Valery Fernández

Valery
Personal information
Full name	Valery Fernández Estrada
Date of birth	23 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	L'Escala, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	Mallorca; (on loan from Girona)
Number	16
Youth career
	Palamós
	Girona
2011–2014	Barcelona
2014–2015	Girona
2015–2016	L'Escala
2016–2018	Girona
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	L'Escala
2018–2019	Peralada
2018–	Girona
2024–	→ Mallorca (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024

Valery Fernández Estrada (born 23 November 1999), simply known as Valery, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for La Liga club Mallorca, on loan from Girona.

Career

Born in L'Escala, Girona, Catalonia, Valery joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2011, after representing Girona FC and Palamós CF. Released in 2014, he returned to Girona before joining Primera Catalana side FC L'Escala, where he made his senior debut at the age of just 15.^[1]

In 2016, Valery returned to Girona and signed a new three-year contract on 28 June 2018, being also promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.^[1] In his debut for the latter on 26 August, he scored his team's second in a 2–2 away draw against CE Sabadell FC.^[2]

Valery made his professional debut on 31 October 2018, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Deportivo Alavés, for the season's Copa del Rey.^[3] He also made his La Liga debut on 2 December, coming on as a substitute for Aleix García in a 1–1 draw at Atlético Madrid;^[4] the following day, he extended his contract until 2023.^[5]

Valery scored his first professional goal on 16 January 2019, netting his team's first in a 3–3 draw against Atleti also at the Wanda Metropolitano. In July, however, he suffered a knee injury in a pre-season friendly against Derby County,^[6] being sidelined for the most of the 2019–20 season.

On 30 August 2024, Valery was loaned to fellow top tier side RCD Mallorca for the campaign.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024^[8]^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Peralda	2018–19	Segunda División B	8	1	—		—		8	1
Girona	2018–19	La Liga	17	0	5	1	—		22	1
	2019–20	Segunda División	8	0	0	0	3^[a]	0	11	0
	2020–21	Segunda División	15	2	3	2	1^[a]	0	19	4
	2021–22	Segunda División	25	1	1	0	3^[a]	0	29	1
	2022–23	La Liga	25	0	2	0	—		27	0
	2023–24	La Liga	27	2	5	2	—		32	4
	Total		117	5	16	5	7	0	140	10
Career total			125	6	16	5	7	0	148	11

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearances in Segunda División play-offs

References

^ ^a ^b "Valery Fernandez fa el salt a Segona B" [Valery Fernández makes the jump to Segunda B] (in Catalan). Radio L'Escala. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
^ "Valery Fernández debuta amb gol a la Segona Divisió B" [Valery Fernández debuts with goal in Segunda División B] (in Catalan). Canal 10 Empordà. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
^ "El Girona encuentra el mejor descuento" [Girona find their best stoppage time] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
^ "Valery debuta a Primera «És un somni fet realitat; estic molt agraït al club»" [Valery debuts in Primera "It is a dream coming true; I am very thankful to the club"] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^ "Valery Fernández debuta y renueva con el Girona hasta 2023" [Valery Fernández debuts and renews with Girona until 2023] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^ "Valery sufre una lesión en el ligamento cruzado anterior de la rodilla izquierda" [Valery suffers an injury in the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^ "Valery, cedit al Mallorca" [Valery, loaned to Mallorca] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
^ "C. Stuani". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ "Cristian Stuani". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 28 May 2016.