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Luiz Fernando Nascimento (born 23 June 1997) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Memphis 901 in the USL Championship.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luiz Fernando Nascimento | ||
Date of birth | 23 June 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Brazil | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Memphis 901 | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Corinthians | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2016 | Flamengo de Guarulhos | 0 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Richmond Kickers | 77 | (7) |
2019–2020 | Atlanta United 2 | 33 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Atlanta United | 0 | (0) |
2021 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | (0) |
2022– | Memphis 901 | 86 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:03, 27 October 2024 (UTC) |
Luiz Fernando played for the Sport Club Corinthians Paulista youth academy and played for their U-20 team. He also played briefly for Flamengo.
Luiz Fernando signed with the Richmond Kickers on 23 February 2016.[1] On 26 March 2016, Luiz Fernando made his professional debut for the Kickers, coming on for Yudai Imura in the 75th minute, en route to a 3–1 victory over the Harrisburg City Islanders.[2] On 18 May 2016, Luiz Fernando scored his first goal for the Kickers in a U.S. Open Cup fixture against Aromas Café FC, scoring in the 83rd minute of the match en route to a 4–0 victory.[3] Fernando remained a mainstay on the Kickers throughout the 2017 and 2018 seasons, tallying 78 total appearances, scoring 6 goals.
On 19 November 2018, Fernando signed for USL Championship side Atlanta United 2.[4]
Fernando became the first second-team player to sign a first-team contract with Atlanta United on 21 August 2019.[5] Fernando made his Atlanta United debut on 26 February 2020 in a CONCACAF Champions League match against Motagua.
On 1 July 2020 Fernando was waived by Atlanta United which cleared an international roster slot for Mexican winger Jürgen Damm who was signed the same day.[6]
On 30 December 2020, it was announced that Fernando would join USL Championship side Tampa Bay Rowdies ahead of their 2021 season.[7] Following the 2021 season it was announced that Fernando would leave the Rowdies.[8]
On 17 February 2022, Fernando joined USL Championship club Memphis 901 ahead of their 2022 season.[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
United States | League | US Open Cup | USL Playoffs | North America | Total | |||||||
Richmond Kickers | 2016 | USL Championship | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||
2017 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
2018 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||||
Atlanta United 2 | 2019 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Atlanta United | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | United States | 110 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 12 | |
Career statistics | 110 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 12 |
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