Career
Youth
Early development was evident in competition based club gaucho, highlighting the strong intensity, powerful and accurate shot, and good output match. He specializes in kicks. Grêmio
On January 24, 2010 made his professional debut in the Campeonato Gaúcho Gremio in 2010, entering the second half in place of Tully.
The match was against Veranópolis Sports Club and finished 1–1 at the Olympic Stadium in Porto Alegre, with the goal scored by striker Jonas gremista.
Shakhtar Donetsk
On 13 June 2013 Fernando signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk. The transfer fee was reported to be 11 million Euro.
Sampdoria
On 6 July 2015 Fernando was signed by Italian Serie A club University College Sampdoria for €8 million. International
Fernando was called up by Brazil for matches against Iraq on October 12 and Japan on October 16.