One of the pillars of Manchester City in the ‘Guardiola era’ announced that, at 40 years old, he is ending his career. He was also captain of Pep’s team for two seasons, taking over from David Silva. It is about the Brazilian defensive midfielder Fernandinho.
Fernandinhowho was without a team since his contract with the club ended. Athletico Paranaensemade his announcement after participating in a charity match in Curitiba on Wednesday: “There is nothing that motivates me in football anymore; I have achieved everything I wanted. Now it is time to enjoy my family.”
Fernandinho, with the 2021-22 Premier trophy (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
The former captain of Pep Guardiola he finished his career in Athletico Paranensein which he debuted as a professional, with which his contract ended in December 2024 (since then he was without a team) and to which he had returned in 2022.
Fernandinho, celebrating after scoring a goal (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
With the Shakhtar Donetsk Ukrainian (in which he served between 2005 and 2013), Fernandinho won 6 league titles and a UEFA Cup (2009). Afterwards, the midfielder played for 9 seasons in the Manchester City. As a ‘citizen’ player, Fernandinho won 5 Premier Leagues, an FA Cup, 6 League Cups, 2 Community Shields and played in the 2020-21 Champions League final, lost against Chelsea for 1-0.
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Regarding his career with the Brazilian team, Fernandinho He played 53 games with the ‘canarinha’ (2 goals scored). With Brazil he was proclaimed champion of the U-20 World Cup in 2003 and the Copa América in 2019. He left the City in 2022 to return to Brazil and the Athletico Paranaense.
