Javier Fernández (footballer, born 2006)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Fernández González[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Ourense, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich II | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Pabellón | ||
| 2016–2017 | Celta Vigo | ||
| 2017–2022 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2023– | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Bayern Munich II | 11 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Spain U16 | 10 | (2) |
| 2023– | Spain U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 24 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:18, 21 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Javier Fernández González (born 28 November 2006) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Regionalliga Bayern club Bayern Munich II.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Ourense, Fernández joined the academy of local side Pabellón Ourense at the age of six.[2] His performances at Pabellón eventually caught the attention of professional club Celta Vigo, and he spent one season with the club, playing with players older than him.[2] At the age of nine, he was invited to join Atlético Madrid, and joined the following year, on 2017.[2][3][4] However, he was unable to play for the first two months due to sanctions imposed on the club.[2]
Bayern Munich
[edit]In August 2022, it was reported that he had left Atlético Madrid and was training with German side Bayern Munich.[5] This deal was confirmed by Bayern Munich themselves on 28 November 2022, however, due to his age, Fernández could only join the club officially in January 2023.[6]
On 31 October 2023, Fernández received his first call-up for Bayern Munich II as an unused substitute in the away 4–0 loss Regionalliga Bayern match against FC Augsburg II.[7]
On 8 March 2024, he made his professional debut for Bayern Munich II on a 2–0 home win Regionalliga Bayern match against DJK Vilzing, he started the game but was sent off after receiving a second yellow card on the 61st minute.[8]
Fernández was called-up with the Bayern Munich senior team for their 2024–25 pre-season, featuring as a substitute and coming off the bench at the 66th minute replacing Eric Dier on the second friendly match for a 1–1 draw against German club 1. FC Düren on 28 July 2024. Later on 13 August, he started as a centre-back on the last friendly match on a 3–0 win against Austrian Bundesliga club WSG Tirol.[9][10]
International career
[edit]Fernández has represented Spain at the under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga Bayern | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
Style of play
[edit]Fernández describes himself as a box-to-box midfielder, while he lists his favourite position as attacking midfield.[2] He models his style of play on Real Madrid player Federico Valverde.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Javier Fernández at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f Nóvoa, Rubén (5 January 2023). "Javi Fernández, el joven talento ourensano que cautivó al Bayern de Múnich" [Javi Fernández, the young talent from Ourense who captivated Bayern Munich]. lavozdegalicia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "El perfil de Javier Fernández, el ourensano que deslumbró en el Pabellón y fichó por el Bayern" [The profile of Javier Fernández, the man from Ourense who dazzled in the Pavilion and signed for Bayern]. laregion.es (in Spanish). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "El Bayern oficializa el fichaje del excéltico Javi Fernández" [Bayern make official the signing of the excellent Javi Fernández]. lavozdegalicia.es (in Spanish). 30 November 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ García Hernández, Jorge (23 August 2022). "El exrojiblanco Javier Fernández ya sorprende en el Bayern" [The ex-rojiblanco Javier Fernández already surprises at Bayern]. as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ Jank, Thomas (29 November 2022). "Erster Wintertransfer der Bayern – 16-jähriger Javier Fernández Gonzalez kommt nach München" [Bayern's first winter transfer - 16-year-old Javier Fernández Gonzalez joins Munich]. tz.de (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ https://www.kicker.de/augsburg-ii-gegen-bayern-ii-2023-regionalliga-bayern-4850233/ticker
- ^ https://www.kicker.de/bayern-ii-gegen-djk-vilzing-2024-regionalliga-bayern-4850361/spielbericht
- ^ https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/friendly/2024-2025/testspiel-1.-fc-dueren-fc-bayern-28-07-2024/report
- ^ https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/friendly/2024-2025/testspiel-fc-bayern-wsg-tirol-13.08.2024/news
External links
[edit]- Javier Fernández at Soccerway
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Ourense
- Spanish men's footballers
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen