Gelson Fernandes
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| Gelson Fernandes | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Gelson Fernandes | |
| Date of birth | September 2, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Manchester City | |
| Number | 28 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1995-2004 | FC Sion | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2007 2007- |
FC Sion Manchester City |
99 (1) 26 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
2007- |
Switzerland U21 Switzerland |
4 (0) 8 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Gelson Fernandes (born 2 September 1986 in Praia) is a Swiss football midfielder born in the Cape Verde islands[1] who plays for Manchester City in the English Premier League, as well as the Swiss national team.
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He signed for Manchester City from FC Sion on 14 July 2007 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around 6 million euros (£4.2m), which would make his sale the second highest transfer in the history of the Swiss League.[citation needed] Following his signing, City manager Sven-Göran Eriksson commented that he thought Fernandes was the "best young player in Switzerland." [2] He made his full debut in the 0-0 draw against Portsmouth. Gelson was also called up to the senior Switzerland national football squad to face the Netherlands on 22 August 2007. He also played in the friendly defeat to England.
His first goal for Man City came in a 2-0 victory against Newcastle after coming on as a substitute. It took just 40 seconds for Fernandes and Kelvin Etuhu to combine for the former to finish from the edge of the box. Gelson scored his second goal in the 1-3 loss to Arsenal at the City of Manchester Stadium. Vedran Corluka took advantage of a Gael Clichy defensive error, who slipped in a pass into the 6 yard box for Gelson to tuck home. The goal was not enough to secure any points for Manchester City, but showed the City Fans that he was also capable of having an eye for goal like fellow youth midfielder, Michael Johnson.
According to Manchester City teammate Micah Richards, he is fluent in five languages.[3]
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