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Alejandro "Álex" Fernández Iglesias (born 15 October 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Segunda División club Cádiz.
 Fernández with Cádiz in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Fernández Iglesias[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cádiz | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Complutense | ||
| 2003–2005 | Alcalá | ||
| 2005–2010 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Real Madrid B | 99 | (6) |
| 2011 | Real Madrid | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Espanyol | 29 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Rijeka (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Reading (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Elche | 34 | (3) |
| 2017– | Cádiz | 236 | (33) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Spain U17 | 14 | (2) |
| 2010 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Spain U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2011 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:30, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Real Madrid
Born in Madrid, Fernández joined Real Madrid's youth system from neighbouring RSD Alcalá, aged 12. In 2010, he started appearing with Real Madrid Castilla in Segunda División B and, in July of that year, he was called by first-team coach José Mourinho to a preseason tour in the United States.[2] He made his unofficial debut on 5 August in a friendly against Club América (3–2 win), with his brother Nacho also making his first appearance that day.[3]
Fernández made his league debut with the B side on 29 August 2010, playing 87 minutes in a 3–2 home win against Coruxo FC.[4] On 3 October he scored his first goal, contributing to the 3–0 home victory over AD Cerro de Reyes.[5] He finished his first season with 32 games and two goals, as the team fell short in the promotion playoffs.
On 6 March 2011, Fernández made his La Liga debut, playing the last minute of a 3–1 defeat of Racing de Santander.[6] He contributed 35 appearances in the 2011–12 campaign – playoffs included – with Castilla returning to the second tier after five years.[7]
Espanyol
Fernández left Real Madrid in August 2013, by mutual consent. He signed shortly after with RCD Espanyol in the top level,[8][9] appearing in 30 competitive matches in his first year but starting in only five.
On 28 January 2015, Espanyol loaned Fernández to HNK Rijeka until the end of the season.[10] On 18 August, he joined Championship club Reading on loan, with a view to a permanent move at the end of the campaign.[11] He scored his first goal for them on 19 January 2016, in a 5–2 home win against Huddersfield Town in the third round in the FA Cup.[12]
Elche and Cádiz
On 31 August 2016, shortly after terminating his contract with the Pericos, due to expire the following year,[13] Fernández signed for Elche CF.[14] The following 7 August, after suffering relegation, he agreed to a two-year deal with fellow Segunda División team Cádiz CF.[15]
With a total of 11 goals, Fernández was his team's top scorer in 2019.[16] He scored 13 during the season from 41 appearances, in a return to the top flight as runners-up.[17]
In 2020–21, Fernández contributed four goals – bettered in the team only by Álvaro Negredo's eight – as the Andalusian side stayed up in 12th place; he missed the final two months with a right knee injury.[18] On 6 June 2022, he extended his contract until 2025.[19]
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Fernández's older brother, Nacho, is also a footballer. A defender, he also graduated from Real Madrid's academy but remained there while Álex moved on.[20][21] Their physical appearance is quite dissimilar, owing to Álex's red hair.[22]
- As of match played 3 May 2023[23]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 32 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 35 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 1 | |||||
| 2012–13 | Segunda División | 32 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 99 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 6 | ||
| Real Madrid | 2010–11 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Espanyol | 2013–14 | La Liga | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Rijeka (loan) | 2014–15 | 1. HNL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | ||
| Reading (loan) | 2015–16 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| Elche | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 36 | 3 | |||
| Cádiz | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 42 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 40 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 43 | 6 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 41 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 42 | 13 | ||||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 203 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 33 | ||
| Career total | 383 | 43 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 411 | 45 | ||
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