Borja Fernández (footballer, born 1995)

Borja Fernández Fernández (born 16 August 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Greek club Asteras Tripolis F.C. as a central midfielder.

For another footballer of the same name, see Borja Fernández (footballer, born 1981).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Borja Fernández
Personal information
Full name Borja Fernández Fernández
Date of birth (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995
Place of birth Vigo, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Asteras Tripolis
Number 8
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– Asteras Tripolis 39 (0)
National team
2013 Spain U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2021

Club career

Born in Vigo, Galicia, Fernández played youth football with 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 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 first 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
  1. 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)
  2. Celta Vigo 3–1 Getafe; ESPN FC, 24 August 2014
  3. 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)
  4. Borja Fernández, nou jugador del CF Reus (Borja Fernández, new player of CF Reus) Archived 2019-06-02 at the Wayback Machine; Reus Deportiu, 20 July 2017 (in Catalan)
  5. El Reus tira de efectividad ante un impreciso Almería (Reus resort to effectiveness against iffy Almería); Marca, 22 October 2017 (in Spanish)
  6. El centrocampista Borja Fernández se desvincula del RC Celta (Midfielder Borja Fernández cuts ties with RC Celta) Archived 2019-05-05 at the Wayback Machine; Celta Vigo, 7 August 2018 (in Spanish)
  7. "Oficjalnie: Borja Fernandez piłkarzem Miedzi" [Official: Borja Fernandez a Miedz player] (in Polish). LCA. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  8. "Αστέρας: Υπέγραψε ο Μπόρχα Φερνάντεθ" [Asteras: Borja Fernández signed] (in Greek). Sport 24. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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