Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Castro and the second or paternal family name is Ribeiro.

Fernando CastroPersonal information

Full name|  Fernando Augusto de Castro Ribeiro
Date of birth|  (1997-03-30) 30 March 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth|  Orlândia, Brazil
Height|  1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)|  Goalkeeper
Club information

Current team

|  Arouca
Number|  97
Youth career
|  Botafogo-SP
|  Olé Brasil
2010–2018|  Santos
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2018–2020|  Bahia|  8|  (0)
2020–|  Arouca|  13|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:17, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Fernando Augusto de Castro Ribeiro (born 30 March 1997), better known as Fernando Castro or just Fernando, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Portuguese club Arouca as a goalkeeper.

## Contents

* 1 Club career
* 2 Personal life
* 3 Career statistics
* 4 Honours
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Club career[edit]

Born in Orlândia, São Paulo, Fernando Castro joined Santos' youth setup in 2010, from Botafogo-SP.[1] On 1 March 2016, he renewed his contract with the club until the end of 2018.[2]

On 19 April 2018, Fernando Castro signed a two-year contract with fellow Série A club Bahia, after terminating his contract with Peixe.[3] He made his professional debut on 2 September, coming on as a half-time substitute for injured Douglas Friedrich in a 2–0 away defeat to Atlético Paranaense.[4]

On 13 June 2020, after being mainly a third-choice, Fernando Castro moved abroad and joined Liga Portugal 2 side Arouca on a three-year contract.[5]

## Personal life[edit]

Fernando Castro's mother Solange was a professional basketball player, and appeared in the 1983 Pan American Games.[1] She died in 2017 due to a lymphoma.[6]

## Career statistics[edit]

As of 16 November 2020[7]
Club  | Season  | League  | State League  | Cup  | Continental  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Bahia | 2018 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
2020 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
Total  | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0
Arouca | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
Career total | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0

## Honours[edit]

Bahia

* Campeonato Baiano: 2018, 2019, 2020

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Série "Nossos Meninos": Apaixonado por esportes, goleiro Fernando Castro mira time principal do Peixe" [Series "Our Lads": A sports fan, goalkeeper Fernando Castro aims for the main squad of Peixe] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
2. ^ "Goleiro Fernando Castro renova contrato com o Santos até 2018" [Goalkeeper Fernando Castro renews contract with Santos until 2018] (in Portuguese). Nova Cidade. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
3. ^ "Fernando Castro rescinde com o Santos para assinar por dois anos com o Bahia" [Fernando Castro rescinds with Santos to sign for two years with Bahia] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
4. ^ "Com golaço de Pablo, Atlético-PR vence Bahia e mantém ascensão no Brasileirão" [With a great goal of Pablo, Atlético-PR defeat Bahia and maintain ascension in the Brasileirão] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
5. ^ "Arouca contrata guarda-redes brasileiro Fernando Castro por três temporadas" [Arouca sign Brazilian goalkeeper Fernando Castro for three seasons] (in Portuguese). RTP. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
6. ^ "Orlândia de Luto: Morre ex-jogadora de basquete Solange de Castro" [Orlândia mourning: Dies former basketball player Solange de Castro] (in Portuguese). Nova Cidade. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
7. ^ Fernando Castro at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Fernando Castro at ForaDeJogo
* Fernando Castro at Sambafoot
* Fernando Castro at Soccerway

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F.C. Arouca - current squad

* 1 Braga
* 3 Brunão
* 4 Velázquez
* 5 D. Simão
* 6 Quaresma
* 7 A. Silva
* 8 Arsénio
* 10 Bukia
* 11 Adílio
* 12 Zubas
* 13 Basso
* 14 Pité
* 15 Dabbagh
* 17 Moses
* 18 Kouassi
* 19 Dasa
* 20 Moreira
* 21 L. Silva
* 27 Antony
* 30 Haymamba
* 31 Esgaio
* 44 Galović
* 53 Abdoulaye
* 60 Soares
* 72 Thales
* 97 Castro
* — Marques
* — Wellington
* — Ruiz
* Manager: Evangelista

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*[Gls]: League goals
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