Fer Niño
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Niño Rodriguez | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Rota, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villarreal | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Rota | ||
| 2013–2014 | Cádiz | ||
| 2014–2016 | Balón de Cádiz | ||
| 2016–2019 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Villarreal C | 13 | (4) |
| 2020– | Villarreal | 15 | (4) |
| 2020– | Villarreal B | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Fernando "Fer" Niño Rodriguez (born 24 October 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as a forward.
Club career
Niño was born in Rota, Cádiz, Andalusia, and joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2016, after representing Balón de Cádiz CF, Cádiz CF and CD Rota. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 24 August 2019, starting in a 3–0 Tercera División away win against Recambios Colón CD.[1]
Niño scored his first senior goal on 26 October 2019, netting the opener in a 5–0 home routing of UD Benigànim. The following 22 January, without even appearing for the reserves, he made his first team debut by coming on as a second-half substitute for Pau Torres in a 3–0 away defeat of Girona FC, for the season's Copa del Rey.[2]
Niño made his La Liga debut on 25 January 2020, in a 2–1 win at Deportivo Alavés; replacing Carlos Bacca in the 88th minute, he scored the winner in the following minute.[3] On 12 November, he renewed his contract until 2024.[4]
Personal life
Niño's father, also named Fernando, was also a footballer. A central defender, he spent the most of his career with RCD Mallorca.[5]
References
- ^ "El Villarreal CF C demostró sus hechuras y ganó bien en El Perdiguer" [Villarreal C show their size and win comfortably at the El Perdiguer] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Chukwueze lidera el pase del Villarreal a la siguiente ronda" [Chukwueze leads Villarreal's qualification to the next round] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Nino the hero as Villarreal strike late at Alaves" (in Spanish). Marca. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "The Villarreal of the future". Villarreal CF. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "La semana mágica de Niño" [Niño's magic week] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.