Borja Fernández (footballer, born 1995)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Borja Fernández Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ponferradina | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Celta B | 112 | (9) |
| 2014–2018 | Celta | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Reus (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Miedź Legnica | 30 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Asteras Tripolis | 40 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Algeciras | 97 | (5) |
| 2024– | Ponferradina | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Borja Fernández Fernández (born 16 August 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Ponferradina as a central midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Born in Vigo, Galicia, Fernández played youth football with his hometown club RC Celta de Vigo, and signed a four-year professional contract on 26 February 2013.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2013–14 season, in the Segunda División B.
Fernández made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 24 August 2014, starting in a 3–1 home win against Getafe CF.[2] The following day, he extended his contract until 2019.[3]
On 20 July 2017, Fernández was loaned to Segunda División side CF Reus Deportiu for one year.[4] He scored his only goal as a professional on 22 October, being essential as the visitors beat UD Almería 1–0.[5]
On 7 August 2018, Fernández terminated his contract with Celta.[6] In the following years, he played abroad with Miedź Legnica (Poland)[7] and Asteras Tripolis FC (Greece).[8]
References
[edit]- ^ El canterano Borja Fernández renueva hasta junio de 2017 (Youth player Borja Fernández renews until June 2017); Faro de Vigo, 26 February 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Celta Vigo 3–1 Getafe; ESPN FC, 24 August 2014
- ^ Borja Fernández renueva con el Celta de Vigo hasta 2019 (Borja Fernández renews with Celta de Vigo until 2019); Mundo Deportivo, 25 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Borja Fernández, nou jugador del CF Reus (Borja Fernández, new player of CF Reus) Archived 2 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Reus Deportiu, 20 July 2017 (in Catalan)
- ^ El Reus tira de efectividad ante un impreciso Almería (Reus resort to effectiveness against iffy Almería); Marca, 22 October 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ El centrocampista Borja Fernández se desvincula del RC Celta (Midfielder Borja Fernández cuts ties with RC Celta) Archived 5 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Celta Vigo, 7 August 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Oficjalnie: Borja Fernandez piłkarzem Miedzi" [Official: Borja Fernandez a Miedz player] (in Polish). LCA. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Αστέρας: Υπέγραψε ο Μπόρχα Φερνάντεθ" [Asteras: Borja Fernández signed] (in Greek). Sport 24. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- Borja Fernández at BDFutbol
- Borja Fernández at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Borja Fernández at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Vigo
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Primera Federación players
- RC Celta Fortuna players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- CF Reus Deportiu players
- Algeciras CF footballers
- SD Ponferradina players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Miedź Legnica players
- Super League Greece players
- Asteras Tripolis F.C. players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen