Dani Fernández (footballer, born 1997)

Dani Fernández
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Fernández Fernández
Date of birth	30 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Khimki
Youth career
2004–2008	Valdemoro
2008–2011	Getafe
2011–2012	Leganés
2012–2015	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2019	Real Madrid B
2016–2017	→ Mérida (loan)
2017–2018	→ Fuenlabrada (loan)
2019–2020	Fuenlabrada
2020–2022	Badajoz
2022–2024	Racing Santander
2024–	Khimki
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024

Daniel Fernández Fernández (born 30 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Russian club Khimki.

Club career

Fernández was born in Madrid, and joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2012, from CD Leganés. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 18 October 2015, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away win against CD Toledo.

On 5 August 2016, Fernández was loaned to fellow third division side Mérida AD.^[2] On 31 August 2017, he moved to CF Fuenlabrada in the same category, also in a temporary deal.^[3]

Fernández returned to Real Madrid in July 2018, being assigned to the B-team. On 24 July 2019, he returned to Fuenla after agreeing to a permanent one-year deal.^[4]

Fernández made his professional debut on 17 August 2019, coming on as a late substitute for José Fran in a 2–0 away defeat of Elche CF.^[5] On 10 August of the following year, after featuring sparingly, he signed for third division side CD Badajoz.^[6]

On 6 July 2022, Fernández moved to Segunda División side Racing de Santander on a two-year deal.^[7]

On 31 July 2024, Fernández joined Khimki in the Russian Premier League.^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Madrid Castilla	2015–16	Segunda División B	17	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2018–19	Segunda División B	19	0	—		—		—		19	0
	Total		36	0	—		—		—		36	0
Mérida (loan)	2016–17	Segunda División B	20	0	—		—		—		20	0
Fuenlabrada (loan)	2017–18	Segunda División B	24	2	3	0	—		2^[a]	0	31	2
Fuenlabrada	2019–20	Segunda División	13	0	2	0	—		—		15	0
Badajoz	2020–21	Segunda División B	25	0	1	0	—		—		26	0
	2021–22	Primera Federación	26	1	0	0	—		—		26	1
	Total		51	1	1	0	—		—		52	1
Racing Santander	2022–23	Primera Federación	35	0	0	0	—		—		35	0
	2023–24	Primera Federación	22	1	0	0	—		—		22	1
	Total		57	1	0	0	—		—		57	1
Khimki	2024–25	Russian Premier League	5	0	2	0	—		—		7	0
Career total			210	4	8	0	0	0	2	0	218	4

^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Dani Fernández" (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ "OFICIAL: Dani Fernández, cedido al Mérida" [OFFICIAL: Dani Fernández, loaned to Mérida] (in Spanish). Bernabéu Digital. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
^ "Comunicado: El CF Fuenlabrada logra la cesión de Dani Fernández" [Announcement: CF Fuenlabrada get the loan of Dani Fernández] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
^ "El CF Fuenlabrada ficha a Dani Fernández" [CF Fuenlabrada sign Dani Fernández] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
^ "El Fuenla asalta el Martínez Valero en su histórico debut" [Fuenla take Martínez Valero in their historical debut] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^ "Dani Fernández, un lateral con sacrificio" [Dani Fernández, a sacrificial full-back] (in Spanish). CD Badajoz. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^ "El Racing refuerza su plantilla del curso 2022/23 con el defensa Dani Fernández" [Racing bolster their squad for the 2022/23 season with the defender Dani Fernández] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ "Даниэль Фернандес подписал контракт с "Химками"" [Daniel Fernández signed a contract with Khimki] (in Russian). FC Khimki. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.