Fagner (footballer, born 1989)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Conserva and the second or paternal family name is Lemos.

Fagner Conserva Lemos (born 11 June 1989), simply known as Fagner, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro, on loan for Corinthians.

Fagner

Fagner with Corinthians at the 2022 Campeonato Paulista
Personal information
Full name	Fagner Conserva Lemos[1]
Date of birth	(1989-06-11) 11 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Cruzeiro (loan)
Number	23
Youth career
1998–2006	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Corinthians	7	(0)
2007–2008	PSV	3	(1)
2007	→ Vitória (loan)	0	(0)
2009–2012	Vasco da Gama	117	(14)
2012–2014	VfL Wolfsburg	26	(0)
2013	→ Vasco da Gama (loan)	26	(0)
2014–	Corinthians	294	(6)
2025–	→ Cruzeiro (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2007	Brazil U20	3	(0)
2017–2019	Brazil	10	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Brazil Copa América Winner 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:31, 9 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:41, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Fagner made his debut aged just 17 and helped Corinthians by trouncing Fortaleza 4–0 in an away match for the 2006 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

In 2007, he moved to PSV.

In 2009, he went to Vasco da Gama. In Vasco he was the champion of Série B in 2009. In 2011, he won the Copa do Brasil.

On 24 July 2012, he joined VfL Wolfsburg on a four-year contract.^[2] After one season in the Bundesliga he returned to former club Vasco da Gama on loan until the end of 2013.^[3]

in 2014, after seven years, Fagner returned to Corinthians on loan from Wolfsburg.^[4] At the beginning of 2015, Corinthians acquired half of his economical rights and signed him exclusively.^[5]

International career

Fagner in action against Costa Rica in the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Fagner was a member of the Brazilian under-20 team on 2007 South American U-20 Championship, which Brazil went on to win.

Fagner was named in Brazil's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario but was cut from the final squad.^[6]

On 22 August 2016, Fagner was called up by new Brazil national team coach Tite to 2018 World Cup qualification games against Ecuador and Colombia.^[7] According to Fagner, this is a "unique moment" in his career.^[8]

On 14 May 2018, Fagner was included by Tite in the 23-man Brazil squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[9] Initially a back-up to Dani Alves, and then to Danilo who replaced the injured Alves, Fagner made his debut in the competition in the second group stage game, against Costa Rica, which Brazil won 2–0, starting the game due to Danilo's injury. He then proceeded to play the next three games, as Danilo's injuries persisted, with Brazil eventually falling to Belgium in the quarter-finals.

In May 2019, he was called for the Copa América, which Brazil was due to host. With Dani Alves playing the entire tournament as captain and starting right-back, Fagner was the only outfield player from the squad to not enter a match during the competition, and the third overall alongside reserve keepers Ederson and Cássio, as Brazil eventually conquered their 9th continental title.

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 November 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Corinthians	2006	Série A	7	0	—		—		—		—		7	0
Vitória	2007	Série B	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
PSV	2007–08	Eredivisie	3	1	—		0	0	0	0	—		3	1
Vasco da Gama	2009	Série B	13	2	2	0	0	0	—		—		15	2
	2010	Série A	28	2	8	3	3	0	—		—		39	5
	2011		35	4	9	1	4	0	8[a]	0	—		56	5
	2012		7	1	15	1	—		9[b]	0	—		31	2
	Total		83	9	34	5	7	0	17	0	—		141	14
VfL Wolfsburg	2012–13	Bundesliga	26	0	—		4	0	—		—		30	0
Vasco da Gama (loan)	2013	Série A	26	0	—		3	0	—		—		29	0
Corinthians	2014	Série A	35	2	11	0	7	0	—		—		53	2
	2015		26	0	11	1	1	0	10[b]	1	—		48	2
	2016		24	1	13	2	3	0	7[b]	0	—		47	3
	2017		31	0	13	0	6	0	3[a]	0	—		53	0
	2018		20	0	15	0	7	0	5[b]	0	—		47	0
	2019		30	1	13	0	6	0	10[a]	0	—		59	1
	2020		32	2	16	0	2	1	2[b]	0	—		52	3
	2021		35	0	6	1	3	0	3[a]	0	—		47	1
	2022		17	0	12	0	8	0	6[b]	0	—		45	0
	2023		30	0	11	0	8	0	8	0	—		57	0
	2024		14	0	11	0	7	0	9	0	—		41	0
	Total		294	6	132	4	58	1	61	1	0	0	549	12
Career total			439	16	166	9	72	1	80	1	0	0	759	27

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

International

As of match played 10 September 2019^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	2017	3	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	2	0
Total		10	0

Honours

EC Vitória

• Campeonato Baiano: 2007^{[citation needed]}

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2008^{[citation needed]}
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2008^{[citation needed]}

Vasco da Gama

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2009^{[citation needed]}
• Copa do Brasil: 2011^{[citation needed]}

Corinthians

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2015, 2017^{[citation needed]}
• Campeonato Paulista: 2017, 2018, 2019^{[citation needed]}

Brazil

• Copa América: 2019^[12]

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2011,^[13] 2017, 2020
• Best Right-back in Brazil: 2017,^[14] 2020^[15]
• Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2015, 2016, 2017^[16][17][18]
• Bola de Prata: 2017^{[citation needed]}