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Joaquín Fernández (footballer, born 1996)
Spanish footballer
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Joaquín Fernández Moreno (born 31 May 1996), sometimes known as just Joaquín, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or midfielder for CD Mirandés.
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Joaquín with Valladolid in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joaquín Fernández Moreno | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Huércal de Almería, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mirandés | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Cañada | |||
| 2010–2013 | Almería | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Almería B | 98 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Almería | 75 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Valladolid | 111 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Trabzonspor | 13 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Kansas City | 19 | (0) |
| 2026 | Huesca | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Mirandés | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Spain U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Spain U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:58, 18 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Almería
Born in Huércal de Almería, Almería, Andalusia,[1] Joaquín joined UD Almería's youth setup in 2010, aged 16, after starting it out at UCD La Cañada Atlético. He made his senior debuts with the B-team in the 2012–13 season, in Segunda División B.
On 2 December 2013 Joaquín moved to Liverpool in a trial basis.[2] He trained with the club's under-18 squad,[3] but returned to the Rojiblancos ten days later.[4]
On 14 October 2015 Joaquín made his first team debut, starting in a 2–1 Copa del Rey home win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[5] He made his Segunda División debut on 9 January of the following year, coming on as a late substitute for Quique González in a 1–1 draw at CD Mirandés.[6]
On 1 December 2016, after becoming a regular starter under Fernando Soriano, Joaquín renewed his contract until 2021, being definitely promoted to the main squad the following January.[7] Ahead of the 2018–19 campaign, he was named team captain.[8]
Valladolid
On 31 August 2018, Joaquín signed a five-year contract with Real Valladolid, newly promoted to La Liga.[9]
Trabzonspor
On 30 June 2023, Joaquín moved abroad and signed for Trabzonspor of the Turkish Süper Lig.[10]
Sporting Kansas City
On 13 August 2024, Joaquín signed an eighteen month contract with a Major League Soccer Club, Sporting Kansas City.[11] Following the 2025 season, Kansas City opted to release him from the club.[12]
Later career
On 28 January 2026, Joaquín returned to his home country and joined SD Huesca in the second division on a short-term deal.[13] On 6 July, after suffering relegation, he moved to CD Mirandés, also relegated to Primera Federación, on a one-year contract.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 19 October 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Almería B | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 33 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 36 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 97 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 99 | 1 | ||||
| Almería | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 75 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 79 | 0 | ||||
| Valladolid | 2018–19 | La Liga | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 111 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 120 | 5 | ||||
| Trabzonspor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Sporting Kansas City | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 298 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 317 | 6 | ||
