Fernando Seoane Antelo (born 25 March 1983) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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. He achieved

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figures of 426 games and seven goals over 12 seasons, spending one decade with

Lugo Lugo (, ; la, Lucus Augusti) is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is the capital of the Lugo (province), province of Lugo. The municipality had a population ...

Club career

Born in

Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of St ...

, Galicia, Seoane started playing with hometown's

SD Compostela Sociedad Deportiva Compostela is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Santiago de Compostela, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. They play home matches at ''Estadio Multiusos de San Lázaro'', and ...

, remaining two years with the club. In 2004 he joined

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the ...

' reserves, spending two further seasons with them in the

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

. Subsequently, Seoane continued playing in the third tier, representing

Burgos CF Burgos Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1985, it started to play in 1994. It currently plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ''Esta ...

Écija Balompié Écija Balompié, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Écija, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1939, it plays in División de Honor Andaluza, the fifth tier of Spanish football. History In 2007–08 season, the club b ...

and

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Anxo Carro''. History The new board of directors was o ...

. In the 2010–11 campaign, aged 27, he made his

debut with

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. ...

, only missing four league matches (37 starts, 3,178 minutes) as the team narrowly avoided relegation. Seoane returned to Lugo in July 2012, on a three-year contract. He scored his first goal as a professional on 1 September 2013, in a 4–2 home win against

Real Jaén Real Jaén Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1929 it plays in Tercera División RFEF, holding home matches at ''Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria'', with a capacit ...

. During his spell at the

Estadio Anxo Carro The Estadio Anxo Carro, also known as Estadio Ángel Carro, is a stadium located in Lugo, Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of CD Lugo. History The stadium was inaugurated on 31 Au ...

he was an essential midfield unit for several coaches, and on 19 October 2017 the 34-year-old agreed to an extension until 2020. On 23 May 2022, Lugo announced the departure of 39-year-old Seoane at the end of the season, after ten years of service.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seoane, Fernando 1983 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Santiago de Compostela Association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players SD Compostela footballers Deportivo Alavés B players Burgos CF footballers Écija Balompié players CD Lugo players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers