Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Niño and the second or maternal family name is
Rodríguez .
Fer Niño Full name
Fernando Niño Rodríguez[ 1] Date of birth
(2000-10-24 ) 24 October 2000 (age 24) [ 1] Place of birth
Rota , Spain Height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[ 1] Position(s)
Forward Current team
Burgos Number
9 2011–2013
Rota 2013–2014
Cádiz 2014–2016
Balón de Cádiz 2016–2019
Villarreal Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2019–2020
Villarreal C
13
(4) 2020–2023
Villarreal B
43
(4) 2020–2023
Villarreal
25
(4) 2021–2022
→ Mallorca (loan)
23
(2) 2023–
Burgos
59
(8) 2021
Spain U21
5
(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:29, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
Fernando "Fer " Niño Rodríguez (born 24 October 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Burgos CF .
Club career
Villarreal
Niño was born in Rota, Andalusia , and joined Villarreal CF 's academy in 2016 from Balón de Cádiz CF in his native region. He made his senior debut with the former's C team on 24 August 2019, starting in a 3–0 Tercera División away win against CF Recambios Colón .[ 2]
Niño scored his first league goal on 26 October 2019, opening the 5–0 home rout of UD Benigànim.[ 3] the reserves , he made his first-team debut by coming on as a second-half substitute for Pau Torres in a 3–0 away victory over Girona FC in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey .[ 4]
Niño played his first La Liga match on 25 January 2020, in a 2–1 win at Deportivo Alavés ; replacing Carlos Bacca in the 88th minute, he scored the winner the following minute.[ 5] [ 6] victorious campaign in the UEFA Europa League ,[ 7] Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (group phase, 4–0)[ 8] FC Red Bull Salzburg (round of 32, 2–0).[ 9]
In a pre-season friendly against Leicester City in August 2021, Niño broke Wesley Fofana 's leg with a late challenge,[ 10] [ 11] RCD Mallorca for the season .[ 12]
Back to the Estadio de la Cerámica for 2022–23 , Niño was assigned back to the B team, now in the Segunda División .[ 13]
Burgos
On 22 June 2023, Niño signed a three-year contract with Burgos CF also in the second tier.[ 14]
International career
Niño made his debut for the Spain under-21 side on 31 May 2021, in a 2–1 extra time defeat of Croatia in the quarter-finals of the 2021 UEFA European Championship .[ 15] Russia for the 2023 European Championship qualifiers ; his Villarreal teammate Yeremy Pino added the other two.[ 16]
Personal life
Niño's father, also named Fernando , was also a footballer. A central defender , he spent most of his career with Mallorca.[ 17]
Career statistics
As of match played 27 May 2023 [ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
Honours
Villarreal
References
^ a b c "Fernando Niño" . Diario AS . Retrieved 1 May 2022 .^ Martínez, Suso (24 August 2019). "El Villarreal CF C demostró sus hechuras y ganó bien en El Perdiguer" [Villarreal C showed what they're made of and win comfortably at El Perdiguer] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. Retrieved 22 November 2020 . ^ "El Villarreal rompió el maleficio ante el Benigánim y ganó un partido tras un mes de sinsabores (5–0)" [Villarreal broke jinx against Benigánim and won a match after month full of setbacks (5–0)] (in Spanish). Castellón Información. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2022 .^ Esteve, David (22 January 2020). "Chukwueze lidera el pase del Villarreal a la siguiente ronda" [Chukwueze leads Villarreal's qualification to the next round]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2020 . ^ Gillingham, Geoff (25 January 2020). "Nino the hero as Villarreal strike late at Alaves" . Marca . Retrieved 26 January 2020 . ^ "The Villarreal of the future" . Villarreal CF. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020 .^ a b Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 26 May 2021 . ^ Pérez, Javier (5 November 2020). "El Villarreal se pasea ante el Maccabi" [Walk in the park for Villarreal against Maccabi]. El País . Retrieved 2 May 2022 . ^ López, Alba (18 February 2021). "El 'Submarino' sale a flote en Austria" [The 'Submarine' stays afloat in Austria]. Sport . Retrieved 2 May 2022 . ^ "Wesley Fofana: Leicester City defender suffers broken leg in friendly" . BBC Sport. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021 .^ Stone, Simon (5 August 2021). "Wesley Fofana: Villarreal's Nino apologises for tackle on Leicester defender" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2021 . ^ "Fer Niño, loaned to RCD Mallorca" . Villarreal CF. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021 .^ Rivero, José Antonio (24 September 2022). "El regreso de Javi Ontiveros a Málaga y La Rosaleda" [Javi Ontiveros returns to Málaga and La Rosaleda]. Estadio Deportivo . Retrieved 19 July 2023 . ^ "Fer Niño, más pólvora para la delantera del Burgos CF" [Fer Niño, more gunpowder for the forward lines of Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023 .^ Villaescusa, Luis (31 May 2021). "España sufre para superar a Croacia y se mete en las semifinales de la Eurocopa sub-21" [Spain suffer to best Croatia and reach semi-finals of under-21 European Championships]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022 . ^ García, Óscar (3 September 2021). "Yéremi Pino y Fer Niño lideran el ilusionante debut de la 'generación de oro' [Yéremi Pino and Fer Niño lead exciting debut of 'golden generation']. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2022 . ^ Franch, Víctor (25 January 2020). "La semana mágica de Niño" [Niño's magical week]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2020 . ^ Fer Niño at BDFutbol^ Fer Niño at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish) ^ Fer Niño at Soccerway
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