Gelson Fernandes
Swiss footballer (born 1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gelson da Conceição Tavares Fernandes (born 2 September 1986) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[4] He is most well known for scoring the winner against eventual champions Spain in a group game at the 2010 World Cup.[5]
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Conceição Tavares and the second or paternal family name is Fernandes.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gelson da Conceição Tavares Fernandes[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1986-09-02) 2 September 1986 (age 37)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2004 | Sion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Sion | 56 | (1) |
2007–2009 | Manchester City | 43 | (3) |
2009–2012 | Saint-Étienne | 33 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Chievo (loan) | 29 | (2) |
2011–2012 | → Leicester City (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2012 | → Udinese (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Sporting CP | 6 | (0) |
2013 | → Sion (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2013–2014 | SC Freiburg | 30 | (1) |
2014–2017 | Rennes | 93 | (1) |
2017–2020 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 58 | (1) |
Total | 393 | (11) | |
International career | |||
2005–2007 | Switzerland U21 | 9 | (0) |
2007–2018 | Switzerland | 67 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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