On 3 August he picked up a 63rd minute red card in a 3–0 victory over Illichivets Mariupol.
On 31 August he scored a penalty in a 2–2 draw against Metalurh Zaporizhya.
On 16 September he scored the opening goal in a 2–1 Champions League victory against Swiss club Basel.
On 8 November, he scored the opening goal in a 2–0 victory against Tavriya Simferopol.
On 9 December he scored a goal in Shakhtar's 3–2 away win against Spanish side Barcelona in the Champions League group stage match.
1985
Fernando Luiz Roza (born 4 May 1985), known as Fernandinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Athletico Paranaense.
He has also captained the Brazil national team on many occasions.
Fernandinho is regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders of his generation and one of the best Brazilians to ever play in the Premier League.
2003
The scorer of the only goal in the final of the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and a full international for Brazil from 2011 to 2019, he was part of their squad which came fourth at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and also competed at the 2015 Copa América, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the 2019 Copa América, winning the latter tournament.
Fernandinho began his career at Atlético Paranaense alongside his future Shakhtar teammate Jádson and close friend Carlos.
2004
In Paranaense he was runners-up of both the Brazilian first division (in 2004) and the Libertadores da America, in 2005.
He made 72 appearances for the club, scoring 14 goals, before moving to Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk for a fee of around £7 million.
In his first season as a Shakhtar player he played 34 matches, including 23 league appearances, and scored three goals, with one coming in the league.
Shakhtar were victorious in the Super Cup, however Fernandinho did not play in the match.
He played in the championship deciding match between Shakhtar and Dynamo Kyiv, who were level on 75 points after all 30 games had been played, in which Shakhtar prevailed 2–1 to take the title.
This marked Fernandinho's first league title with Shakhtar.
2005
Fernandinho started his career at Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense before moving to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2005, where he became one of the best foreign players to ever play in the Ukrainian Premier League.
2006
He made 25 league appearances in the 2006–07 season as Shakhtar finished 2nd to Dynamo Kyiv.
They also finished as runners-up in the Ukrainian Cup and Ukrainian Super Cup.
2007
In the 2007–08 season Shakhtar regained the championship with Fernandinho playing a pivotal role by scoring 11 goals, including one from the penalty spot, in 29 league appearances.
He failed to appear in just one league match during the season.
Shakhtar were also victorious in the Ukrainian Cup, giving Fernandinho his first cup success.
However they were defeated in the Super Cup by Dynamo Kyiv for the second year in a row.
After the match finished 2–2, it went to penalties and, although Fernandinho converted a penalty, Shakhtar lost 4–2.
2008
With Shakhtar, he won six Ukrainian Premier League titles, four Ukrainian Cups and the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.
He was voted by the Shakhtar Donetsk fans as the best Brazilian player to ever play for the team.
On 15 July 2008, Fernandinho played in the Super Cup victory against Dynamo Kyiv.
The match went to penalties after the two teams drew 1–1 at the end of extra time.
Fernandinho scored one of the penalties to help Shakhtar to a 5–3 win in the shoot-out.
He scored the equalising goal in a 1–1 draw with Karpaty Lviv on 27 July.
2009
On 26 February 2009, Fernandinho scored the equalising goal in Shakhtar's 1–1 away leg draw against English team Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Cup.
Shakhtar won the tie 3–1 on aggregate.
On 7 March, he scored the only goal, a penalty, in a 1–0 victory against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
On 15 March, he opened the scoring from the penalty spot in a 3–0 victory against Metalist Kharkiv.
On 19 March he scored a penalty in Shakhtar's 2–0 victory over Russian team CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Cup.
Shakhtar won the tie 2–1 on aggregate.
On 16 April he netted a goal in a 2–1 UEFA Cup win against Marseille.
Shakhtar emerged victorious from the tie with a 4–1 aggregate win.
He also scored a pivotal equalising goal in the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi final match against Dynamo Kyiv which finished 1–1.
2020
He is well known for his 9 year spell with Premier League club Manchester City where he won 5 Premier League titles, an FA Cup, six EFL Cups, two Community Shields, assuming captaincy in the 2020-2021 season and being instrumental in leading Manchester City to the 2021 Champions League final, where he earned a runners-up medal.
