Frederico Rodrigues Santos
![]() Fred playing for Shakhtar Donetsk in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frederico Rodrigues Santos | ||
Date of birth | March 5, 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2009 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
2009 | Porto Alegre | ||
2010–2012 | Internacional | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Internacional | 33 | (7) |
2013– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 64 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (0) |
2014– | Brazil | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:01, 5 December 2015 (UTC). |
Frederico Rodrigues Santos or simply Fred (born 5 March 1993) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Shakhtar Donetsk.[1]
Shakhtar Donetsk
On June 26, 2013 Fred signed for Ukrainian league club Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal worth €15M.[2] He scored 2 goals in the first official game for Shakhtar at the Ukrainian Super Cup in 2013, helping them win 3–1.[3] During the Ukrainian crisis, Fred was amongst six Shakhtar Donetsk players who refused to return to Donetsk in July 2014 following a pre-season friendly against Olympique Lyonnais in France.[4]
International career
Due to the injury to Luiz Gustavo, Fred was called up to Brazil's squad for the 2015 Copa América in Chile,[5] starting in their final two Group C matches as they reached the quarter-finals.
Doping
Fred tested positive for the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide in a sample collected at the 2015 Copa América.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 5 December 2015
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Internacional | 2012 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
2013 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 2 | |
Total | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 55 | 8 | |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2013–14 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 4 |
2014–15 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 1 | |
2015–16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
Total | 57 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 7 | |
Career Total | 90 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 144 | 15 |
- Other – Campeonato Gaúcho
- Other – Ukrainian Super Cup
Honours
Club
- Internacional
- Shakhtar Donetsk
References
- ↑ "Profile". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Shakhtar signed a contract with Fred". Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ↑ http://shakhtar.com/ru/news/27485
- ↑ "Six Shakhtar Donetsk players refusing to return to Ukraine due to conflict", The Guardian, London, 21 July 2014. Retrieved on 22 July 2014.
- ↑ "Brazil's Luiz Gustavo to miss Copa America due to knee surgery". ESPNFC. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ Fred tests positive in anti-doping screening taken during Copa America, ESPN, 27 July 2015