Leandro Fernandes

Leandro Fernandes interests me as a study in modern football identity. Born in Nijmegen yet carrying the Fernandes da Cunha name, he embodies the Portuguese-Dutch crossover that defines so much of the Eredivisie's talent pipeline. At 176 cm he is no towering figure, which tells me his game lives in intelligence and touch rather than raw physicality, the hallmark of a thinking midfielder. A Christmas-day birth in 1999 adds a nice bit of romance. I have a soft spot for the journeyman professional who survives on craft and adaptability, and his story reads like exactly that kind of quiet, durable career.

Name (English)

Leandro Fernandes

Name (Japanese)

レアンドロ・フェルナンデス

Reading

れあんどろ・ふぇるなんです

Born

December 25, 1999 (age 26)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

Origin

Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Height

176 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A3

Tags

• Gelderland
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.