Fernando Bob

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Paixão and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Fernando Paixão da Silva (born 7 January 1988), known as Fernando Bob, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Fernando Bob

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Paixão da Silva
Date of birth	(1988-01-07) 7 January 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Cabo Frio, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2002–2007	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2014	Fluminense	41	(0)
2008	→ Paulista (loan)	0	(0)
2009	→ Boavista (loan)	10	(0)
2009	→ Avaí (loan)	2	(0)
2012	→ Atlético Goianiense (loan)	5	(0)
2012–2013	→ Vitória (loan)	12	(0)
2013–2014	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	39	(0)
2015	SEV Hortolândia	0	(0)
2015	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	34	(3)
2016–2018	Internacional	17	(1)
2017	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	19	(0)
2018	Minnesota United	7	(0)
2020–2021	Boavista	21	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2018

Club career

Fernando Bob was born in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, and was a Fluminense youth graduate. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 23 August 2006, starting in a 3–0 away loss against Palmeiras.^[1]

After loans at Paulista, Boavista and Avaí, Fernando Bob returned to Flu for the 2010 campaign and contributed sparingly as his side lifted the league title. Subsequent loans at Atlético Goianiense,^[2] Vitória^[3] and Ponte Preta followed,^[4] and he signed a permanent contract with the latter on 2 January 2015.^[5]

On 12 February 2015, Fernando Bob signed a three-year contract with fellow top tier club Internacional.^[6] On 16 February 2017, after being rarely used, he returned to Ponte on loan until the end of the year.^[7]

On 21 August 2018, Fernando Bob joined Minnesota United FC in Major League Soccer.^[8] Bob was released by Minnesota at the end of their 2018 season.^[9]

Career statistics

As of 26 November 2017^[10]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fluminense	2006	Série A	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	2008		3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
	2010		20	0	—		—		—		—		20	0
	2011		17	0	6	0	—		2[a]	0	—		25	0
	Subtotal		41	0	6	0	—		2	0	—		49	0
Paulista (loan)	2008	Série C	0	0	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Boavista (loan)	2009	Carioca	—		10	0	—		—		—		10	0
Avaí (loan)	2009	Série A	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
Atlético Goianiense (loan)	2012	Série A	5	0	14	1	4	0	—		—		23	1
Vitória (loan)	2012	Série B	12	0	—		—		—		—		12	0
	2013	Série A	0	0	1	0	—		—		3[b]	0	4	0
	Subtotal		12	0	1	0	—		—		3	0	16	0
Ponte Preta	2013	Série A	15	0	—		—		9[c]	1	—		24	1
	2014	Série B	24	0	11	0	2	0	—		—		37	0
	2015	Série A	34	3	13	0	2	1	—		—		49	4
	Subtotal		73	3	24	0	4	1	9	1	—		110	5
Internacional	2016	Série A	18	1	13	0	2	0	—		2[d]	0	35	1
	2017	Série B	0	0	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Subtotal		18	1	15	0	2	0	—		2	0	37	1
Ponte Preta (loan)	2017	Série A	19	0	12	0	1	0	—		—		32	0
Career total			170	4	84	1	11	1	11	1	5	0	281	7

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga

Honours

Club

Fluminense

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2010

Vitória

• Campeonato Baiano: 2013

Internacional

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2016

Individual

• Campeonato Paulista Team of the year: 2017^[11]