 48 11 12 25 50 82 -32 23%
Arsenal FC 45 6 14 25 37 91 -54 13%
Liverpool FC 44 6 16 22 33 68 -35 14%
Tottenham Hotspur 42 9 10 23 43 71 -28 21%
Manchester City 42 15 8 19 48 62 -14 36%
Aston Villa 36 8 15 13 48 52 -4 22%
Newcastle United 36 13 13 10 49 45 +4 36%
Fulham FC 36 17 7 12 55 41 +14 47%
West Ham United 34 17 9 8 57 41 +16 50%
Bolton Wanderers 32 13 5 14 41 41 0 41%
Blackburn Rovers 30 10 6 14 32 36 -4 33%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
03/04 Senior debut season
03/04 First senior goal
17/18 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
22/23 14 717 1 0 0 0.13
20/21 11 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 19 527 3 0 0 0.51
18/19 29 390 2 0 0 0.46
17/18 41 624 4 0 0 0.58
16/17 26 441 2 0 0 0.41
14/15 35 261 4 0 0 1.38
13/14 21 713 3 0 0 0.38
12/13 28 373 5 0 0 1.21
11/12 43 1,283 8 1 0 0.63
10/11 31 1,038 2 0 0 0.17
09/10 21 217 3 0 1 1.66
08/09 39 881 6 1 0 0.72
07/08 27 0 5 0 0 0
06/07 22 539 5 0 0 0.83
05/06 39 2,865 10 0 0 0.31
04/05 42 2,531 11 0 1 0.43

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier Liga
119 apps
27 G
23 A
Süper Lig
102 apps
15 G
30 A
Europa League
32 apps
9 G
7 A
Türkiye Kupasi
9 apps
4 G
4 A
SuperLiga
67 apps
3 G
4 A
Russian Cup
16 apps
2 G
5 A
LaLiga
56 apps
2 G
4 A
Premier League
32 apps
2 G
4 A
Champions League
19 apps
1 G
0 A
Russian Super Cup
2 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Manuel Fernandes

Who is Manuel Fernandes?

Manuel Fernandes is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.

How old is Manuel Fernandes?

Manuel Fernandes is 40 years old. He was born on February 5, 1986 in Lissabon.

What position does Manuel Fernandes play?

Manuel Fernandes plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Manuel Fernandes play for?

Manuel Fernandes currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Manuel Fernandes scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Manuel Fernandes has scored 68 goals in 524 appearances.