Ivanildo Fernandes

Ivanildo Jorge Mendes Fernandes (born 26 March 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club UD Almería on loan from Sporting CP.

Ivanildo Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Ivanildo Jorge Mendes Fernandes
Date of birth (1996-03-26) 26 March 1996
Place of birth Amadora, Portugal
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Almería
(on loan from Sporting CP)
Number 25
Youth career
2007–2008 Damaiense
2008–2011 Estrela Amadora
2011–2014 Casa Pia
2014–2015 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Sporting CP B 83 (2)
2018–2019 → Moreirense (loan) 24 (1)
2019–2020 → Trabzonspor (loan) 3 (0)
2020 → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 11 (1)
2021– → Almería (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2014–2015 Portugal U19 5 (0)
2016 Portugal U20 3 (0)
2018 Portugal U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021

Club career

Born in Amadora, Lisbon metropolitan area of Cape Verdean descent, Fernandes joined Sporting CP's academy at the age of 18.[1] He spent his first three seasons as senior with the reserves in the Segunda Liga, his maiden appearance in the competition taking place on 20 September 2015 in a 2–1 away win against S.C. Freamunde where he played the 90 minutes.[2]

Fernandes scored his first league goal on 24 August 2016, in a 1–1 away draw to F.C. Famalicão.[3] He finished the campaign with a further goal[4] from 35 appearances, helping to a 14th-place finish. In November 2017, due to injuries to the defensive sector of the first team, he was called for a Taça de Portugal match against Famalicão,[1] but remained unused in the 2–0 victory.[5]

On 27 July 2018, Fernandes was loaned to Moreirense FC.[6] He made his debut in the Primeira Liga on 19 August, playing the entire 2–1 win at C.D. Nacional.[7]

On 31 December 2020, after serving subsequent loans at Turkish clubs Trabzonspor and Çaykur Rizespor, Fernandes joined Spanish Segunda División side UD Almería on loan for the remainder of the season.[8]

International career

Fernandes won his only cap for the Portuguese under-21 side on 11 October 2018, in a 9–0 demolition of Liechtenstein for the 2019 UEFA European Championship qualifiers at the Rheinpark Stadion.[9]

Honours

Trabzonspor

References
  1. Pinto, José Pedro (16 November 2017). "Paulo Alves. "Ivanildo Fernandes pode ser elemento a ter em conta no futuro"" [Paulo Alves. "Ivanildo Fernandes may be a bet for the future"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. "Freamunde-Sporting B, 1–2: "Sprint" final garante triunfo" [Freamunde-Sporting B, 1–2: Final "sprint" provides win]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 September 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. "Sporting B recupera e empata em Famalicão" [Sporting B pull it together and draw in Famalicão]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 24 August 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. "Santa Clara-Sporting B, 1–1: Ivanildo Fernandes salva leões da derrota" [Santa Clara-Sporting B, 1–1: Ivanildo Fernandes saves lions from loss]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. Miguel Silva, Flávio; Ferreira, André (16 November 2017). "Sporting-Famalicão, 2–0: Domínio do leão traduziu-se em golos na 2.ª parte" [Sporting-Famalicão, 2–0: Lion's dominance translated into 2nd half goals]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  6. "Ivanildo Fernandes oficializado no Moreirense" [Ivanildo Fernandes made official at Moreirense]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  7. "Moreirense vence em casa do Nacional e soma primeiro triunfo na I Liga" [Moreirense win away to Nacional and get first victory in I League]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 19 August 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  8. "Almeria to boost defensive options with new teamer Ivanildo Fernandes". UD Almería. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  9. Esteves, Adérito (11 October 2018). "Sub-21: Liechtenstein-Portugal, 0–9 (crónica)" [Under-21: Liechtenstein-Portugal, 0–9 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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