Fernando Román (footballer, born 1993)

Fernando Román Álvarez (born 20 August 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre-back.

For other people named Fernando Román, see Fernando Román (disambiguation).
Fernando Román
Personal information
Full name Fernando Román Álvarez
Date of birth (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Colegio San Agustín
Unión Adarve
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Unión Adarve B
2012–2014 Unión Adarve 62 (3)
2014–2015 Alcorcón B 19 (1)
2015–2017 Alcorcón 27 (1)
2016–2017 → Hércules (loan) 33 (2)
2017–2018 Ponferradina 26 (2)
2018–2019 Valencia B 32 (0)
2019–2021 Córdoba 4 (0)
2020–2021 → Marbella FC (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022 Unionistas de Salamanca 15 (1)
2022–2023 Numancia 44 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:08, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Román and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.

Football career

A product of Real Madrid's youth system, Román made his senior debuts in 2012–13 with AD Unión Adarve's reserves in the lower leagues, being promoted to the main squad in Tercera División shortly after. On 21 June 2014 he joined AD Alcorcón, being assigned to the B-team also in the fourth level.[1]

Román played his first match as a professional on 1 February 2015, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Girona FC in the Segunda División championship.[2] He scored his first goal in the category on 17 October, but in a 2–3 loss at Real Oviedo.[3]

On 1 August 2016, Román was loaned to Hércules CF in Segunda División B, for one year.[4] He continued to appear in the category in the following years, representing SD Ponferradina, Valencia CF Mestalla and Córdoba CF.[5] On 13 January 2020, Román was loaned out to Marbella FC until the summer 2021.[6] In the first half of the 2021-22 season, Román played for Unionistas de Salamanca, before joining CD Numancia in January 2022.[7] He left Numancia in the summer 2023.[8]

Personal life

Román's elder brother, Juan Carlos, is also a footballer and a defender. He too was groomed at Unión Adarve. His father, Juanqui, was a professional handball player and represented Spain in more than 30 occasions.[9]

References
  1. "El Alcorcón B va tomando forma" [Alcorcón B is taking shape] (in Spanish). Alcorcón's official website. 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. "Un sólido Girona resuelve tras el descanso y se sitúa segundo" [A solid Girona decides after the break and becomes second] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. "La pegada del Oviedo puede con el Alcorcón" [Oviedo's will can handle Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. "Fernando Román, cedido al Hércules C.F." [Fernando Román, loaned to Hércules C.F.] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. "Fernando Román, nuevo jugador del Córdoba CF" [Fernando Román, new player of Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. Fernando Román arrives on loan to Marbella, eldesmarque.com, 13 January 2020
  7. FERNANDO ROMÁN, NUEVO JUGADOR DEL C. D. NUMANCIA, cdnumancia.com, 17 January 2022
  8. El CD Numancia anuncia que Gorka Pérez..., twitter.com, 3 June 2023
  9. "La saga Román continúa" [The Román saga continues] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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