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Belgian footballer (born 2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matias Fernandez-Pardo (born 3 February 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lille.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 February 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lille | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Anderlecht | |||
Mechelen | |||
2014–2020 | Lille | ||
2020–2022 | Gent | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | Gent II | 38 | (4) |
2023–2024 | Gent | 20 | (9) |
2024– | Lille | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (0) |
2021 | Belgium U17 | 1 | (0) |
2023 | Belgium U18 | 3 | (0) |
2023– | Belgium U19 | 10 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Matias Fernandez-Pardo was born on 3 February 2005 in Brussels, Belgium within a family of Spanish and Italian descent.[2] He started playing football at Anderlecht and Mechelen, and then joined French Ligue 1 club Lille academy in 2014.[2] He stayed in Northern France until 2020 when he chose to come back in Belgium and join Gent youth system.[2]
During the 2022–23 season, he was selected for Jong KAA Gent, the promising team of Gent, where he managed to score two goals in 26 appearances. On 9 March 2023, he made his official debut with Gent's first team: in a Conference League match against Istanbul Başakşehir (1–1 draw), coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck brought him on as a substitute for Hugo Cuypers in the 85th minute.[3] On 1 April 2023, he joined the first team in his first league appearance against Seraing in a match that ended 5–0 for Gent.
His first professional goal came in a 5–0 win against Charleroi.[4]
Fernandez-Pardo signed a contract extension with Gent in June 2023 until mid-2026.[5] In the 2024 winter transfer window, he was linked with a move to Lecce or Real Valladolid.[6][7] After Gent managed to secure a ticket to the Conference League, it was reported that Bayer Leverkusen was interested in recruiting him.[8][9]
During the 2023–24 Belgian Pro League play-offs, he played in each of the 10 matches and scored 7 goals, as well as providing two assists.[2]
On 30 August 2024, Fernandez-Pardo officially returned to Lille, signing a five-year contract for the club he left as an academy player four years ago.[2] According to various columnists and reporters, the financial details of the transfer include an initial and base fee of €10 million and a maximum of €2 million add-ons depending on sporting conditions.[10][11][12]
Born in Belgium, Fernandez-Pardo is also eligible to represent Spain and holds dual-citizenship.[13] In November 2023, he was called up for the European Under-19 Cup qualifying matches and scored the winning brace against Albania.[14]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gent II | 2022–23 | Belgian National Division 1 | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
2023–24 | Belgian National Division 1 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
Total | 38 | 4 | — | — | — | 38 | 4 | |||||
Gent | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 19 | 8 | ||
2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | ||
Total | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 28 | 10 | |||
Lille | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 59 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 14 |
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