Carlos Fernández (footballer, born 1996)

Carlos Fernández Luna (born 22 May 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Sociedad.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Luna.

Carlos Fernández
Fernández training with Real Sociedad in 2021
Personal information
Full name Carlos Fernández Luna[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-22) 22 May 1996[1]
Place of birth Castilleja de Guzmán, Spain[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 9
Youth career
Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Sevilla B 127 (39)
2013–2021 Sevilla 16 (2)
2018–2019 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 24 (8)
2019–2020 → Granada (loan) 34 (10)
2021– Real Sociedad 39 (3)
International career
2012 Spain U16 1 (0)
2013–2015 Spain U19 18 (1)
2018 Spain U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:14, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Sevilla

Born in Castilleja de Guzmán, Province of Seville, Andalusia, Fernández started playing senior football with Sevilla FC's reserve team at only 17, competing in the Segunda División B.[2] On 18 December 2013, he made his official debut with the main squad, coming on as a substitute for Piotr Trochowski in a 0–2 home loss against Racing de Santander in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[3]

On 2 March 2014, still before his 18th birthday, Fernández first appeared in La Liga, replacing fellow youth graduate José Antonio Reyes midway through the second half of an eventual 1–0 victory over Real Sociedad also at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[4] He scored a career-best 17 goals for the B side during the 2015–16 campaign, helping in their promotion to Segunda División.[5]

Fernández scored his first professional goal on 21 August 2016, in the reserves' 3–3 home draw with Girona FC.[6] Three weeks later, he netted for the first time in the top flight with the first team, scoring the second of two late goals in a 2–1 home defeat of UD Las Palmas.[7]

During a training session in early October 2016, Fernández partially ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament to his left knee, going on to miss the rest of the season.[8] He returned to training the following April,[9] and continued to appear mostly for the reserves.

On 30 August 2018, Fernández was loaned to second-division club Deportivo de La Coruña for one year.[10] On 14 August of the following year, he moved to Granada CF of the top tier also in a temporary deal,[11] scoring ten goals to help them to finish seventh and qualify for the UEFA Europa League for the first time in their history.[12][13]

Real Sociedad

On 24 January 2021, after being deemed surplus to requirements by manager Julen Lopetegui,[14] Fernández signed a 6+1⁄2-year contract with Real Sociedad, with his former club receiving a transfer fee of a reported €10 million plus another two in variables.[15] He scored his first goal on 18 April, opening an eventual 1–2 home loss to precisely Sevilla.[16]

Fernández missed the entire 2021–22 season, due to another serious knee injury.[17]

International career

Fernández was part of the Spain squad that won the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Greece.[18] He won his first cap for the under-21 side on 22 March 2018, as a late replacement in a 5–3 away victory over Northern Ireland for the 2019 European Championship qualifiers.[19][20]

Career statistics
As of 4 June 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sevilla Atlético 2013–14 Segunda División B 288——00288
2014–15 325——00325
2015–16 3215——6[lower-alpha 1]23817
2016–17 Segunda División 41——0041
2017–18 248——00248
Total 1203700006212639
Sevilla 2013–14 La Liga 401000—50
2014–15 1000000010
2015–16 1000000010
2016–17 3100000031
2017–18 210000—21
2020–21 50101[lower-alpha 2]00070
Total 162201000192
Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 24810004[lower-alpha 3]22910
Granada (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 34106300004013
Real Sociedad 2019–20 —1[lower-alpha 4]0——10
2020–21 111100000121
2022–23 241204[lower-alpha 5]0—301
Total 352404000432
Career total 229591335010425766
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  4. Includes appearance in 2020 Copa del Rey final (played in 2021)
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Real Sociedad

Spain U19

References
  1. "Carlos Fernández Luna". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. Marín, Juan (6 December 2013). "Carlos Fernández, la perla del Sevilla Atlético" [Carlos Fernández, Sevilla Atlético's gem] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. Campos, Tomás (18 December 2012). "El Racing se da un gustazo" [Racing really enjoying themselves]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. Campos, Tomás (2 March 2014). "Un gol de Gameiro despierta la ilusión" [Gameiro goal awakens illusion]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. Garteizgoxeascoa Gil, Aimara (12 August 2019). "Carlos Fernández está a un paso de ser jugador del Granada" [Carlos Fernández close to being a Granada player]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. "El Girona remonta tres goles en el campo del filial sevillista" [Girona come back from three goals at Sevilla's reserves]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  7. "Sevilla score two late goals to sink Las Palmas". ESPN FC. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  8. "Carlos Fernández estará finalmente entre seis y ocho meses de baja" [Carlos Fernández to finally be out of action from six to eight months]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 October 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  9. "Carlos Fernández vuelve a entrenarse tras seis meses de baja" [Carlos Fernández returns to training after six months out]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 April 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  10. "Carlos Fernández transferred to Deportivo". Sevilla FC. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  11. "Carlos Fernández se une al Granada CF como cedido" [Carlos Fernández joins Granada CF on loan] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  12. Martínez Gañán, Pablo (17 July 2020). "Los goles de Carlos Fernández son sinónimo de puntos para el Granada" [Carlos Fernández's goals equal points for Granada]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  13. "Dupla portuguesa faz história no Granada, Valência perde em Sevilha" [Portuguese duo make history at Granada, Valencia lose in Seville] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  14. "La explicación de Lopetegui al ostracismo de Carlos Fernández en el Sevilla" [Lopetegui explains Carlos Fernández's ostracism in Sevilla]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  15. Lagos, Daniel; Ramajo, Roberto (24 January 2021). "Oficial: La Real Sociedad incorpora a Carlos Fernández" [Official: Real Sociedad add Carlos Fernández]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  16. "El Sevilla le demuestra a la Real Sociedad que va en serio a por La Liga" [Sevilla show Real Sociedad they are for real in La Liga hunt]. El Español (in Spanish). 18 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  17. "Carlos Fernández, lesionado de gravedad con rotura ligamento cruzado anterior" [Carlos Fernández, seriously injured after rupturing anterior cruciate ligament]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 1 August 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  18. Torvisco, Aitor (19 July 2015). "Carlos Fernández, campeón de Europa sub 19" [Carlos Fernández, under 19 European champion]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  19. "Adama Traoré y Carlos Fernández debutan en la categoría" [Adama Traoré and Carlos Fernández make debut in category] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  20. "La sub-21 noquea a Irlanda del Norte con doblete de Oyarzábal y hat trick de Mayoral" [Under-21s knock Northern Ireland out with Oyarzábal brace and Mayoral hat-trick]. Sport (in Spanish). 22 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  21. Carlos Fernández at Soccerway
  22. Reidy, Paul (3 April 2021). "Athletic Club 0–1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". Diario AS. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  23. Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  24. Haslam, Andrew (19 July 2015). "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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