The naturalization pattern in the National Football League is close to being unfinished, with many naturalized international players declining in form. In the early days of naturalization, Fernando was considered the youngest naturalized international player. He was only 27 years old and at the peak of his career. He was a winger and scored 5 goals and 2 tries in 17 games with Guangzhou. Because of Fernando's fast breakthrough speed and good ability to carry the ball, he can be a stable blaster of the national soccer team's side attack if he develops properly.
Unfortunately, the highly anticipated naturalized international player turned out to be a chicken. From the moment the naturalization operation was completed, the player himself seemed to lose the motivation to move on and started to swing for the fences. Guangzhou and the national soccer team have repeatedly swung for the fences without being able to do anything about it. On the surface, Fernando was disciplined and expressed a strong desire to play, but could not put it into action. In Guangzhou, Fernando had swung for the fences and delayed his return to the team, and was severely punished by the club with a fine of 3 million dollars; in the national soccer team, Fernando retired with an injury on his first training session and has yet to play an official game.
Since his injury in the national soccer team, Fernando has been injured and missed a lot of games for Guangzhou. Until his contract was terminated, he chose to return to Brazil, hoping to find work again like naturalized internationals such as Aixon, Luo Guofu and Alan. While Allan and Lo Guofu both found their next homes, Fernando never did. In Brazil, Fernando practically lived a retired life and saw no signs of continuing his career. He seemed to be making too much money and didn't want to play soccer anymore.
On March 24, 2023, numerous media reporters in the country confirmed that 30-year-old naturalized international Fernando wants to come back, but he needs to prove himself again in a tangible way. After all, he has put up a lot of bad signs. Renowned media personality Li Pingkang revealed that Fernando does have the intention to come back, and his next home is champion team Shandong Taishan.
Due to how long Fernando has not trained or played systematically, his last game was May 9, 2021, when he came on as a substitute on behalf of Guangzhou to play Shijiazhuang Yongchang, and his last goal can be traced back to October 21, 2020, when he played for Guangzhou at Hebei Huaxia and scored twice; therefore, Fernando will join the Taishan team as a trialist, and will only be able to pass the trial to Therefore, Fernando will join Taishan as a trialist, and only after passing the trial will he be officially transferred to Shandong Taishan. The blogger "Leicester City's Little Fox" also confirmed the news of Fernando's trial with Taishan.
Fernando has once again chosen to enter the Championship, arguably very smartly, so as to ensure that he won't be owed wages when he returns to the Chinese Super League. Taishan is one of the most stable clubs operating in the Chinese Super League and a traditional giant. This time back, Fernando's superficial efforts are still enough. In a previous CCTV interview, he emphasized the future, saying that his goal is to return to the Chinese soccer team and try to play in the Asian Cup, which starts in early 2024.
