Gelson Fernandes

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gelson Fernandes
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 2, 1986(1986-09-02)
Age	38
Country	Switzerland
Horoscope	Virgo

Gelson Fernandes Biography

Gelson Fernandes is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on September 2, 1986 in Switzerland. A defensive midfielder , who joined SC Freiburg in 2013 after having spent a year at Sporting CP. He was a debutant for SC Freiburg in the Swiss nation’s national side in the year 2007.

He along with forward He and striker Eren Derdiyok became teammates on the Swiss national team. were teammates in the Swiss national team.

Fernandes started his football career at FC Sion and was promoted to the first team in 2004 after being called by manager Gilbert Gress. The 2005–06 season proved to be the breakout year for Fernandes as he got more playing time for Sion. He played in central midfielder position for Sion. On 23 July 2005, Fernandes made his professional league debut for Sion in a 2–1 loss against Lausanne. In his first season, Fernandes made 22 league appearance and scoring none. In the 2006–07 season, Fernandes was able to get more playing time when he made 35 league appearances for Sion. In the first round of the UEFA Cup, Fernandes made his European Cup debut for Sion in a 0–0 draw against Bayer Leverkusen and in the second round of UEFA Cup, Fernandes scored his first professional league goal and first European Cup goal against Leverkusen which Sion lost 3–1 on aggregate. On 14 October 2006, Fernandes scored his first league goal for Sion in a 1–1 draw against Luzern. Fernandes also led his team win the Swiss Cup in a penalty shootout (5–3) against Young Boys. In the final game of the league 2006–07 season, Fernandes received a second bookable offense on a 90th minutes after receiving a yellow card in a first half which turns out to be Fernandes last appearance for Sion as Sion won 3–0 against St. Gallen.

He made his first full international appearance for Switzerland against the Netherlands on 22 August 2007. He has since continued to be a regular for Switzerland, playing in their friendly defeat to England at Wembley in February 2008. He also played in all three of the Swiss side’s Euro 2008 fixtures. On 28 March 2009, Fernandes scored his first goal for Switzerland, heading in a corner to seal a 2–0 win against Moldova. He scored his first 2010 World Cup goal for Switzerland against eventual winners Spain on 16 June 2010, which Switzerland went on to win 1–0. After this, he was considered as a national hero in Switzerland. However, Switzerland did not advance to the Round of 16 and Spain went on to win the World Cup.

The place he was raised is Praia, Cape Verde.

Gelson Fernandes Net Worth

Gelson Fernandes is one of the richest Soccer Player from Switzerland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gelson Fernandes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started his young career at FC Sion in 2005 after being a part of the youth setup of the club.

The goal was his debut for the international team on the 28th of March 2009 during the World Cup qualifier against Moldova.

Gelson da Conceição Tavares Fernandes (born 2 September 1986) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German club Eintracht Frankfurt. He also plays for the Switzerland national team.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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On 9 July 2009, Fernandes moved on trial to Saint-Étienne. He passed a medical to complete a £2 million move to Saint-Étienne. He signed a two-year contract and moved on an undisclosed fee. He made his league debut on 8 August 2009 in a 0–2 loss to Nice. His time at Saint Etienne had a difficult start and he moved little-by-little in the middle with some fighting and a good state of mind without being convincing. Fernandes went on to make 33 appearance for Saint-Étienne in his first season. His relationship with Christophe Galtier (the manager who signed him from Manchester City) was deemed undesirable and did not fit into the plans for Galtier. Although returning from loan, Galtier allowed Fernandes to leave the club, only for loan.

Facts & Trivia

Gelson Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Switzerland. Gelson Fernandes celebrates birthday on September 2 of every year.

On 4 August 2011, Championship club Leicester City signed Fernandes on a season long loan, subject to international clearance. Fernandes was signed by Sven-Göran Eriksson who signed him at Manchester City. Following his move to England on loan, Fernandes revealed he was told that his move will become permanent if he helps the Leicester City gain promotion to the Premier League. He made his debut for the club in a 1–0 away win over Coventry City on 6 August 2011, scoring his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Nottingham Forest on 20 August. Following Eriksson’s sacking due to poor results, Nigel Pearson was appointed manager Leicester City again. Fernandes did not play under Pearson until on 3 December 2011 and made his last appearance for Leicester City in a 2–1 loss against Hull City. On 30 December 2011, Fernandes asked for his loan contract at Leicester City to be terminated and to return to France. Six days later on 4 January, it was announced that Fernandes’s loan deal with Leicester had been cancelled by mutual consent.