Álvaro Fernández

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Álvaro Fernández

Personal information
Full name	Álvaro Fernández
Date of birth	(1985-10-11) October 11, 1985
Place of birth	Villa Soriano, Uruguay
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Seattle Sounders FC
Number	15
Youth career
2001–2005	Uruguay Montevideo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2006	Uruguay Montevideo	10	(1)
2006–2007	Atenas	15	(3)
2007–2008	Montevideo Wanderers	43	(3)
2008	Puebla	12	(0)
2009–2010	Nacional	10	(4)
2009	→ Vitória (loan)	9	(0)
2010	→ Universidad de Chile (loan)	11	(1)
2010–	Seattle Sounders FC	47	(11)
National team‡
2009–	Uruguay	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 20, 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 26, 2010

Álvaro Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo ferˈnandes]; born 11 October 1985 in Villa Soriano) is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer and the Uruguay national football team.

Career

Club

Fernández began his career with Atenas de San Carlos. His performances for Atenas led him to sign for Montevideo Wanderers in 2007.

In his one season with Wanderers Fernández appeared in 27 league matches scoring 1 goal. In 2008 he joined Mexican side Puebla before returning to Uruguay to play for top side Nacional. In the 2009 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, Fernández scored a goal against Club Nacional of Paraguay and River Plate. While at Nacional Fernández scored several key goals in helping his side capture the 2008-09 league title.

He was then loaned out to Portuguese side Vitória in 2009. This was his first club experience outside of the Americas. In 2010 he was again loaned out to Universidad de Chile. During his stay at the club, he scored a goal in a 3-2 win at the Maracanã against Brazilian club Flamengo in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Copa Libertadores.

On July 21, 2010, rumors began circulating that Fernández had been transferred to the Seattle Sounders FC. On 29 July, the Sounders announced the signing was complete. Fernández became the third Designated Player in the team's history. He made his first appearance for the Sounders on the 31st July as a substitute in a 1-0 win against the San Jose Earthquakes. On August 3, Fernández came on as a substitute and scored his first goal for the Sounders as in a 1-1 draw (2-1 aggregate score) against Isidro Metapán to get the Sounders into the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League.

International

Fernández made his first international appearance for Uruguay on 1 April 2009. He came on as a substitute in the 40th minute during a World Cup qualifying match against Chile, which ended as a 0-0 draw. He has won 11 caps for the Uruguay national football team. During qualification Fernández played in 6 games and played 246 minutes, 41 minutes per game. Fernández played for Uruguay at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa appearing in 4 matches helping Uruguay to a 4th place finish.

Personal life

During the week of September 6, 2010, Fernández's wife gave birth to a baby boy, who they named Valentino.

Honours

Club Nacional de Football

• Uruguayan Primera División (1): 2008-09

Seattle Sounders FC

• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2): 2010, 2011

See also

• List of current MLS players

External links

• MLS player profile
• Álvaro Fernández playing stats at ESPN
• Álvaro Fernández at National-Football-Teams.com