Pelayo Fernández
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pelayo Fernández Balboa | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Avilés, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Quirinal | |||
| Sporting Gijón | |||
| 2017–2019 | Quirinal | ||
| 2019–2022 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Barcelona B | 36 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:44, 15 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Pelayo Fernández Balboa (born 29 April 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for FC Barcelona Atlètic.
Early life[edit]
Fernández is the son of Spanish footballer Sergio Fernández.[1]
Career[edit]
Fernández joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2019, from CD Quirinal, and had a previous stint at Sporting de Gijón.[2] He started his career with Spanish side Barcelona Atlètic, where he was described as "orming a tandem in the axis of the defense with the left-handed Chadi Riad who has been growing with the passing of the games until they gel together and become in one of the keys to the good season of the subsidiary".[3]
Style of play[edit]
Fernández mainly operates as a defender and has been described as "good ball handling has made him a starter as a defensive pivot".[4] He has also been described as "excel in the aerial game... very effective in both positioning and anticipation".[5]
Personal life[edit]
Fernández is a native of Asturias, Spain.[6]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 14 April 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 28 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "¿Quién es Pelayo Fernández?". sport.es.
- ^ https://www.lavozdeasturias.es/noticia/sporting1905/2019/06/20/ex-sporting-pelayofernandez-ficha-barcelona/00031561034611939166668.htm
- ^ "La baja de Pelayo". mundodeportivo.com.
- ^ "Pelayo Fernández - El Comercio article".
- ^ "Chadi-Pelayo, la pareja que viene". sport.es.
- ^ "Pelayo Fernández brilla con el Barça Athlètic". mesassport.com.
- ^ Pelayo Fernández at Soccerway
External links[edit]
- Pelayo Fernández at BDFutbol
- Pelayo Fernández at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)