Fernando Henrique da Conceição (born 16 March 1993), known as Fernando, Fernandinho, or by his Mandarin name Fei Nanduo (), is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in Brazil, he plays for the China national team.
Club career Atlético Sorocaba Fernandinho began his professional career with local side Atlético Sorocaba after graduating from their youth team.
Flamengo After playing in several games he was bought by sports marketing company Traffic and trained with top tier club Flamengo who decided to buy 70% of the economic rights of the player. On 15 August 2012, manager Dorival Júnior decided to give Fernandinho his debut for the club in a league game against Palmeiras where he came on as a substitute for Thomás Jaguaribe in a game that ended in a 1–0 defeat. The following season Mano Menezes became the manager of the team and decided to give him a run of games.
Madureira At the start of the 2014 league season it was decided that Fernandinho needed regular playing time and he joined third tier club Madureira.
Estoril Praia On 7 February 2014, Fernandinho would soon join top tier Portuguese team Estoril Praia.
Chongqing Lifan Fernandinho went on loan to struggling Chinese Super League side Chongqing Lifan in the 2016 summer transfer window.费尔南多今日租借至力帆 After helping the newly promoted team stay up, he joined permanently on a 4–year deal in January 2016. On 6 March 2016, he scored 2 identical solo run goals after dribbling past the entire opposition defence and handed Chongqing a shock 2–1 home win against 5-time defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao.
Guangzhou Evergrande After four seasons with Chongqing, Fernandinho joined Chinese club, Guangzhou Evergrande and was immediately loaned to Hebei China Fortune for the rest of the season.
Fernandinho was fined a club-record amount of ¥3 million ($430,000) for a breach of discipline as he was absent for Guangzhou's preseason training camp in Dubai.
Hebei China Fortune (loan) On 15 July 2019, Fernandinho joined Hebei China Fortune on loan until the end of the 2019 Chinese Super League season. He returned to Evergrande before the 2020 season but overall failed to settle in the team and make an impact.
Shandong Taishan On 11 April 2023, Fernandinho returned to the Chinese Super League after not playing for over a year and joined Shandong Taishan. On 16 April 2023, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Shanghai Shenhua. On 29 June 2023, he scored his first goal for Taishan in a 4–1 home win against Changchun Yatai.
Shanghai Shenghua (loan) On 11 July 2024, Fernandinho joined Shanghai Shenghua on loan until the end of the 2024 season. On 13 September, he scored a goal and recorded two assists which help Shanghai Shenhua to win 4–3 against Zhejiang Professional.
International career In 2020, Fernandinho gained Chinese citizenship through naturalisation. Following his naturalisation as a Chinese citizen, his name was Sinicised as Fei Nanduo.
On 21 March 2024, Fernandinho made his international debut for China in a 2–2 away draw against Singapore in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification. On 26 March 2024, Fernandinho scored his first international goal for China, a penalty in a 4–1 home win over Singapore in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAtlético Sorocaba2010Campeonato Paulista Série A2—10———102011—00———002012—10———10Total—20———20Flamengo2012Série A10————102013500010——60Total600010——70Madureira2014Série C6193———154Estoril Praia2014–15Primeira Liga191—100030231Chongqing Lifan (Loan)2015Chinese Super League143—10——153Chongqing Lifan2016Chinese Super League299—00——2992017Chinese Super League277—00——2772018Chinese Super League173—10——1832019Chinese Super League113—20——133Total9825—40——10225Hebei China Fortune (Loan)2019Chinese Super League102—00——102Guangzhou Evergrande2020Chinese Super League165—0010—1752021Chinese Super League10—0000—10Total175—0010—185Shandong Taishan2023Chinese Super League212—2060003332024Chinese Super League81—0041—122Total293—20101—414Shanghai Shenhua (loan)2024Chinese Super League101—3040—171 Career total195381131101513023542
International + International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition126 March 2024Tianjin Olympic Center, Tianjin, China22–14–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
See also List of Chinese naturalized footballers
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