Gedson Fernandes
Gedson Carvalho Fernandes (born 9 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor on loan from Benfica. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, he represents the Portugal national football team. Club career. Benfica. Born in São Tomé, Fernandes started his career at SC Frielas in Portugal in 2008. A year later, he joined S.L. Benfica's youth system, where he progressed to the club's reserve team in 2017. On 11 February that year, he made his professional debut with Benfica B in a LigaPro 4–2 win over  Desportivo das Aves. Following his promotion to Benfica's first team in the 2018–19 season, Fernandes debuted as a starter in a 1–0 home win over Fenerbahçe in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round on 7 August 2018. A week later, in the second leg away, he scored a 26th-minute opener in a 1–1 draw, which qualified Benfica to the competition's play-off round. Tottenham Hotspur (loan). Fernandes signed on an 18-month loan for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on 15 January 2020. He made his Premier League debut coming on in  the 80th minute away against Watford on 18 January, which ended 0-0. Fernandes was recalled by Benfica on 1 February 2021. Galatasaray (loan). In January 2021, Fernandes moved to Turkish club Galatasaray, on a loan deal until the end of the season. Beşiktaş. On February 3 2022, Turkish club Beşiktaş announced a deal to purchase Fernandes. Since the club already had met their maximum quota of foreign players, his contract was made to start on July 1, 2022. Until then, Benfica loaned him to fellow Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor. Honours. Benfica Youth Benfica Portugal U17 Individual Gedson Fernandes