Mario Figueira Fernandes (born 19 September 1990) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Russian club CSKA Moscow and the Russia national team.
On 25 April 2012, the Grêmio president announced that a 15 million euro deal had been agreed with CSKA Moscow and Fernandes was set to join them pending a medical examination, with CSKA announcing the arrival on 4 May 2012.
During the 2013–14 campaign he suffered a knee injury ruling him out for the first four months of the season.
In 2015, he was a key player in the Champions League 3rd qualifying round – CSKA Moscow won the second leg against Sparta Prague 3–2. Fernandes played 90 minutes, after 64 minutes (2:2) and after a run of the mill challenge Fernandes made a simulated dive, referee Paolo Mazzoleni showed Marek Matějovský the red card. Russian daily Kommersant wrote it was "An important theatre piece". Czech newspapers claimed the play was certainly not card worthy and Fernandes lacked fair play.
On 29 June 2017, Fernandes signed a new contract with CSKA, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022.
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. |
