Fernando Sobral

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Fernando Sobral

| image = Brasileirão 2022- Corinthians 1x0 Ceará - Fernando Sobral.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Sobral with Ceará in 2022

| fullname = Fernando Pereira do Nascimento

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| height = 1.78m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Ceará (on loan from Cuiabá)

| clubnumber = 88

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Guarany de Sobral

| years1 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = Guarany de Sobral | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014–2016 | clubs2 = Horizonte | caps2 = 25 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = → Icasa (loan) | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2015 | clubs4 = → Guarany de Sobral (loan) | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2015 | clubs5 = → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = → Floresta (loan) | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2016 | clubs7 = → Fluminense de Feira (loan) | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 2

| years9 = 2017 | clubs9 = Fluminense de Feira | caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2017–2018 | clubs10 = Sampaio Corrêa | caps10 = 49 | goals10 = 6

| years11 = 2019–2022 | clubs11 = Ceará | caps11 = 121 | goals11 = 5

| years12 = 2023– | clubs12 = Cuiabá | caps12 = 66 | goals12 = 3

| years13 = 2025– | clubs13 = → Ceará (loan) | caps13 = 0 | goals13 = 0

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 5 December 2024

| nationalteam-update =

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Fernando Pereira do Nascimento (born 17 December 1994), known as Fernando Sobral, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ceará, on loan from Cuiabá as a midfielder.

Club career

=Early career=

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Sobral was a Guarany de Sobral youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 26 July 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 Copa Fares Lopes home win against Ferroviário.

Sobral scored his first senior goal on 17 October 2013, netting the opener in a 1–1 away draw against the same opponent, also for the state cup. For the 2014 season, he joined Horizonte{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/ce/futebol/campeonato-cearense/noticia/2014/01/guia-do-cearense-nos-moldes-de-2013-estadual-comeca-neste-domingo.html|title=Guia do Cearense: nos moldes de 2013, Estadual inicia com nove times|trans-title=Cearense's Guide: in the structure of 2013, State league start with nine teams|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=4 January 2014|accessdate=8 January 2019}} and was an undisputed starter during the Campeonato Cearense.

In the middle of 2014, Sobral was loaned to Série B side Icasa until the end of the year. He made his professional debut on 13 September, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Joinville; he contributed rarely as his side suffered relegation.

Ahead of the 2015 campaign, Sobral returned to hometown club Guarany,{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/ce/futebol/times/guarany-de-sobral/noticia/2015/01/com-elenco-jovem-e-caseiro-guarany-de-sobral-mira-titulo-do-cearense.html|title=Com elenco jovem e caseiro, Guarany de Sobral mira título do Cearense|trans-title=With a young and home-grown squad, Guarany de Sobral aim for the Cearense title|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=13 January 2015|accessdate=8 January 2019}} being again first-choice. On 20 March of that year he moved to Atlético Goianiense also in a temporary deal,{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/go/futebol/times/atletico-go/noticia/2015/03/com-sidcley-e-fernando-atletico-go-fecha-elenco-e-soma-17-contratacoes.html|title=Com Sidcley e Fernando, Atlético-GO fecha elenco e soma 17 contratações|trans-title=With Sidcley and Fernando, Atlético-GO complete squad and sum 17 signings|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=20 March 2015|accessdate=8 January 2019}} but featured in only one match for the club.

On 22 January 2016, after a short stint at Floresta, Sobral signed for Fluminense de Feira, still owned by Horizonte.{{cite web|url=http://www.fluminensedefeirafc.com.br/noticia.php?codnoticia=1960|title=Fernando finalmente chega ao Flu de Feira|trans-title=Fernando finally arrives at Flu de Feira|publisher=Fluminense de Feira FC|language=pt|date=22 January 2016|accessdate=8 January 2019}} He returned to his parent club for the remainder of the season,{{cite web|url=http://www.futebolcearense.com.br/2011/noticia_ver.asp?id=6659|title=Horizonte acerta retorno do meia Fernando Sobral para Taça Fares Lopes|trans-title=Horizonte agree return of midfielder Fernando Sobral for the Taça Fares Lopes|publisher=Federação Cearense de Futebol|language=pt|date=27 July 2016|accessdate=8 January 2019}} but rejoined Flu in January 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.fluminensedefeirafc.com.br/noticia.php?codnoticia=2310|title=Fernando Sobral espera repetir o mesmo sucesso de 2016|trans-title=Fernando Sobral hopes to repeat the same success of 2016|publisher=Fluminense de Feira FC|language=pt|date=9 January 2017|accessdate=8 January 2019}}

=Sampaio Corrêa=

On 8 May 2017, Sobral was announced at Sampaio Corrêa in the Série C.{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/ma/futebol/times/sampaio-correa/noticia/sampaio-correa-anuncia-pacotao-de-reforcos-para-brasileiro-da-serie-c.ghtml|title=Sampaio Corrêa anuncia pacotão de reforços para Brasileiro da Série C|trans-title=Sampaio Corrêa announce combo of additions for the Brasileirão Série C|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=8 May 2017|accessdate=8 January 2019}} An immediate starter, he contributed with three goals as his side achieved promotion to the second division.

Sobral was also an undisputed first-choice during the 2018 campaign, winning the year's Copa do Nordeste.

=Ceará=

On 22 December 2018, Sobral agreed to a contract with Série A side Ceará.{{cite web|url=http://www.cearasc.com/noticia/e-do-vozao-meia-fernando-sobral-chega-para-integra|title=É do Vozão! Meia Fernando Sobral chega para integrar o elenco|trans-title=He is from Vozão! Midfielder Fernando Sobral arrives to bolster the squad|publisher=Ceará SC|language=pt|date=22 December 2018|accessdate=8 January 2019}} He made his top tier debut the following 28 April, replacing Ricardinho in a 4–0 home routing of CSA.

=Cuiabá=

On 8 December 2022, after Ceará's relegation, Sobral signed a four-year contract with Cuiabá in the top tier.{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/mt/futebol/times/cuiaba/noticia/2022/12/08/cuiaba-anuncia-contratacao-do-volante-fernando-sobral-ex-ceara.ghtml|title=Cuiabá anuncia contratação do volante Fernando Sobral, ex-Ceará|trans-title=Cuiabá announce the signing of defensive midfielder Fernando Sobral, formerly of Ceará|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=8 December 2022|accessdate=24 February 2023}}

Career statistics

{{updated|26 February 2023.}}{{Soccerway|fernando-pereira-do-nascimento/261156|accessdate=8 January 2019}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|State League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Guarany de Sobral \|2012 \|Série C \|3	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	4Appearance(s) in Copa Fares Lopes	0	7	0
2013 \|Série D \|5	0	29	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	7	2	41	2
colspan="2"\|Total !8	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	11	2	48	2
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Horizonte \|2014 \|Cearense \|colspan="2"\|—	25	3	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	27	3
2016 \|Cearense Série B \|colspan="2"\|—	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	10	0	10	0
colspan="2"\|Total !0	0	25	3	2	0	0	0	10	0	37	3
valign="center"\|Icasa (loan) \|2014 \|Série B \|4	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	4	0
valign="center"\|Guarany de Sobral (loan) \|2015 \|Cearense \|colspan="2"\|—	14	4	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	14	4
valign="center"\|Atlético Goianiense (loan) \|2015 \|Série B \|0	0	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	1	0
valign="center"\|Floresta (loan) \|2015 \|Cearense Série C \|colspan="2"\|—	14	3	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	14	3
valign="center"\|Fluminense de Feira (loan) \|2016 \|Série D \|0	0	12	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	12	2
valign="center"\|Fluminense de Feira \|2017 \|Série D \|0	0	12	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	12	2
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Sampaio Corrêa \|2017 \|Série C \|12	3	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	12	3
2018 \|Série B \|32	3	5	0	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	1312 appearances and two goals in 2018 Copa do Nordeste, one appearance in 2019 Pré-Copa do Nordeste	2	54	5
colspan="2"\|Total !44	6	5	0	4	0	0	0	13	2	66	8
rowspan="5" valign="center"\|Ceará \|2019 \|rowspan="4" valign="center"\|Série A \|13	0	5	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	4Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste	1	24	1
2020 \|34	2	5	0	9	1	colspan="2"\|—	7	1	55	4
2021 \|36	0	5	2	2	0	4Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana	0	5	0	52	2
2022 \|23	1	0	0	3	0	6	0	4	0	36	1
colspan="2"\|Total !106	3	15	2	16	1	10	0	20	2	167	8
valign="center"\|Cuiabá \|2023 \|Série A \|0	0	8	2	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	8	2
colspan="3"\|Career total !162	9	135	18	22	1	10	0	54	6	383	34