Fernando Fonseca

Gil Vicente On 30 August 2019, Fonseca ended his decade-long link to Porto by signing for Gil Vicente F.C. as a replacement for Kellyton. He made his debut two weeks later, in a 2–0 loss at S.L. Benfica.

On 8 March 2020, Fonseca suffered a serious left ankle injury against C.D. Santa Clara, and had to wait for surgery due to the COVID-19 pandemic that had also postponed the top-flight season.

Paços Ferreira Fonseca joined F.C. Paços de Ferreira on a three-year contract in September 2020. On 15 February 2023, he left by mutual consent.

AVS On 8 July 2023, Fonseca agreed to a two-year deal with recently founded second-tier AVS Futebol SAD. When it expired, with the club by then in the main division, he left after failing to agree new terms.

Leixões On 31 January 2026, the free agent Fonseca joined Leixões S.C. in the second tier.

International career Aged 19, Fonseca was selected by manager Rui Jorge for his 2016 Summer Olympics squad due to Fábio Sturgeon's injury. He was first-choice during the competition in Brazil, in an eventual quarter-final exit.

Fonseca earned his first cap for the under-21 side on 2 September 2016, in a 0–0 home draw against Israel in the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.