Early life
Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos, known as Fred, was March 5, 1993, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He has the sun sign of Pisces and is currently 30 years. She has Brazilian citizenship and belongs to a mixed ethnicity of Afro-Brazilian descent. Furthermore, he practices the Christian religion.
As far as his family and early childhood life is concerned, he has not revealed anything related to his parents, siblings and other people. The soccer star seems like a fairly reserved person and avoids talking about his family to the media and the public.
Similarly, there is nothing available about his academic qualifications. He may have dropped out of school to pursue a football career.
Career
On the way to his football career, Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos started playing for Atlético Mineiro’s youth team in 2003 and played until 2009. After this, he joined Porto Alegre’s youth team in 2009. Playing for a year for Porto Alegre, he joined Internacional’s youth team and began his career at the club.
He initially represented the club at various youth levels and helped them win six titles in 2010, including the Copa Santiago and the FGF Cup. On January 26, 2012 he made his professional debut with the club against Cerámica in the Caucho Championship.
Meanwhile, he scored his first goal in professional football on 18 July 2012, in a 3–1 loss to his former club Atlético Mineiro. For Internacional, he scored a total of 8 goals in 55 games for the club and won the Gaucho Championship twice.
Shakhtar Donetsk
He then signed for Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal worth €15 million on 26 June 2013. He marked his competitive debut for the club, scoring twice in a 3–1 win against Chornomorets in the final of the Ukrainian Super Cup on July 10, 2013.
During his first season with the club, he made 31 appearances in total, scoring 4 goals and providing 4 assists in all competitions, as Shakhtar Donetsk won the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ukrainian Super Cup that season.
He played a total of 35 games for the club, scoring one in all competitions, during the 2014-2015 season. Meanwhile, he played 23 games for the club, scoring 2 goals in all competitions and Shakhtar Donetsk won the Ukrainian Super Cup during the 2015-2016 season.
He played a total of 29 matches for the club, scoring 4 goals and providing 4 assists in all competitions as Shakhtar Donetsk won the Ukrainian Premier League during the 2016-2017 season. He scored a free kick, his first UEFA Champions League goal in the 2–1 round of 16 first leg victory against AS Roma on 21 February 2018.
Additionally, he played 37 games for the club, scoring 4 goals and providing 7 assists in all competitions, as Shakhtar Donetsk won the Premier League and the Ukrainian Cup. During his time at Shakhtar, he won 10 trophies, including three Ukrainian Premier League titles.
manchester united
Santos signed a five-year contract with the option to extend it for a further year for Premier League club Manchester United for a reported fee of £47 million on 1 July 2018. On 10 August 2018, he made his debut with the club in a 2-1 victory against Leicester City.
He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 home draw against Wolverhampton on 22 September 2018. During his debut season with the club, he made 25 appearances for the club, scoring one goal and providing 1 assist in all of them. the competitions. .
During the Manchester derby on December 7, 2019, he was allegedly racially harassed by Manchester City fans. He scored two goals and assisted on another in United’s UEFA Europa League round of 32 match against Club Brugge on 27 February 2020, which they won 5-0 and 6-1 on aggregate.
He continued to play for Man U
During the 2019-20 season, he appeared in 48 games for the club, scoring two goals and providing five assists. During the 2020-21 season, he made 48 appearances for Manchester United, scoring one goal and contributing two assists in all competitions, as the club finished runners-up in the UEFA Europa League.
In addition, he scored Manchester United’s fifth goal in the 5-1 victory over Leeds United on the first day of the 2021-22 Premier League, with an assist from Paul Pogba. He scored in a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on 5 December 2021.
On February 23, 2023, he played his best game in the Manchester shirt, achieving a 2-1 victory over Barcelona, which earned him qualification for the round of 16 of the Europa League. He played a total of 56 matches in all competitions, scoring six goals and providing six assists in the 2022-2023 season for the club.
During this season, he became the Brazilian with the most appearances with the Red Devil shirt, on January 25, 2023, in a match against Nottingham Forest, and United won 3-0, a match valid for the semifinals of the League English. Cup, he completed 183 games, surpassing Anderson.
Fenerbahce
Caption: Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos playing for Turkish football club Fenerbahçe (Source: Instagram)
He arranged a transfer from Manchester United to Fenerbahçe on August 11, 2023. The Turkish team will reportedly pay around 10 million euros (53 million reais) plus 5 million euros (26.7 million reais) in bonuses and variables to the English. equipment.
International career
Santos represented his country Brazil at various age levels. In the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship, he played three times for the Brazil U20 team. On 12 November 2014, he made his debut for the international team in a 4–0 friendly victory against Turkey.
Due to an injury to Luiz Gustavo in June 2015, he was called up to the Brazil squad for the 2015 Copa América in Chile, starting in their first two Group C matches as they reached the quarterfinals.
Caption: Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos playing for his home country, Brazil (Source: Instagram)
Initially, he was selected in the Brazilian U23 team for the 2016 Olympic Games. Shakhtar Donetsk, however, did not allow him to participate in the competition and he was replaced in the squad by Wallace. He earned nomination for Tite’s final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia in May 2018, but did not play in the tournament. He was called up to the Brazil national team for the 2021 Copa América at home in June 2021.
On November 7, 2022, he was announced as the squad call-up for the 2022 World Cup. On November 24, he made his World Cup debut, coming on in the 28th minute of Brazil’s 2-0 victory over Serbia.
Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos – Net worth 2023
The Brazilian footballer’s net worth is around €18 million (£16.5 million) as of 2023. Furthermore, his current market value is around €60 million (£54 million). The soccer star earns money through his soccer career, endorsements and advertisements.
civil status
Photo caption: Family photo of Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos (Source: Instagram)
In 2018, Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos married his long-time girlfriend, Monique Salum. The couple revealed their relationship in 2016 and later shared their engagement photos publicly through social media posts. With the marriage, the couple has a son named Benjamin.
Body measurements
Photo caption: Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)
The soccer star is 1.69 m (5 feet 7 inches) tall and weighs around 62 kg. Meanwhile, she has a pair of black eyes with hair of the same color and an athletic body.
Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos – Social Networks
On his Instagram page ‘@fred08official’ he has more than 3.6 million followers. Likewise, he has over 1.6 million followers on his Twitter page ‘@Fred08oficial’ and is not active on Facebook.
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