Gedson Carvalo Fernandes is a young player who recently joined Tottenham Hotspur on loan and he also plays for the Portugal national team as midfielder. Fernandes is only 21 years old yet has a dream to be one of the best football players of all time. For him, being at Spurs is one of the biggest achievements in his life.
Fernandes is the new number 30 for Tottenham. He said in one of his interviews: “I am very happy today; I make my dream. For me it’s one big dream to play in this big club. I will try to give my best for this club, every day, every training, every game for this shirt. Every day I will try to be the best. I always dream to play in the Premier League. I know Moussa Sissoko, I know Eric Dier a little bit because he played in Portugal and I know the coach, because he’s a big coach.”
Born in São Tomé, Fernandes begin his career in Portugal in 2008 with SC Frielas. He joined S.L. Benfica’s youth system, where he improved. On 11 February 2017, he made his first appearance with Benfica. The dedication that Fernandes has shown has been exceptional when it comes to football. He has set certain expectations in his career path; he aims to be among the best football players. Set your expectations on Football games which are available online. For instance at Aspers Casino you can come across games such as Football Star Slot, Live Football Studio- Evolution, Football Scratch and many more… Give these games a try!
Fernandes got promoted in the 2018–19 season to Benfica’s first team. He made his debut and the team won 1–0 against Fenerbahçe during the first leg of the UEFA Champions League, third round on the 7 August 2018. After that, he joined Tottenham Hotspur in January 2020.
He is Tottenham’s first signing since manager Jose Mourinho took charge. And since then he loved the training, his teammates. He mentioned: ‘’We have to watch game-by-game, work day-by-day, and try to do the best every day. ‘So, I think we’re going to do fantastic things, because this is a fantastic group, fantastic crew. This is a fantastic challenge and I accept and now I have to win my challenge. Make good things and let’s see.’
Fernandes has decided to settle in London with his family, he said: ‘’It’s a hard story. My family, they came to London because in Portugal, work is very hard and it’s very difficult to find work,” said Fernandes. They did not have a brilliant life, but they have a good life here and this is one more motivation for me to be here today. They will help me to settle here. For me, it’s one big dream to come to this big club. This is a fantastic challenge that I have accepted, and I have to win my challenge.”
Fernandes loves working with Jose Mourinho, he mentioned: “All young players want to work with Jose Mourinho because he’s one of the best – all of us as players want to stay near the best, so it’s fantastic to work with him.”
The 21-year-old looks up to Christiano Ronaldo as he as well is Portuguese. He said in one of his interviews: “I look up to Cristiano (Ronaldo), he’s Portuguese and he’s breaking all the records, I will try to follow his example.”