Andrés Fernández

Andrés Eduardo Fernández Moreno (born 17 December 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as a goalkeeper.

For the Uruguayan football defender, see Andrés Pablo Fernández.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

Andrés Fernández

Fernández before a game with Osasuna in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Andrés Eduardo Fernández Moreno
Date of birth	(1986-12-17) 17 December 1986
Place of birth	Murcia, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Villarreal
Number	13
Youth career
2001–2005	Tenerife
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Mallorca B	25	(0)
2007–2010	Osasuna B	79	(0)
2007–2014	Osasuna	113	(0)
2010–2011	→ Huesca (loan)	31	(0)
2014–2017	Porto	1	(0)
2015–2016	→ Granada (loan)	37	(0)
2016–2017	→ Villarreal (loan)	15	(0)
2017–	Villarreal	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:51, 7 December 2019 (UTC)

He spent most of his career with Osasuna, making his first-team debut in 2007 and going on to appear in 115 official matches.

Club career

Osasuna

Fernández was born in Murcia. After one year with RCD Mallorca's reserves,[1] he was promoted to CA Osasuna's first team for 2007–08 and played once during that season, in a 0–2 La Liga away loss against UD Almería on 21 October 2007 as starter Ricardo was suspended and Juan Elía was sent off in the 50th minute.[2]

For the following years, Fernández continued to be third-choice as well as the undisputed starter at the B-side in the third division of Spanish football.[3] In mid-July 2010, after consecutively helping the Navarrese's reserves retain their top flight status but failing to move up the first team's pecking order, he joined second level club SD Huesca on loan.[4]

Fernández returned for 2011–12 as Asier Riesgo's backup – the 39-year-old Ricardo was still on the roster – replacing the latter due to injury during the first half of a 0–0 draw at Atlético Madrid[5] and eventually finishing the campaign as first-choice, appearing in all 38 league games and conceding 61 goals.

Porto

On 30 July 2014, Fernández signed a four-year contract with FC Porto, with the buy-out clause being set at €30 million. He became the fifth Spaniard to join the Portuguese club after compatriot Julen Lopetegui took over two months earlier.[6]

Fernández was loaned to Granada CF on 17 July 2015, in a season-long move.[7] On 25 July of the following year, after playing all the matches but one to help his team again retain their top flight status, he joined fellow league side Villarreal CF also in a temporary deal.[8]

Villarreal

On 22 June 2017, Fernández joined Villarreal on a permanent four-year deal.[9] He had finished his first season as starter due to Sergio Asenjo's serious knee injury but, on 25 August, during a league game away to Real Sociedad, met the same fate.[10]

Club statistics

As of 1 July 2019

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Osasuna B	2007–08[11]	Segunda División B	33	0	—		—		—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	0
	2008–09[11]	Segunda División B	33	0	—		—		—		—		33	0
	2009–10[11]	Segunda División B	13	0	—		—		—		—		13	0
	Total		79	0	—		—		—		2	0	81	0
Osasuna	2007–08[11]	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2008–09[11]	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2009–10[11]	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2011–12[11]	La Liga	38	0	0	0	—		—		—		38	0
	2012–13[11]	La Liga	37	0	1	0	—		—		—		38	0
	2013–14[11]	La Liga	37	0	1	0	—		—		—		38	0
	Total		113	0	2	0	—		—		—		115	0
Huesca (loan)	2010–11[11]	Segunda División	31	0	2	0	—		—		—		33	0
Porto	2014–15[12]	Primeira Liga	1	0	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		4	0
Granada (loan)	2015–16	La Liga	37	0	0	0	—		–		—		37	0
Villarreal (loan)	2016–17	La Liga	15	0	0	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		20	0
Villarreal	2017–18	La Liga	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2018–19	La Liga	6	0	4	0	0	0	12[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		22	0
	Total		9	0	4	0	—		12	0	—		25	0
Career total			285	0	9	0	1	0	18	0	2	0	315	0

1. Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
2. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References

1. Baztán, Iker (10 February 2018). "¿Qué fue de Andrés Fernández?" [What happened to Andrés Fernández?] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
2. "El Almería se impone al Osasuna por dos goles" [Almería best Osasuna by two goals] (in Spanish). Ideal. 21 October 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
3. Andrés Fernández, dos partidos en cuatro años (Andrés Fernández, two games in four years); La Nueva España, 10 September 2011 (in Spanish)
4. "El Huesca presenta a los cuatro cedidos por Osasuna" [Huesca present four loaned by Osasuna] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
5. Atletico problems mount after stalemate; ESPN Soccernet, 28 August 2011
6. Andrés Fernández é Dragão (Andrés Fernández a Dragon); FC Porto, 30 July 2014 (in Portuguese)
7. Objetivo cumplido: Andrés Fernández ya es del Granada (Objective accomplished: Andrés Fernández already belongs to Granada) Archived 20 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Granada CF, 17 July 2015 (in Spanish)
8. Andrés Fernández y José Ángel jugarán en el Villarreal (Andrés Fernández and José Ángel will play at Villarreal) Archived 5 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Villarreal CF, 25 July 2016 (in Spanish)
9. "Andrés Fernández para mucho tiempo" [Andrés Fernández for a long time] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Murcia. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
10. "La portería maldita del Villarreal" [Villarreal's cursed goal] (in Spanish). El País. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
11. "Andrés Fernández: Andrés Eduardo Fernández Moreno". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
12. "Andrés Fernández". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

External links

• Andrés Fernández at BDFutbol
• Andrés Fernández at Futbolme (in Spanish)