Fernando Meira

Portuguese footballer

Fernando Meira (born 5 June 1978) is a Portuguese football player. He plays for Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Fernando Meira
Meira in 2009
Personal information
Full name Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira[1]
Date of birth (1978-06-05) 5 June 1978 (age 45)[2]
Place of birth Guimarães, Portugal[2]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1988–1992 Vitória Guimarães
1992–1993 Ribeira de Pena
1993–1996 Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Vitória Guimarães 53 (2)
1998–1999Felgueiras (loan) 33 (0)
2000–2001 Benfica 46 (2)
2002–2008 VfB Stuttgart 173 (11)
2008–2009 Galatasaray 21 (0)
2009–2011 Zenit St. Petersburg 35 (1)
2011–2012 Zaragoza 12 (0)
Total 373 (16)
National team
1997–1998 Portugal U20 14 (0)
1998–2000 Portugal U21 20 (0)
2004 Portugal Olympic (O.P.) 3 (1)
2000–2008 Portugal 54 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

[3][4][5]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total
1999–00 Vitória Guimarães Primeira Liga 30 2 4 0 34 2
2000–01 Benfica Primeira Liga 31 0 3 0 2 0 36 0
2001–02 15 2 2 0 17 2
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
2001–02 VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga 14 2 0 0 14 2
2002–03 31 1 2 0 6 1 39 2
2003–04 32 1 3 0 8 0 43 1
2004–05 16 1 1 0 3 1 20 2
2005–06 32 0 2 0 6 0 40 0
2006–07 20 3 4 0 24 3
2007–08 28 3 3 0 6 0 37 3
Turkey League Turkish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2008–09 Galatasaray Süper Lig 21 0 6 0 10 0 37 0
Russia League Russian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2009 Zenit Russian Premier League 22 1 2 0 2 0 26 1
2010 11 0 3 0 5 0 19 0
2011–12 1 0 3 0 4 0 8 0
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
2011–12 Zaragoza La Liga 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Total Portugal 76 4 9 0 2 0 87 4
Germany 173 11 15 0 29 2 217 13
Turkey 21 0 6 0 10 0 37 0
Russia 34 1 8 0 11 0 53 1
Spain 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 305 16 38 0 50 2 403 18

International change

National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal[6] 2000 2 0
2001 5 0
2002 4 0
2003 7 0
2004 1 0
2005 7 2
2006 10 0
2007 8 0
2008 10 0
Total 54 2

International goals change

Fernando Meira: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition[7][6]
1 4 June 2005 Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal   Slovakia 1–0 2–0 2006 World Cup qualification
2 17 August 2005 Estádio de São Miguel (Ponta Delgada), Ponta Delgada, Portugal   Egypt 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours change

VfB Stuttgart

Galatasaray

Zenit

Orders

References change

  1. "Fernando Meira". FB Ref. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Fernando Meira". Eurosport. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. "Fernando Meira". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Fernando Meira". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  5. Fernando Meira at ESPN FC
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Fernando Meira". European Football. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  7. Costa, Onofre (18 August 2005). "Postiga on target for Portugal". UEFA. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. "VfB Stuttgart crowned Bundesliga champions". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 19 May 2007. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  9. "Stuttgart 2–0 Lille (aggregate: 2–1)". UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 October 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  10. "Wagner Love, do CSKA, não teme jogo frente aos "dragões"" [Wagner Love, of CSKA, does not fear match against "dragons"] (in Portuguese). TSF. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  11. "Selecção distinguida pelo Duque de Bragança" [National team honoured by Duke of Bragança] (in Portuguese). Cristiano Ronaldo News. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2006.