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Gelson FERNANDESSwitzerland
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Gelson FERNANDES

Gelson FERNANDES

SUI
  • Date of Birth: 2 September 1986
  • Height: 183 cm
  • Shirt number: 16
  • Position: Midfielder
  • Current club: Saint-Etienne (FRA)
  • International Caps: 27
  • International Goals: 2
  • First international: Switzerland - Netherlands (22 August 2007)

Gelson Fernandes arrived in Switzerland with his mother at the age of five from the Cape Verde islands, the family settling in Sitten.

Latest News

  • Fernandes stunned by Swiss success

    Fernandes stunned by Swiss success

    Switzerland hero Gelson Fernandes was as surprised as everyone else after netting the winning goal in his team's historic  triumph over Spain.

  • Luck deserts dominant Spanish

    Luck deserts dominant Spanish

    "The last pass was missing," Spain playmaker Xavi Hernandez lamented after a frustrating afternoon against Switzerland for the European champions. 

Photos

  • Urbi Emanuelson of Milan competes with Gelson Fernandes of Udinese
  • Francesco Totti of AS Roma competes for the ball with Gelson Fernandes of Chievo
  • Chievo's Swiss midfielder Gelson Fernandes celebrates
  • Javier Pastore (L) of Palermo holds off the challenge of Gelson Fernandes
  • Edgar Alvarez of Honduras and Gelson Fernandes of Switzerland battle for the ball
  • Gelson Fernandes of Switzerland and Wilson Palacios of Honduras battle for the ball

Fixtures and Results

First stage - Group H
16 June ESP0:1 (0:0)SummarySUI
21 June CHI1:0 (0:0)SummarySUI
25 June SUI0:0SummaryHON

Statistics

6.54
Matches Played3
Minutes played213
Goals for1
Yellow cards1
Red Cards0

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    Squad List

    Switzerland
    • 1 Diego BENAGLIO
    • 12 Marco WOELFLI
    • 21 Johnny LEONI
    • 2 Stephan LICHTSTEINER
    • 3 Ludovic MAGNIN
    • 4 Philippe SENDEROS
    • 5 Steve VON BERGEN
    • 13 Stephane GRICHTING
    • 17 Reto ZIEGLER
    • 22 Mario EGGIMANN
    • 6 Benjamin HUGGEL
    • 7 Tranquillo BARNETTA
    • 8 Gokhan INLER
    • 11 Valon BEHRAMI
    • 14 Marco PADALINO
    • 15 Hakan YAKIN
    • 16 Gelson FERNANDES
    • 20 Pirmin SCHWEGLER
    • 23 Xherdan SHAQIRI
    • 9 Alexander FREI
    • 10 Blaise NKUFO
    • 18 Albert BUNJAKU
    • 19 Eren DERDIYOK
    • Ottmar HITZFELD