Sánder Fernández
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sánder Fernandez Cervantes | ||
| Date of birth | July 19, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Morón, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Five Islands | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2020 | Ciego de Ávila | (110) | |
| 2016–18 | Five Islands | (36) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010– | Cuba | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2018 | |||
Sánder Fernández Cervantes (born 19 July 1987) is a Cuban footballer, who plays for Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda.
Club career[edit]
Nicknamed Keko,[1] he played for local provincial side Ciego de Ávila but moved abroad to play for Antiguan side Five Islands alongside compatriots Julio Pichardo, Yoandir Puga, Armando Oramas and Yusvani Caballero and became the league's goalscorer with 14 goals.[2][3]
In Cuba, he was the league's top goalscorer in 2010, 2015 and 2016.[4]
International career[edit]
Fernández made his international debut for Cuba in an October 2010 friendly match against Panama and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[5]
His final international was a September 2012 World Cup qualifier against Honduras.
Personal life[edit]
His brother Reysánder[6] also played for the national team, before defecting to the United States.
References[edit]
- ^ Ocho futbolistas cubanos en la Liga Profesional de Antigua y Barbuda - Cibercuba (in Spanish)
- ^ Segundo lugar para equipo plagado de cubanos en fútbol de Antigua y Barbuda - Radio Habana Cuba (in Spanish)
- ^ ABFA Premier League Top Scorers - FIFA
- ^ Cuba - List of Topscorers - RSSSF
- ^ Sánder Fernández – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Sander el Keko Fernández: “Tengo ilusión de ayudar a Cuba" - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
External links[edit]
- Sánder Fernández at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Cuban men's footballers
- Cuba men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- FC Ciego de Ávila players
- Five Islands F.C. players
- Cuban expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Antigua and Barbuda
- Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Antigua and Barbuda
- Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division players
- People from Morón, Cuba
- Sportspeople from Ciego de Ávila Province
- Cuban football biography stubs