
Date of birth July 25, 1987 (age 23)
Place of birth Alto Paraíso, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 76 kg
Playing position Midfielder
Fernando Francisco Reges (born 25 July 1987 in Alto Paraíso de Goiás), simply Fernando, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese first division, as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
In June 2007, Fernando signed a five-year contract with F.C. Porto directly from the Brazilian third division, having started his career at Vila Nova Futebol Clube. However, he spent his first year in Portugal loaned to C.F. Estrela da Amadora, where he was first-choice.
In 2008–09, returned to Porto, Fernando was an everpresent midfield fixture alongside established Raul Meireles and Lucho González, as the northerners achieved a fourth-consecutive league accolade.
International career
Fernando was in Brazil U-20's squad at the 2007 South American Youth Championship, which the nation won, but was not included for the subsequent competition in the category, the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
