Fernando Boldrin

Fernando Henrique Boldrin (born 23 February 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor.

Fernando

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Henrique Boldrin
Date of birth	(1989-02-23) 23 February 1989
Place of birth	Cravinhos, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Çaykur Rizespor
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2011	São Carlos	14	(5)
2007	→ Slovan Liberec[1] (loan)	6	(0)
2010–2011	→ Portuguesa (loan)	8	(7)
2012	Guaratinguetá	4	(0)
2013	Arapongas	15	(2)
2014	Velo Clube	17	(1)
2014–2015	Concordia Chiajna	32	(6)
2015–2016	Astra Giurgiu	35	(6)
2016–2017	FCSB	30	(8)
2017–2019	Kayserispor	28	(3)
2018–2019	→ Çaykur Rizespor (loan)	30	(4)
2019–	Çaykur Rizespor	29	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:43, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

Regarded as a good free kick taker with great technical ability,[2] he operates primarily as a central midfielder and is capable of playing both in attack and defence.

Career

Early career

Fernando played as a junior for FC Slovan Liberec from the Czech Republic,[1] but spent the first part of his senior career in the lower leagues of native Brazil.

Concordia Chiajna

In 2014, aged 25, Fernando was brought to Romanian club CS Concordia Chiajna by coach Marius Șumudică. He ended the Liga I season with 32 matches and 6 goals, earning interest from better ranked clubs after scoring a double against defending champions Steaua București in May 2015.[2][3] "The Eagles" finished on the 12th place, narrowly avoiding relegation.

Astra Giurgiu

During the 2015 summer transfer window, Fernando signed a contract with FC Astra Giurgiu, rejoining his former Concordia coach Marius Șumudică.[4] On 26 July, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory against fellow Liga I team Universitatea Craiova.[5] The following week Boldrin netted a goal in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round's first leg against West Ham United, helping his team obtain a 2–2 away draw at Boleyn Ground.[6] Astra eventually qualified further, and he scored again against AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of the play-off round.[7]

Fernando, who ended the campaign with 42 matches and seven goals all competitions comprised, helped Astra achieve its first league championship title in their history. He was also a starter in the 2016 Romanian Supercup 1–0 win over CFR Cluj.[8]

FCSB

On 12 August 2016, FCSB announced the transfer of Fernando for an undisclosed fee, with the player penning a four-year contract with the club.[9]

Kayerispor

Fernando joined Kayserispor in 2017. He played 23 matches in his debut season in the Turkish Süper Lig, with Kayserispor avoiding relegation.

Loan to Çaykur Rizespor

After one season with Kayserispor, he joined Çaykur Rizespor, also in the Turkish Super Lig, on a season long loan deal.

Çaykur Rizespor

On 7 August 2019, Fernando joined Çaykur Rizespor on a permanent three-year deal.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 May 2017[11]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
São Carlos	2007	?	?	–		–		–		–		?	?
	2008	?	?	–		–		–		–		?	?
	2009	?	?	–		–		–		–		?	?
	2010	?	?	–		–		–		–		?	?
	2011	?	?	–		–		–		–		?	?
Total		14	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	5
Slovan Liberec (loan)	2006–07	6	0	–		–		–		–		6	0
Total		6	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	0
Portuguesa (loan)	2010	?	?	–		–		–		–		?	?
	2011	?	?	–		–		–		–		?	?
Total		8	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	7
Guaratinguetá	2012	4	0	–		–		–		–		4	0
Total		4	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	0
Arapongas	2013	15	2	–		–		–		–		15	2
Total		15	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	2
Velo Clube	2014	17	1	–		–		–		–		17	1
Total		17	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17	1
Concordia Chiajna	2014–15	32	6	1	0	0	0	–		–		33	6
Total		32	6	1	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	33	6
Astra Giurgiu	2015–16	32	5	1	0	3	0	6	2	–		42	7
	2016–17	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	6	1
Total		35	6	1	0	3	0	8	2	1	0	48	8
FCSB	2016–17	30	8	1	0	2	0	6	0	–		39	8
Total		30	8	1	0	2	0	6	0	–	–	39	8
Kayserispor	2017–18	4	0	0	0	–		–		–		4	0
Total		4	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	0
Career Total		165	35	3	0	5	0	14	2	1	0	188	37

Honours

Club

Astra Giurgiu

• Liga I: 2015–16
• Supercupa României: 2016

Individual

• Gazeta Sporturilor Liga I Foreign Player of the Year: 2016

References

1. "Fernando Boldrin". SYNOT liga. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
2. "Steaua i-a găsit înlocuitor lui Sânmărtean. Mijlocaşul cu care Becali vrea să ducă echipa în Ligă: "E extraordinar"" [Steaua found a replacer for Sânmărtean. The midfielder wanted by Becali, who wants to lead his team in Champions League: "He's extraordinary"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
3. "Dorit de granzi după golurile cu Steaua, Boldrin poate rămâne în Liga 1. "Mi-l doresc la Astra"" [Wanted by bigwigs after the goals against Steaua, Fernando could stay in Liga I. "I want him at Astra"] (in Romanian). DigiSport. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
4. "A ajuns și Boldrin!" [Boldrin arrived too!] (in Romanian). Astra Giurgiu. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
5. "CS U Craiova–Astra 1–2" (in Romanian). DigiSport. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
6. "West Ham 2–2 Astra Giurgiu". BBC Sport. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
7. "Astra–Alkmaar 3–2" (in Romanian). DigiSport. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
8. "Astra–CFR Cluj 1–0" (in Romanian). DigiSport. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
9. "Bine ai venit, Fernando Boldrin!" [Welcome, Fernando Boldrin!] (in Romanian). FC Steaua București. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
10. "ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR BASIN BÜLTENİ (07.08.2019) - Fernando Boldrin Çaykur Rizespor'da". Çaykur Rizespor. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
11. "Rick Boldrin". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

External links

• Fernando Boldrin at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
• Fernando Boldrin – UEFA competition record