Yago Fernández
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yago Fernández Prieto | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
| Number | -- | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Benfica | ||
| 2001–2002 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2002–2005 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2005–2006 | Valencia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Valencia B | ||
| 2008–2010 | Espanyol B | 36 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Malmö FF | 23 | (4) |
| 2012 | Girona | 5 | (1) |
| 2012– | AEK Athens | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Portugal U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Portugal U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2012 | |||
Yago Fernández Prieto (born 5 January 1988 in Lisbon), simply Yago, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for AEK Athens FC as a central defender.
Football career
Early career
Yago played for four clubs during his youth career, starting with hometown's S.L. Benfica at the age of 9, then successively representing Sporting Clube de Portugal, Real Madrid and Valencia CF. As a senior, his first spell was with the Che's reserve team, in the third division, in a relegation-ending season.
Subsequently, Yago continued in Spain, playing two years for RCD Espanyol B, helping the Catalans promote from division four, and being relegated in his second season, the exact opposite of what had happened whilst he appeared for Valencia B; in January 2010, he returned to his country for an unassuming loan spell with Gil Vicente FC, in the second level (no appearances whatsoever).
Malmö FF
In July 2010, after not having his contract renewed by Espanyol, Yago was taken on trial by Swedish club Malmö FF, which had just lost Jasmin Sudić with a ruptured cruciate ligament. The Portuguese played against Fulham in a 0–0 friendly draw, and his performance earned him a contract for the rest of the year, with the deal being confirmed by manager Roland Nilsson.[1]
On 8 December 2010, shortly after winning the Allsvenskan title, Yago signed a new one-year deal with Malmö.[2] However, the club chose not to offer him a new contract after the 2011 season.[3]
Honours
Club
- Malmö FF
References
- ^ Yago Fernández klar för Malmö FF; Svenska Fans Template:Sv icon
- ^ Yago och Malm klara!; Malmö's official website, 8 December 2010 Template:Sv icon
- ^ Inget MFF-kontrakt för Nkili; Sydsvenskan, 29 November 2011 Template:Sv icon
External links
- Malmö official profile Template:Sv icon
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo
- BDFutbol profile
- Svensk Fotboll profile Template:Sv icon
- Transfermarkt profile
- Use dmy dates from September 2010
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Lisbon
- Portuguese people of Spanish descent
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Segunda División footballers
- Real Madrid Juvenil footballers
- Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
- RCD Espanyol B footballers
- Girona FC footballers
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- Allsvenskan players
- Malmö FF players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Portuguese expatriates in Spain
- Portuguese expatriates in Sweden