Fred (footballer, born 1993)
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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.
![]() Fred training with Brazil at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31)[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 | 25 | (3) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2013 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2015 | Brazil U23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2014– | Brazil | 32 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 26 May 2024 (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 2022 FIFA World Cups, and the 2021 Copa América.