Joelson Fernandes

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mango and the second or paternal family name is Fernandes.
Joelson Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Joelson Augusto Mendes Mango Fernandes
Date of birth (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Gil Vicente
Number 11
Youth career
–2020 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Sporting CP 4 (0)
2020–2023 Sporting CP B 23 (2)
2021–2022 → Basel (loan) 18 (0)
2022 → Basel II (loan) 2 (0)
2023–2025 Hatayspor 65 (3)
2025– Gil Vicente 6 (1)
International career‡
2018 Portugal U15 5 (2)
2018–2019 Portugal U16 8 (1)
2019 Portugal U17 3 (1)
2021 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2021–2022 Portugal U19 10 (1)
2022 Portugal U20 2 (0)
2020–2025 Portugal U21 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:37, 12 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:37, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Joelson Augusto Mendes Mango Fernandes (born 28 February 2003), or more simply Joelson, is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.[1][2] Born in Guinea-Bissau, he represented Portugal's youth teams.

Club career

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Joelson's play has led to him being compared to the ex-Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.[1][3][4] He gathered the attention of several big European clubs such as RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund[5] and Arsenal.[6]

Having started training with the first squad after the COVID-19 pandemic,[7] he first figured on the bench of a Liga NOS game on 18 June 2020 against C.D. Tondela.[8]

On 31 August 2021, Joelson completed a move to Basel on a two-year-loan.[9] He joined Basel's first team during their 2021–22 season under head coach Patrick Rahmen. He played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Cornaredo on 12 September as Basel played a 1–1 draw with Lugano.[10] However, on 2 September 2022, the loan was terminated early by mutual agreement.[11] During his loan period with the club, Joelson played a total of 28 games for Basel scoring a total of 2 goals. 18 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, 3 in the Swiss Cup, 2 in the UEFA Europa Conference League and 5 were friendly games. He scored both goals during the test games.[12]

On 11 July 2023, Joelson signed for Turkish club Hatayspor on a free transfer, with Sporting keeping 50% of the player's economic rights.[13]

On 30 August 2025, following two seasons in Turkey, Joelson returned to Portugal, signing a four-year contract with Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.[14]

International career

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Through his double nationality, Joelson is eligible to play for both Portugal and Guinea-Bissau.[4]

He became an under-17 Portugal youth international in November 2019, aged only 16, in a Euro qualifier match against Albania.[15] He made his debut for Portugal U21 in September 2020.[16]

Personal life

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Born in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, Joelson moved to Portugal in 2014.[4]

Joelson Fernandes' family has very close ties to both football and Sporting Portugal: his father, Mango, was part of the Sporting youth setups, before becoming a footballing agent, and Joelson's younger brother Saná was also part of the Lions academy.[4] His older brother, Ricardo, and cousin Roger Fernandes are also professional footballers.

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 November 2025[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting CP 2019–20 Primeira Liga 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Sporting CP B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 9 1 — — — 9 1
2021–22 Liga 3 2 0 — — — 2 0
2022–23 Liga 3 12 1 — — — 12 1
Total 23 2 — — — 23 2
Basel (loan) 2021–22 Swiss Super League 18 0 2 0 2[b] 0 — 22 0
2022–23 Swiss Super League 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 18 0 3 0 2 0 — 23 0
Basel II (loan) 2021–22 Swiss Promotion League 2 0 — — — 2 0
Hatayspor 2023–24 Süper Lig 31 0 4 0 — — 35 0
2024–25 Süper Lig 34 3 2 0 — — 36 3
Total 65 3 6 0 — — 71 3
Gil Vicente 2025–26 Primeira Liga 6 1 1 0 — — 7 1
Career total 118 6 10 0 2 0 0 0 130 6
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

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