Fred (footballer, born 1993)

Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos (born 5 March 1993), known as Fred (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈfɾɛdʒi]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Brazil national team.

Not to be confused with Fred (footballer, born 1983).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Paula and the second or paternal family name is Santos.
Fred
Fred training with Brazil at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993[2]
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 35
Youth career
2003–2009 Atlético Mineiro
2009–2010 Porto Alegre
2010–2012 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Internacional 53 (8)
2013–2018 Shakhtar Donetsk 101 (10)
2018–2023 Manchester United 139 (8)
2023– Fenerbahçe 8 (0)
International career‡
2013 Brazil U20 3 (0)
2015 Brazil U23 2 (0)
2014– Brazil 32 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Copa América
Runner-up2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:51, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:51, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Fred started his career at Brazilian club Internacional, where he won the Campeonato Gaúcho twice. In June 2013, he signed for Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk, where he won three Ukrainian Premier League titles. In 2018, Fred signed for Manchester United, where he won an EFL Cup in 2023.

Fred represented Brazil at under-20 and under-23 levels. He made his senior international debut in November 2014. He was part of Brazil's squad for the 2015 Copa América in Chile, starting in their first two Group C matches as they reached the quarter-finals. He was also named in Brazil's final squads for the 2018 and the 2022 FIFA World Cups, and the 2021 Copa América.

Club career

Early career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Fred spent six years of his childhood at local club Atlético Mineiro, before joining Porto Alegre in 2009.[3][4] One year later, he joined Internacional.[5] He initially represented the club at various youth levels and helped them win six titles in 2010, including the Copa Santiago and Copa FGF.[6] He made his professional debut aged 18 on 26 January 2012, against Cerâmica in the Campeonato Gaúcho.[7] He scored his first goal in professional football on 18 July 2012, in a Série A game against his former club Atlético Mineiro.[8][9] Overall, he scored eight goals in 55 appearances for Internacional and won the Campeonato Gaúcho twice.[7]

Shakhtar Donetsk
Fred playing for Shakhtar Donetsk in 2016

On 26 June 2013, Fred signed for Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal worth €15 million.[10] He scored two goals on his competitive debut in the Ukrainian Super Cup, helping Shakhtar to a 3–1 victory over Chornomorets Odesa.[11]

During the Russo-Ukrainian War, Fred was among the six Shakhtar players who refused to return to Donetsk in July 2014 following a pre-season friendly against Olympique Lyonnais in France.[12] A few days later, he returned to Ukraine after the club relocated training sessions to Kyiv.[13]

On 21 February 2018, Fred scored a free-kick, his first goal in the UEFA Champions League, in a 2–1 round of 16 first-leg victory against AS Roma.[14]

With Shakhtar, Fred won 10 trophies, including three Ukrainian Premier League titles.[3]

2018–2019: Transfer and first matches
Fred with Manchester United in 2022

On 5 June 2018, Premier League club Manchester United reached an agreement to sign Fred for a reported fee of £47 million.[15] He agreed a five-year contract with the option to extend for a further year.[16] Fred formed a midfield partnership with Scott McTominay which came to be dubbed the 'McFred' partnership by the media and football fans.[17]

On 11 August, he made his club debut in a 2–1 victory over Leicester City in their first league game of the season.[18] Fred scored his first goal for United against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 22 September 2018, in a 1–1 league draw at home.[19]

2019–2021

On 7 December 2019, Fred was allegedly racially abused by Manchester City fans during the Manchester derby.[20] On 27 February 2020, Fred scored two goals and assisted another in United's UEFA Europa League round of 32 match against Club Brugge, which they won 5–0 and 6–1 on aggregate.[21]

On 2 February 2021, Fred played a full 90 minutes in Manchester United's Premier League record-equalling 9–0 home win against Southampton.[22] On 11 April 2021, Fred scored the equalising goal at the 57th minute in Manchester United's Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur, in which the Red Devils won 3–1, after Spurs's Son Heung-min scored at the 40th minute of the match.

2021–2022

On the opening matchday of the 2021–22 Premier League, Fred scored Manchester United's fifth goal in a 5–1 win over Leeds United, with an assist from Paul Pogba.[23] He then scored an own goal in a 1–1 draw against Southampton by deflecting a Ché Adams shot.[24] On 5 December 2021, he scored the winning goal for Manchester United in their 1-0 win against Crystal Palace.[25] Fred scored this goal outside the box with his weaker right foot, in Ralf Rangnick's first match as Manchester United manager.[26] On 20 February 2022, Fred scored the third goal in Manchester United's 4–2 win over Leeds United.[27]

2022–2023

On 20 December 2022, Fred's contract with the club was extended until 2024.[28] Under manager Erik ten Hag, Fred has often been described as being in the best form of his career.[29]

On 23 February 2023, he scored the first goal for the Manchester United side in a 2–1 win against Barcelona in the second leg of the Europa League knockout round play-offs.[30] On 26 February, he won the 2022–23 EFL Cup with Manchester United.[31] On 12 August, Fred announced his departure after five years at the club.[32]

Fenerbahçe

On 13 August 2023, Turkish Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe announced the signing of Fred on a four-year contract for a fee of €9.74 million.[33][34] On 21 August 2023, he made his debut with the team in an away game against Samsunspor in the Süper Lig. Fenerbahçe won 2–0 [35] and he was selected as man of the match in a supporters' vote.[36]

International career

Fred played three times for the Brazil under-20 team at the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.[37] He played two games for the under-23 team in November 2015, both of which were against the United States.[38]

He made his debut for the Brazil national team on 12 November 2014, as a substitute in a 4–0 victory over Turkey in Istanbul.[39][40] Due to an injury to Luiz Gustavo, Fred was called up to Brazil's squad for the 2015 Copa América in Chile,[41] starting in their first two Group C matches as they reached the quarter-finals.[42]

He was initially selected in the Brazil under-23 squad for the 2016 Olympic Games.[43] However, he was not released to play in the tournament by Shakhtar Donetsk and was replaced in the squad by Walace.[44][45]

In May 2018, he was named in Tite's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[46] but failed to make an appearance at the tournament.[47]

In June 2021, he was included in Brazil's squad for the 2021 Copa América on home soil.[48] On 7 November 2022, Fred was named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[49]

Doping case

Fred tested positive for the banned diuretic hydrochlorothiazide in a sample collected during the 2015 Copa América.[50] In July 2015, he released a statement claiming he was innocent, while awaiting the results of a second sample.[51] Shakhtar Donetsk were cleared by UEFA to select him at the start of the 2015–16 season, after a complaint by Fenerbahçe over his appearance in a Champions League third qualifying round game.[52][53]

On 15 December 2015, he received a one-year suspension from CONMEBOL, preventing him from playing in any CONMEBOL sanctioned games, but allowing him to continue playing for Shakhtar.[54] On 5 February 2016, FIFA extended the ban to cover all football worldwide for one year, backdated to 27 June 2015.[55] In March 2016, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the ban, believing it to be potentially lenient.[56] In March 2017, after Fred had returned from the suspension, an agreement was reached with WADA before the CAS hearing that resulted in him being unable to play football until July 2017.[57][58]

Style of play

Fred is celebrated for his defensive presence as well as his playmaking ability.[59][60][61]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 26 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Internacional 2012[8] Série A 28600—005[lower-alpha 3]0336
2013[8] Série A 5120——15[lower-alpha 3]1222
Total 33720—00201558
Shakhtar Donetsk 2013–14[8] Ukrainian Premier League 23230—4[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]2314
2014–15[8] Ukrainian Premier League 22160—7[lower-alpha 6]000351
2015–16[8] Ukrainian Premier League 12200—10[lower-alpha 6]01[lower-alpha 5]0232
2016–17[8] Ukrainian Premier League 18200—10[lower-alpha 7]11[lower-alpha 5]1294
2017–18[8] Ukrainian Premier League 26330—8[lower-alpha 6]100374
Total 10110120—3923315515
Manchester United 2018–19[62] Premier League 17110106[lower-alpha 6]0—251
2019–20[63] Premier League 29060409[lower-alpha 8]2—482
2020–21[8] Premier League 301303012[lower-alpha 9]0—481
2021–22[64] Premier League 28420006[lower-alpha 6]0—364
2022–23[65] Premier League 35262619[lower-alpha 8]1—566
Total 1398182141423—21314
Fenerbahçe 2023–24[8] Süper Lig 8000—5[lower-alpha 10]000130
Career total 2812532214186523443637
  1. Includes Copa do Brasil, Ukrainian Cup, FA Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho
  4. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
  6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 9 December 2022[66]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 201420
201540
201600
201700
201850
201900
202000
2021120
202290
Total320

Honours

Internacional

Shakhtar Donetsk

Manchester United

Brazil

Individual

  • UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2019–20[71]
  • PFA Community Champion Award: 2022–23[72]

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