Fernando Luiz Roza, or simply Fernandinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Brazil national team. He has also captained both sides on many occasions.
Fernandinho is well known for his blistering pace and ability to shoot from long distances. He is described as "a defensive midfielder with a box to box style of play, contributing in large part to the defense and the attack. With a powerful shot and great passing range, Fernandinho has played an important part in breaking up opposition attacks and creating goal scoring opportunities".
Fernandinho started his career at Brazilian club Atletico Paranaense before moving to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2005, where he became one of the best foreign players to ever play in the Ukraine Premier League. With Shakhtar, he won six Ukrainian Premier League titles, four Ukrainian Cups and the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. He was voted by the Shakhtar Donetsk fans as the best Brazilian player to ever play for the team. On 6 June 2013, Fernandinho became Manchester City's first signing of the summer, for a fee of £34 million.
The scorer of the only goal in the final of the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and a full international for Brazil since 2011, he was part of their squad which came fourth at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and also competed at the 2015 Copa America. In May 2018 he was named in Tite's final 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.<\/P>","C497EA9EA23AEEDCAF9AD5DB76B19323":"
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Shakhtar Donetsk
<\/STRONG>Vyshcha Liha\/Ukrainian Premier League: 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Ukrainian Cup: 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Ukrainian Super Cup: 2008, 2010, 2012
UEFA Cup: 2008–09
Manchester City<\/STRONG>
Premier League: 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19
League Cup: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
FA Community Shield: 2018
INTERNATIONAL<\/U><\/STRONG>
Brazil U20
<\/STRONG>FIFA World Youth Championship: 2003
Brazil<\/STRONG>
Copa America: 2019
INDIVIDUAL<\/U><\/STRONG>
Shakhtar Donetsk Player of the Season:
<\/STRONG>2007–08
Top Player of the Ukrainian Premier League:
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