Álvaro Fernández Llorente (born 13 April 1998) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Arnedo, La Rioja, Fernández was invited to play for

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in several youth tournaments before signing for CA Osasuna aged 15. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 12 April 2015, starting in a 1–1 away draw against

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in the Tercera División. On 25 September 2016 Fernández made his La Liga debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for the injured Mario Fernández in a 3–1 loss at Villarreal CF. It was his maiden appearance for the Osasuna first team, which suffered relegation as dead last. On 11 July 2017, Fernández signed a three-year deal with

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side AS Monaco FC. After only appearing with the reserve team, he returned to Spain on 7 August 2018, after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Extremadura UD. On 29 June 2019, Fernández left Monaco and agreed to a three-year contract with SD Huesca, newly relegated to the second division. He was a regular starter during the season as the club returned to the top tier at first attempt. On 17 August 2021, Premier League club

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announced the signing of Fernández on a one year loan-deal, with the option to make the move permanent at the end of the 2021–22 season. On 31 August of the following year, he moved to RCD Espanyol in the top tier, also in a temporary deal.

International career

Fernández represented Spain at several youth levels up to the under-21s, being the starting goalkeeper in the

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(a namesake in the same position, the slightly younger

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, was also selected during the same period). Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the senior team's international friendly against

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on 8 June 2021. Fernández made his senior debut in the match, which ended in a 4–0 win; by doing so, he became the first Huesca player to appear for the Spain national team in the club's entire history.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

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silver medal:

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References

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at brentfordfc.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Alvaro 1998 births Living people People from Arnedo Spanish men's footballers Footballers from La Rioja (Spain) Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CA Osasuna B players CA Osasuna players Extremadura UD footballers SD Huesca footballers RCD Espanyol footballers AS Monaco FC players Brentford F.C. players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in England Olympic footballers for Spain Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Olympic silver medalists for Spain Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Championnat National 2 players Premier League players