Dani Fernández (footballer, born 1997)

Daniel Fernández Fernández (born 30 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Racing de Santander.

Dani Fernández
Personal information
Full name Daniel Fernández Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Racing Santander
Number 23
Youth career
2004–2008 Valdemoro
2008–2011 Getafe
2011–2012 Leganés
2012–2015 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Real Madrid B 33 (0)
2016–2017Mérida (loan) 20 (0)
2017–2018Fuenlabrada (loan) 24 (2)
2019–2020 Fuenlabrada 13 (0)
2020–2022 Badajoz 52 (1)
2022– Racing Santander 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2023

Club career

Fernández was born in Madrid, and joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2012, from CD Leganés. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 18 October 2015, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away win against CD Toledo.

On 5 August 2016, Fernández was loaned to fellow third division side Mérida AD.[2] On 31 August 2017, he moved to CF Fuenlabrada in the same category, also in a temporary deal.[3]

Fernández returned to Real Madrid in July 2018, being assigned to the B-team. On 24 July 2019, he returned to Fuenla after agreeing to a permanent one-year deal.[4]

Fernández made his professional debut on 17 August 2019, coming on as a late substitute for José Fran in a 2–0 away defeat of Elche CF.[5] On 10 August of the following year, after featuring sparingly, he signed for third division side CD Badajoz.[6]

On 6 July 2022, Fernández moved to Segunda División side Racing de Santander on a two-year deal.[7]

References

  1. "Dani Fernández" (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. "OFICIAL: Dani Fernández, cedido al Mérida" [OFFICIAL: Dani Fernández, loaned to Mérida] (in Spanish). Bernabéu Digital. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. "Comunicado: El CF Fuenlabrada logra la cesión de Dani Fernández" [Announcement: CF Fuenlabrada get the loan of Dani Fernández] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. "El CF Fuenlabrada ficha a Dani Fernández" [CF Fuenlabrada sign Dani Fernández] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. "El Fuenla asalta el Martínez Valero en su histórico debut" [Fuenla take Martínez Valero in their historical debut] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  6. "Dani Fernández, un lateral con sacrificio" [Dani Fernández, a sacrificial full-back] (in Spanish). CD Badajoz. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. "El Racing refuerza su plantilla del curso 2022/23 con el defensa Dani Fernández" [Racing bolster their squad for the 2022/23 season with the defender Dani Fernández] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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