Edimilson Fernandes
 Fernandes with West Ham United in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edimilson Fernandes Ribeiro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Sion, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | FC Sion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | FC Sion | 48 | (2) |
| 2016– | West Ham United | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Switzerland U21 | 4 | (2) |
| 2016– | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:26, 20 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Edimilson Fernandes Ribeiro (born 15 April 1996) is a Swiss footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for West Ham United in the Premier League.[2]
Club career
Sion
Fernandes is a youth exponent from FC Sion. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 1 June 2013 against FC Zürich in 4–2 home win. He started in the first eleven and was substituted after 53 minutes.[3] He scored his first senior goal on 1 March 2015 a 2–2 draw at home to FC Luzern.[4] Fernandes played every minute of Sion’s 2015–16 Europa League campaign before the side were knocked out by Sporting Braga in the last 32.[4] In all games he played 65 times for Sion’s first team and 41 games for the club’s under-21 side.[4]
West Ham United
On 25 August 2016, Fernandes signed a four-year deal with English club West Ham United for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his West Ham debut on 25 September 2016 in a 3-0 home defeat by Southampton, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Mark Noble.[6] On 26 October 2016, Fernandes scored his first goal for West Ham United in a 2–1 win against Chelsea in the EFL Cup, winning praise from manager Slaven Bilic.[7][8]
International career
Fernandes made his debut for the Switzerland under-21 team in March 2016 in a 1–1 draw with England. In his second game, on 2 September 2016 he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 win against Kazakhstan in Biel/Bienne.[9][10]
In November 2016 Fernandes received his first call-up to the senior Switzerland squad for a match against the Faroe Islands.[11]
He made his senior debut against them, coming off the bench in the 69th minute.
Personal life
Fernades was born in Sion, Switzerland of Portuguese and Cape Verdean descent.[4] He is the cousin of Swiss international footballer Gélson Fernandes, Manuel Fernandes and ex-Sunderland midfielder Cabral.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 November 2016[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sion | 2012–13 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||
| Sion Total | 48 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 8 | 0 | 63 | 6 | |||
| West Ham United | 2016–17 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| West Ham Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 54 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 72 | 7 | ||
References
- ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ "Switzerland — E. Fernandes — Profile with news, career statistics and history — Soccerway". www.int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ "FC Sion vs. FC Zürich - 1 June 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Ten Fast Facts — Edimilson Fernandes". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "Hammers secure Swiss star Fernandes". www.whufc.com. West Ham United F.C. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ "West Ham 0-3 Southampton". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "West Ham United 2-1 Chelsea". BBC Spoer. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "Slaven Bilic admits West Ham's Edimilson Fernandes has surprised him this season". www.hitc.com. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "E Fernandes". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ "U21 pair taste victory". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ "Football Avec Lacroix et Edimilson Fernandes". lematin.ch. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "E. FERNANDES". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2016.