PLAYER PROFILE / Defensive Midfield
Gelson Fernandes.
Not recorded · Switzerland
TM 20081 · Retired 01 Jul 2020Age today40
Recorded moves17
Peak recorded value€6.50m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Gélson da Conceição Tavares Fernandes
- Born
- 02 Sep 1986
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- —
- Height
- —
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Eintracht FrankfurtLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2020
- Stade Rennais FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2017
- SC FreiburgLast recorded move · 04 Aug 2014
- Sporting CPLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2013
- FC SionLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2013
- AS Saint-ÉtienneLast recorded move · 03 Jul 2012
- Udinese CalcioLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2012
- Leicester CityLast recorded move · 30 Dec 2011
- Chievo VeronaLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2011
- Manchester CityLast recorded move · 09 Jul 2009
- FC Sion U21Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2004
- FC Sion U18Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2003
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2006 | 20 | FC Sion | €1.00m |
| 24 Sep 2005 | 19 | FC Sion | €125k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2020 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2017 | Stade Rennais FC | Eintracht Frankfurt | Transfer | €350k |
| 04 Aug 2014 | SC Freiburg | Stade Rennais FC | Transfer | €1.60m |
| 01 Jul 2013 | Sporting CP | SC Freiburg | Transfer | €400k |
| 30 Jun 2013 | FC Sion | Sporting CP | Loan return | €100k |
| 01 Jan 2013 | Sporting CP | FC Sion | Loan | €300k |
| 03 Jul 2012 | AS Saint-Étienne | Sporting CP | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Jun 2012 | Udinese Calcio | AS Saint-Étienne | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 05 Jan 2012 | AS Saint-Étienne | Udinese Calcio | Loan | €500k |
| 30 Dec 2011 | Leicester City | AS Saint-Étienne | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 04 Aug 2011 | AS Saint-Étienne | Leicester City | Loan | €500k |
| 30 Jun 2011 | Chievo Verona | AS Saint-Étienne | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 30 Aug 2010 | AS Saint-Étienne | Chievo Verona | Loan | €500k |
| 09 Jul 2009 | Manchester City | AS Saint-Étienne | Transfer | €3.50m |
| 14 Jul 2007 | FC Sion | Manchester City | Transfer | €5.50m |
| 01 Jul 2004 | FC Sion U21 | FC Sion | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2003 | FC Sion U18 | FC Sion U21 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.