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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Gelson Fernandes
- Position: Midfielder
- Squad number: 16
- Date of birth: 2 September, 1986 (23 years old)
- Height: 6'0" (183cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 3 Gelson Fernandes | 1|0 Gelson Fernandes |
| 0 As substitute | 10|15 Total Switzerland |
| 20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan | |
| 3 Total Switzerland | 12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 1 Gelson Fernandes | 0 Gelson Fernandes |
| 1 Total Switzerland | 0 Total Switzerland |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 4|2 Gelson Fernandes | 1|0 Gelson Fernandes |
| 52|38 Total Switzerland | 8|1 Total Switzerland |
| 20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel | 3 Most yellow Victor Caceres, Nigel De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel |
| 25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta |
Switzerland games played
- Spain 0-1 Switzerland
Wednesday, 16 June Match report - Chile 1-0 Switzerland
Monday, 21 June Match report - Switzerland 0-0 Honduras
Friday, 25 June Match report
Player Profile
The energetic defensive midfielder left what he described as the “frenzy” at Manchester City last summer in a £2m move to St Etienne.
He was a regular starter in 2009/10 as his new club finished one place above the relegation zone.
He began his career with Swiss Second Division club Sion, where his father worked as a groundsman, and helped them to promotion in 2006 before his £4.5m switch to Manchester City the following summer.
After a first Premier League season in which he did a passable impression of his two footballing heroes – Claude Makelele and Patrick Vieira – Gelson found his playing time limited after Mark Hughes replaced Sven-Goran Eriksson as manager.
Born in the Cape Verde Islands, he moved to Switzerland from the former Portuguese territory when he was five years old. He made three starts in the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.
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