Miguel Fernández (footballer)

Miguel Fernández Fernández (born 12 August 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for English Championship club Birmingham City. He previously played for Cornellà, and made his Segunda División B debut in December 2018.

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

Miguel Fernández
Personal information
Full name Miguel Fernández Fernández[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-12) 12 August 2000[1]
Place of birth Gavà, Spain
Playing position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Number 28
Youth career
Cornellà
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Cornellà 1 (0)
2019– Birmingham City 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:37, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Fernández was born in 2000 in Gavà, in the Province of Barcelona in Catalonia.[1] He came through the Escola de Fútbol Gavà from 2008 until 2013,[2] when he joined Cornellà.[3][4] He played and scored in the early rounds of the 2018–19 Copa Federación;[5] the goals included an 88th-minute "wondergoal" into the top corner against Teruel in the round of 16.[6] After sitting through four Segunda División B matches as an unused substitute, manager Xavi Calm gave him his league debut on 22 December 2018; he replaced Carlos Esteve in the 90th minute of a 3–1 win at home to Ebro.[7]

As part of the relationship between Cornellà and Birmingham City, Fernández trained with the English Championship club in January 2019[8] and again during the close season. In August, he was given a six-month contract with the intention of continuing his development under Calm, who was appointed head coach of Birmingham's under-23 team in July.[9][10] He scored seven Professional Development League goals during the initial six months, making him joint top scorer (with Odin Bailey), and was rewarded with a new contract to run until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an option for the club to extend it for a further year.[11] Before that season resumed after a three-month suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club took up their option to extend his contract and Fernández was given a first-team squad number.[12] He was named among the substitutes for the match at home to Charlton Athletic on 15 July, and remained unused, but made his Football League debut in the last match of the season, coming on in stoppage time of a 3–1 defeat at home to Derby County which left Birmingham in 21st position, one point above the relegation places.[13][14]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cornellà 2018–19[7][5] Segunda División B1000—3[lower-alpha 1]242
Birmingham City 2019–20[13] Championship100000—10
Career total 2000—3252
  1. Appearances in Copa Federación

References
  1. "Miguel Fernández: Player". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. "El Efecto 2000 en Gavà" [The 2000 Effect at Gavà]. Blog CF Gavà (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. "D.H. Cadete: Temporada 2015–16: UE Cornella B" [D.H. Cadete: Season 2015–16]. FutbolBaseCatalà (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. "L.N. Juvenil: Temporada 2017–18: UE Cornella B" [L.N. Juvenil: Season 2017–18]. FutbolBaseCatalà (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. "El Cornellà coge ventaja para el encuentro de vuelta (4–1)" [Cornellà take the advantage for the return leg] (in Spanish). UE Cornellà. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
    Casado, A. (11 January 2019). "El Cornellà cau a casa i haurà de remuntar" [Cornellà go down at home and will have to come back up]. L'Esportiu de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 19 June 2020.
    "Crónica Copa RFEF 1/8 vuelta: UD Poblense 1–2 UE Cornellà" [Details Copa RFEF last 8 second leg]. FútbolBalear (in Spanish). 24 January 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. "Copa RFEF (1/16, ida): El Cornellà deja casi sentenciada la ronda" [Copa RFEF (last 16 1st leg): Cornellà leave the round almost done and dusted]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 November 2018. Pero un tanto en propia puerta y un golazo por la escuadra de Miguel, completaron la goleada. [But an own goal and a wondergoal in the top corner by Miguel completed the goalfest.]
  7. "Miguel Fernández: Matches: 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  8. Dick, Brian (8 January 2019). "Spanish midfielder trains with Birmingham City Under 23s". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  9. "Blues sign Fernandez". Birmingham City F.C. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  10. "Xavi Calm joins Blues". Birmingham City F.C. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  11. "Blues extend Fernandez contract". Birmingham City F.C. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  12. "Fernandez gets squad number". Birmingham City F.C. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  13. "Games played by Miguel Fernández in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  14. Pilnick, Brent (22 July 2020). "Birmingham City 1–3 Derby County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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