A Swiss footballer Gelson Tavares Fernandes is a defensive midfielder. He was born on 2 September 1986 in Praia, Cape Verde.
Gelson started his junior career in 1995 at the academy of Sion, where he was groomed during nine years. The footballer studied the game and played for various youth teams during that time.
In 2004, his professional career got a start, after a long-term contract with Sion was signed. He immediately started to get more playing time for the team and very soon he became the head coach’s first choice, featuring in almost every club’s fixture. In total, Fernandes made 99 appearances and scored one goal for the squad.
In 2007, the defender was noticed by the scouts from Manchester City. After the contract was penned, Gelson moved to England and officially became the squad’s member. The footballer was increasingly used as a sub, making only rare appearances as a starter. In total, he featured in 43 matches and scored 3 goals for the English side.
His next season would find him playing for the French club Saint-Étienne in 2009. After a two-year contract was penned, Gelson started to make occasional appearances for the main team. In 2010, Fernandes was loaned out to Chievo Verona, where he featured in 29 matches and scored two goals during a season time. In 2011, he served loan at Leicester City, making 15 appearances and scoring one goal for the temporary team. In 2012, the footballer’s services were loaned by Udinese until the next season. In the summer 2012, Fernandes joined Sporting Clube de Portugal, after signing a four-year contract. Later on in 2013 he was sent on loan to FC Sion.
Upon returning from Switzerland Gelson Fernandes signed for a German side Freiburg.
From 2006 to 2007, Fernandes was capped four times to perform for the Switzerland U-21 team. In 2007, the footballer became the representative of the national squad and he has since continued to be a team’s regular, making more than 30 appearances and scoring two goals.
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