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Aitor Fernández (footballer, born 1986)

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Aitor
Aitor with Zirka in 2016
Personal information
Full name Aitor Fernández López
Date of birth (1986-08-23) 23 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Valdepares, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Racing B 39 (1)
2008Ponferradina (loan) 12 (0)
2008–2009 Ponferradina 30 (0)
2009–2010 Espanyol B 26 (0)
2010–2011 Pontevedra 31 (1)
2011–2012 Lugo 31 (0)
2012–2013 Guadalajara 41 (1)
2013–2014 Hércules 16 (0)
2014–2015 Mirandés 36 (0)
2015 Mumbai City 4 (0)
2016 Avilés 2 (0)
2016 Zirka 8 (0)
2017–2019 Extremadura 54 (3)
2019–2021 Cultural Leonesa 21 (0)
Total 351 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aitor Fernández López (born 23 August 1986), known simply as Aitor, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Club career

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Born in Valdepares, Asturias, Aitor began his career with Racing de Santander, but only appeared for the reserves during his spell with the club. He also had a loan stint with SD Ponferradina, and joined the Segunda División B side permanently in 2008.[1]

In the summer of 2009, Aitor signed for RCD Espanyol, but again only featured with the B team also in the third division.[2] After a sole season he moved to another club in that tier, Pontevedra CF.[3]

Aitor signed for CD Lugo – yet in division three – in July 2011,[4] being first choice as the campaign ended in promotion. On 19 July 2012, he penned a two-year contract with CD Guadalajara.[5]

Aitor made his Segunda División debut on 19 August 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against AD Alcorcón.[6] On 22 September he scored his first goal as a professional, but in a 3–4 home loss to Real Madrid Castilla.[7]

After suffering relegation, Aitor represented Hércules CF and CD Mirandés, both in the second tier. On 15 September 2015 the 29-year-old moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Indian Super League team Mumbai City FC.[8]

On returning from Asia, Aitor signed in May 2016 for Real Avilés CF of his home region ahead of their participation in the Tercera División play-offs.[9] Following their elimination, he moved on to FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi of the Ukrainian First League.[10]

At the end of the January 2017 transfer window, Aitor returned to Spain and joined struggling Extremadura UD.[11] He played regularly in his first full season, as the club won promotion to the second division for the first time in its history.[12]

Aitor signed with third-tier Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa on 28 August 2019, after terminating his contract.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[14][15]
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Racing B 2005–06 Segunda División B 36 1 36 1
2006–07 3 0 3 0
Total 39 1 0 0 0 0 39 1
Ponferradina (loan) 2007–08 Segunda División B 12 0 0 0 12 0
Ponferradina 2008–09 Segunda División B 30 0 5 0 2[a] 0 37 0
Total 42 0 5 0 2 0 49 0
Espanyol B 2009–10 Segunda División B 26 0 26 0
Pontevedra 2010–11 Segunda División B 31 1 1 0 32 1
Lugo 2011–12 Segunda División B 31 0 1 0 6[a] 0 38 0
Guadalajara 2012–13 Segunda División 41 1 0 0 41 1
Hércules 2013–14 Segunda División 16 0 2 0 18 0
Mirandés 2014–15 Segunda División 36 0 1 0 37 0
Mumbai City 2015 Indian Super League 4 0 4 0
Avilés 2016 Tercera División ? ? 0 0
Zirka 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League 8 0 1 0 9 0
Extremadura 2016–17 Segunda División B 15 1 0 0 15 1
2017–18 27 2 0 0 6[a] 0 33 2
2018–19 Segunda División 12 0 1 0 13 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 54 3 1 0 6 0 61 3
Cultural Leonesa 2019–20 Segunda División B 21 0 4 0 2[a] 0 27 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 21 0 4 0 2 0 27 0
Career total 349 6 16 0 16 0 381 6
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

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  1. ^ "Aitor Fernández López jugará cedido en la Deportiva" [Aitor Fernández López will play on loan in Deportiva] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina Wordpress. 23 December 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  2. ^ "El defensa Aitor ficha por el Español" [Defender Aitor signs for Espanyol]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  3. ^ Otero, Xabi (4 August 2010). "El Pontevedra se refuerza con el defensa del Español B Aitor Fernández" [Pontevedra strengthen with Espanyol B defender Aitor Fernández]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Nuevas incorporaciones: Aitor Fernández y Luismi" [New additions: Aitor Fernández and Luismi] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Aitor, "muy motivado" ante el reto de debutar en la Liga Adelante en el ambicioso proyecto del Deportivo Guadalajara" [Aitor, "highly motivated" by challenge of Liga Adelante debut in Deportivo Guadalajara's ambitious project] (in Spanish). CD Guadalajara. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Alcorcón y Guadalajara empiezan a medio gas" [Alcorcón and Guadalajara start at half strength]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 August 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  7. ^ Expósito, Pablo (22 September 2012). "El Castilla sale victorioso de un partido loco" [Castilla emerge victorious from crazy game]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Mumbai City FC sign Spanish defender, name 26-member ISL squad". Madhyamam Daily. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  9. ^ Gutiérrez, N. (21 May 2016). "Tengo muchas ganas de volver a jugar y espero ser una ayuda para el equipo" [I'm looking forward to playing again and I hope to be of help to the team]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  10. ^ Labarga, Nacho (29 September 2016). "Aitor Fernández: "En Ucrania, el fútbol es mucho más alocado que en España"" [Aitor Fernández: "In Ukraine, football is much crazier than in Spain"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  11. ^ "El defensa Aitor Fernández, nuevo jugador azulgrana" [Defender Aitor Fernández, new blue and maroon player]. Hoy (in Spanish). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  12. ^ Kuklinski, Alfredo (24 June 2018). "El Extremadura logra el ascenso a Segunda división" [Extremadura achieve promotion to Second division]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Aitor Fernández, nuevo jugador de la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa" [Aitor Fernández, new player of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  14. ^ Aitor at BDFutbol
  15. ^ Aitor at Soccerway
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