Jonathan da Silveira Fernandes

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is Reis.
Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Jonathan da Silveira Fernandes Reis
Date of birth (1995-02-21) 21 February 1995
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Botafogo
Youth career
2005–2015 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Botafogo 35 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 September 2016.


Jonathan da Silveira Fernandes Reis (born 21 February 1995), simply known as Fernandes, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botafogo.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Fernandes joined Botafogo's youth setup in 2005, aged ten.[1] On 4 January 2015, he was promoted to the first team in Série B.[2]

Fernandes made his senior debut on 31 January 2015, coming on as a second half substitute for Gegê in a 1–0 Campeonato Carioca home win against Boavista.[3] His first goal in the competition came on 7 February, the last of a 4–0 home routing of Bonsucesso.[4]

Fernandes contributed with two goals in 17 appearances during the year's Série B, as his side achieved promotion as champions, and renewed his contract until 2018 on 30 November 2015.[5] He made his Série A debut on 15 May 2016, starting in a 0–1 home loss against São Paulo.[6]

Fernandes scored his first goal in the top tier on 22 May 2016, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at Sport.

Honours

Botafogo

References

  1. ↑ "Fernandes, o garçom moderno do Botafogo" [Fernandes, the modern server of Botafogo] (in Portuguese). Doentes por Futebol. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Fernandes acompanha Igor Rabello e terá chance no profissional do Bota" [Fernandes follows Igor Rabello and will have a chance in Bota's professionals] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Zagueiro quebra jejum de 800 minutos, e Bota vence o Boavista" [Stopper ends 800 minute drought, and Bota defeat Boavista] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Botafogo goleia o Bonsucesso no reencontro com torcida no Engenhão" [Botafogo thrash Bonsucesso in the reencounter with the supporters at the Engenhão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esorte. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Em dia de dispensas, Botafogo renova o contrato do volante Fernandes até dezembro de 2018" [In a day of departures, Botafogo renew the contract of defensive midfielder Fernandes until December 2018] (in Portuguese). Extra. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Com 11 reservas e gol inédito, São Paulo vence um desfalcado Botafogo" [With 11 reserves and an unprecedented goal, São Paulo defeat an embezzled Botafogo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
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