Gerso Fernandes

Gerso

Personal information
Full name	Gerso Fernandes
Date of birth	(1991-02-23) 23 February 1991
Place of birth	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Belenenses
Youth career
2004–2009	União Coimbra
2009–2010	Académica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010−2011	Académica	0	(0)
2010−2011	→ Tourizense (loan)	25	(3)
2011−2016	Estoril	93	(2)
2014−2015	→ Moreirense (loan)	25	(5)
2016–	Belenenses	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016

Gerso Fernandes (born 23 February 1991), known as Gerso, is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays for Portuguese club C.F. Os Belenenses as a left winger.

Football career

Born in Bissau, Gerso moved to Portugal in his early teens, joining C.F. União de Coimbra's youth system in 2002 at age 11. As a junior, he signed with neighbouring Académica de Coimbra where he went on to complete his formation; he did not play football for two years during his formative spell, after a priest from the charity facility where he was living advised him against the dangers of turning professional.

Gerso made his debuts as a senior with G.D. Tourizense in the third division, who acted as Académica's farm team. Released in the 2011 summer, he moved to G.D. Estoril Praia in the second level, contributing with 20 scoreless appearances in his first season as the club returned to the Primeira Liga after seven years.

Gerso made his debut in Portugal's top flight on 17 August 2012, playing 31 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against S.C. Olhanense. He continued to be played almost exclusively as a substitute in the following campaigns, by manager Marco Silva.

External links

• Gerso Fernandes at footballzz.co.uk
• Gerso Fernandes profile at ForaDeJogo
• Gerso Fernandes at Soccerway