Pablo Fernández (footballer)

Pablo Fernández Blanco (born 17 September 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Gimnàstic de Tarragona as either a right winger or a forward.

Pablo Fernández

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Fernández Blanco
Date of birth	(1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Candás, Spain
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Gimnàstic
Number	17
Youth career
	Sporting Gijón
	Candás
2014–2015	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Candás	36	(2)
2014–2019	Sporting Gijón B	173	(41)
2017–2019	Sporting Gijón	3	(0)
2019–2021	Cornellà	52	(9)
2021–	Gimnàstic	93	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.

Club career

Born in Candás, Carreño, Asturias, Fernández represented Sporting de Gijón and Candás CF as a youth.^[1][2] He made his senior debut with the latter on 6 December 2012 at the age of just 16, coming on as a substitute in a 1–4 Tercera División home loss against CD Praviano.

Definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the 2013–14 campaign, Fernández scored his first senior goal on 30 October 2013 by netting the first in a 2–0 away win against Atlético de Lugones SD. The following July, he returned to Sporting, being assigned to the Juvenil A squad.

Fernández started to appear with the reserves during the season, with the side in Segunda División B. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 5 April 2017, replacing fellow youth graduate Nacho Cases in a 0–1 home loss against Málaga CF.^[3]

On 3 July 2019, Fernández left Sporting and signed for third division team UE Cornellà.^[4] On 28 June 2021, after two seasons as a regular starter, he agreed to a two-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona in Primera División RFEF.^[5]

References

1. "Pablo nunca se rinde" [Pablo never gives up] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
2. "Así es Pablo Fernández, un talento distinto" [This is Pablo Fernández, a distinct talent] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
3. "Las manos de Kameni mantienen al Málaga" [Kameni's hands keep up Málaga] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
4. "Bienvenido, Pablo Fernández" [Welcome, Pablo Fernández] (in Spanish). UE Cornellà. 3 July 2019.
5. "Pablo Fernández, nueva incorporación grana" [Pablo Fernández, new grana addition] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

External links

• Pablo Fernández at BDFutbol
• Pablo Fernández at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Pablo Fernández at Soccerway