Álvaro Fernández
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Fernández Llorente[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-13) 13 April 1998
Place of birth Arnedo, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Huesca
Number 1
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Osasuna B 47 (0)
2016 Osasuna 1 (0)
2017–2019 Monaco II 11 (0)
2018–2019 → Extremadura (loan) 17 (0)
2019– Huesca 77 (0)
2021–2022 → Brentford (loan) 12 (0)
2022–2023 → Espanyol (loan) 11 (0)
International career‡
2016 Spain U18 2 (0)
2016–2017 Spain U19 4 (0)
2016 Spain U20 5 (0)
2019–2021 Spain U21 10 (0)
2021 Spain U23 1 (0)
2021 Spain 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:17, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

Álvaro Fernández Llorente (born 13 April 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Huesca.

Club career

Born in Arnedo, La Rioja, Fernández was invited to play for Real Sociedad in several youth tournaments[3] before signing for CA Osasuna aged 15. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 12 April 2015, starting in a 1–1 away draw against CD Izarra in the Tercera División.

On 25 September 2016 Fernández made his La Liga debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for the injured Mario Fernández in a 3–1 loss at Villarreal CF.[4][5] It was his maiden appearance for the Osasuna first team, which suffered relegation as dead last.

On 11 July 2017, Fernández signed a three-year deal with Ligue 1 side AS Monaco FC.[6] After only appearing with the reserve team, he returned to Spain on 7 August 2018, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Extremadura UD.[7]

On 29 June 2019, Fernández left Monaco and agreed to a three-year contract with SD Huesca, newly relegated to the second division.[8]

On 17 August 2021, Premier League club Brentford announced the signing of Fernandez on a one year loan-deal, with the option to make the move permanent at the end of the 2021–22 season.[9] On 31 August of the following year, he moved to RCD Espanyol in the top tier, also in a temporary deal.[10]

International career

Fernández represented Spain at several youth levels up to the under-21s, being the starting goalkeeper in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship[11] (a namesake in the same position, the slightly younger Álvaro Fernández Calvo, was also selected during the same period).[12][13]

Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the senior team's international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.[14] Fernández made his senior debut in the match, which ended in a 4–0 win;[15] by doing so, he became the first Huesca player to appear for the Spain national team in the club's entire history.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Osasuna B 2014–15[17] Tercera División 70― ― 70
2015–16[17] Tercera División 210― ― 210
2016–17[18] Segunda División B 19 0 ― ― 19 0
Total 470― ― 470
Osasuna 2016–17[18] La Liga 1 0 0 0 ― 1 0
Monaco B 2017–18[18] Championnat National 2 110― ― 110
Extremadura (loan) 2018–19[18] Segunda División 17 0 1 0 ― 18 0
Huesca 2019–20[18] Segunda División 36000― 360
2020–21[18] La Liga 22000― 220
Total 58000― 580
Brentford (loan) 2021–22[19] Premier League 12[20] 0 0 0 1 0 13 0
Career total 134010101360

International

As of match played 8 June 2021[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 202110
Total10

Honours

Spain U23

References

  1. ↑ Álvaro Fernández at BDFutbol
  2. ↑ "Álvaro Fernández: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Álvaro Fernández: "A la Real le tengo un cariño especial" [Álvaro Fernández: ‘I have a special affection for Real’] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Presa fácil para el Villarreal" [Easy prey for Villarreal] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Álvaro Fernández, de 18 años, debuta en Primera por la lesión de Mario" [Álvaro Fernández, aged 18, debuts in Primeira due to Mario's injury] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Alvaro Fernandez Llorente à l'AS Monaco" [Alvaro Fernandez Llorente to AS Monaco] (in French). AS Monaco. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Alvaro Fernandez Llorente prêté à Extremadura U.D" [Alvaro Fernandez Llorente loaned to Extremadura UD] (in French). AS Monaco FC. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Álvaro Fernández, nuevo portero de la SD Huesca" [Álvaro Fernández, new goalkeeper of SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "BRENTFORD SIGN GOALKEEPER ÁLVARO FERNÁNDEZ". Brentford FC. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Álvaro Fernández, cedido al RCD Espanyol" [Álvaro Fernández, loaned to RCD Espanyol] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  11. ↑ OFICIAL | Estos son los internacionales Sub-21 que disputarán la fase eliminatoria del Europeo de Hungría y Eslovenia [These are the Under-21 internationals that will compete in the elimination phase of the Euros in Hungary and Slovenia]. SEFútbol (in Spanish). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021
  12. ↑ Cambios en la convocatoria de la Sub-18 para los Juegos del Mediterráneo [Changes in the Under-18 call-up for the 2018 Mediterranean Games], SEfutbol, 5 June 2018 (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2021
  13. ↑ Álvaro: Álvaro Fernández Calvo, BDFutbol
  14. ↑ "Oficial | Lista de convocados para el encuentro ante Lituania" [Official | Squad list for the match against Lithuania]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Spain youngsters impress in Lithuania rout". MARCA. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Álvaro Fernández hace historia para la SD Huesca" [Álvaro Fernández makes history for SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  17. 1 2 "Álvaro Fernández – Brentford FC :: Fútbol de Andalucía ::". www.lapreferente.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Álvaro Fernández at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Álvaro Fernández in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  20. ↑ "Álvaro Fernández Huesca Goalkeeper, Profile & Stats | Premier League".
  21. ↑ "Álvaro Fernández". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  22. ↑ "Brazil defend men's football gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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