Dani Fernández (footballer, born 1997)

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Dani Fernández
Personal information
Full name Daniel Fernández Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 26)[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 43 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023

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

Club career[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. 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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