Álvaro Fernández (footballer, born 1998)

Álvaro Fernández Llorente (born 13 April 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Huesca.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Llorente.
Álvaro Fernández
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Fernández Llorente[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-13) 13 April 1998
Place of birth Arnedo, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Huesca
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Osasuna B 47 (0)
2016 Osasuna 1 (0)
2017–2019 Monaco II 11 (0)
2018–2019 → Extremadura (loan) 17 (0)
2019– Huesca 58 (0)
2021–2022 → Brentford (loan) 12 (0)
2022–2023 → Espanyol (loan) 11 (0)
International career‡
2016 Spain U18 2 (0)
2016–2017 Spain U19 4 (0)
2016 Spain U20 5 (0)
2019–2021 Spain U21 10 (0)
2021 Spain U23 1 (0)
2021 Spain 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:17, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Arnedo, La Rioja, Fernández was invited to play for Real Sociedad in several youth tournaments[3] before signing for CA Osasuna aged 15. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 12 April 2015, starting in a 1–1 away draw against CD Izarra in the Tercera División.

On 25 September 2016 Fernández made his La Liga debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for the injured Mario Fernández in a 3–1 loss at Villarreal CF.[4][5] It was his maiden appearance for the Osasuna first team, which suffered relegation as dead last.

On 11 July 2017, Fernández signed a three-year deal with Ligue 1 side AS Monaco FC.[6] After only appearing with the reserve team, he returned to Spain on 7 August 2018, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Extremadura UD.[7]

On 29 June 2019, Fernández left Monaco and agreed to a three-year contract with SD Huesca, newly relegated to the second division.[8]

On 17 August 2021, Premier League club Brentford announced the signing of Fernandez on a one year loan-deal, with the option to make the move permanent at the end of the 2021–22 season.[9] On 31 August of the following year, he moved to RCD Espanyol in the top tier, also in a temporary deal.[10]

International career

Fernández represented Spain at several youth levels up to the under-21s, being the starting goalkeeper in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship[11] (a namesake in the same position, the slightly younger Álvaro Fernández Calvo, was also selected during the same period).[12][13]

Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the senior team's international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.[14] Fernández made his senior debut in the match, which ended in a 4–0 win;[15] by doing so, he became the first Huesca player to appear for the Spain national team in the club's entire history.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 24 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Osasuna B 2014–15[17] Tercera División 70― ― 70
2015–16[17] Tercera División 210― ― 210
2016–17[18] Segunda División B 19 0 ― ― 19 0
Total 470― ― 470
Osasuna 2016–17[18] La Liga 1 0 0 0 ― 1 0
Monaco B 2017–18[18] Championnat National 2 110― ― 110
Extremadura (loan) 2018–19[18] Segunda División 17 0 1 0 ― 18 0
Huesca 2019–20[18] Segunda División 36000― 360
2020–21[18] La Liga 22000― 220
Total 58000― 580
Brentford (loan) 2021–22[19] Premier League 12[20] 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
Career total 134010101360

International
As of match played 8 June 2021[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 202110
Total10

Honours

Spain U23

References
  1. Álvaro Fernández at BDFutbol
  2. "Álvaro Fernández: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. "Álvaro Fernández: "A la Real le tengo un cariño especial" [Álvaro Fernández: ‘I have a special affection for Real’] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. "Presa fácil para el Villarreal" [Easy prey for Villarreal] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. "Álvaro Fernández, de 18 años, debuta en Primera por la lesión de Mario" [Álvaro Fernández, aged 18, debuts in Primeira due to Mario's injury] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  6. "Alvaro Fernandez Llorente à l'AS Monaco" [Alvaro Fernandez Llorente to AS Monaco] (in French). AS Monaco. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. "Alvaro Fernandez Llorente prêté à Extremadura U.D" [Alvaro Fernandez Llorente loaned to Extremadura UD] (in French). AS Monaco FC. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  8. "Álvaro Fernández, nuevo portero de la SD Huesca" [Álvaro Fernández, new goalkeeper of SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  9. "BRENTFORD SIGN GOALKEEPER ÁLVARO FERNÁNDEZ". Brentford FC. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  10. "Álvaro Fernández, cedido al RCD Espanyol" [Álvaro Fernández, loaned to RCD Espanyol] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  11. OFICIAL | Estos son los internacionales Sub-21 que disputarán la fase eliminatoria del Europeo de Hungría y Eslovenia [These are the Under-21 internationals that will compete in the elimination phase of the Euros in Hungary and Slovenia]. SEFútbol (in Spanish). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021
  12. Cambios en la convocatoria de la Sub-18 para los Juegos del Mediterráneo [Changes in the Under-18 call-up for the 2018 Mediterranean Games], SEfutbol, 5 June 2018 (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2021
  13. Álvaro: Álvaro Fernández Calvo, BDFutbol
  14. "Oficial | Lista de convocados para el encuentro ante Lituania" [Official | Squad list for the match against Lithuania]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  15. "Spain youngsters impress in Lithuania rout". MARCA. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  16. "Álvaro Fernández hace historia para la SD Huesca" [Álvaro Fernández makes history for SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  17. "Álvaro Fernández – Brentford FC :: Fútbol de Andalucía ::". www.lapreferente.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  18. Álvaro Fernández at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  19. "Games played by Álvaro Fernández in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  20. "Álvaro Fernández Huesca Goalkeeper, Profile & Stats | Premier League".
  21. "Álvaro Fernández". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  22. "Brazil defend men's football gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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