Álvaro Fernández (footballer, born 1998)
Spanish footballer (born 1998)
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Álvaro Fernández Llorente (born 13 April 1998), sometimes referred to as Álvaro Ferllo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Deportivo A Coruña.
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| Full name | Álvaro Fernández Llorente[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Arnedo, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Deportivo A Coruña | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Huesca | 100 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Brentford (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Espanyol (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Sevilla | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Deportivo A Coruña | 22 | (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
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:00, 24 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:17, 24 August 2021 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
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] He was a regular starter during the season as the club returned to the top tier at first attempt.
On 17 August 2021, Premier League club Brentford announced the signing of Fernández 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]
On 13 August 2024, Fernández signed a one-year contract with Sevilla FC in the top tier.[11] A backup option, he renewed his link until 2027 on 30 June 2025,[12] but agreed to leave the club on 29 December, after being demoted to fourth-choice behind Odysseas Vlachodimos, Ørjan Nyland and youth graduate Alberto Flores.[13]
Hours after leaving Sevilla, Fernández joined Segunda División club Deportivo de La Coruña on an 18-month deal.[14]
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[15] (a namesake in the same position, the slightly younger Álvaro Fernández Calvo, was also selected during the same period).[16][17]
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.[18] Fernández made his senior debut in the match, which ended in a 4–0 win;[19] by doing so, he became the first Huesca player to appear for the Spain national team in the club's entire history.[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Osasuna | 2016–17[21] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |
| Monaco | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | |
| Extremadura (loan) | 2018–19[21] | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 18 | 0 | |
| Huesca | 2019–20[21] | Segunda División | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 36 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[21] | La Liga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[21] | Segunda División | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 100 | 0 | |||
| Brentford (loan) | 2021–22[22][23] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Espanyol (loan) | 2022–23[21] | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ― | 12 | 0 | |
| Sevilla | 2024–25[21] | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ― | 11 | 0 | |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2025–26[21] | Segunda División | 22 | 0 | ― | ― | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 172 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 8 June 2021[24]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Spain U23
- Summer Olympic silver medal: 2020[25]