Bicho (footballer, born 1996)
Javier Fernández Abruñedo (born 20 February 1996),[1] most known as Bicho, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cultural Leonesa as an attacking midfielder.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Fernández Abruñedo | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Sada, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Rayo Sadense | ||
| 2006–2013 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Deportivo B | 45 | (2) |
| 2013–2019 | Deportivo La Coruña | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Leganés (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Compostela (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 35 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Compostela | 20 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | San Fernando | 61 | (1) |
| 2023– | Cultural Leonesa | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Spain U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2023 | |||
Club career
Born in Sada, Galicia, Bicho was a youth product of local Deportivo de La Coruña. He made his debuts as a senior with the reserves, representing the side in Tercera División.
Bicho made his official debut for the Galicians' first team on 17 August 2013, playing the last 3 minutes in a 1–0 away win over UD Las Palmas.[3] He spent the remainder of the campaign appearing with the B-side, however.
On 14 July 2014 Bicho joined another reserve team, FC Barcelona B in a two-year loan deal.[4] On 31 August of the following year he was loaned to CD Leganés, for one year.[5] Bicho left Deportivo at the end of the 2018-19 season.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 February 2021[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo B | 2012–13[8] | Tercera División | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14[8] | 18 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Barcelona B (loan) | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[8] | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Leganés (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Compostela (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 17 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| Racing Ferrol (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | |
| Compostela | 2019–20[8] | Tercera División | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 137 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 11 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Segunda División B Promnotion
References
- Biography of Bicho in LFP page
- Bicho at Soccerway
- Valerón no puede hacer milagros (Valerón could not make miracles); Marca, 17 August 2013 (in Spanish)
- El Barça B cierra la cesión por dos años de 'Bicho' (Barça B completes loan of 'Bicho' for two years); Marca, 14 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- El talento y la imaginación de Bicho refuerzan el ataque pepinero (The talent and creativity of Bicho bolster the pepinero attack); CD Leganés, 31 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- «Lo de Bicho no se lo explica nadie», lavozdegalicia.es, 13 September 2019
- Bicho at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- "Bicho - S.D. Compostela :: Fútbol de Galicia ::". www.lapreferente.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.