Guyon Fernandez (born 18 April 1986) is a Curaçaoan professional

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who plays as a forward for

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. He formerly played for ADO Den Haag,

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, NAC Breda, Perth Glory, Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk, Delhi Dynamos and FC Lienden.

Club career

ADO Den Haag

Fernandez started his professional career with ADO Den Haag in the Dutch

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. He played 11 matches in his first season in which he scored once.

Excelsior

In his first season in the

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, while playing for

, Fernandez was praised for performance in a victory against local rivals

, in which he scored two goals. In March 2011 Fernandez was the subject of interest from Romanian side Steaua Bucharest.

Feyenoord

In May 2011, it was announced that Fernandez had signed for

at the start of the 2011–12 season. He was supposed to succeed

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who had left to

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. In his first season Fernandez stood in a negative way. In November 2011, he received a six-game ban for hitting opposition player Rens van Eijden. Fernandez claimed he was reacting to racist abuse from van Eijden.

Loan spell PEC Zwolle

Fernandez was sent on loan for the 2013–14 season, after a lack of prospect with

. On 20 April 2014, Fernandez scored twice in the first half as

beat

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5–1 in the KNVB Cup final.

NAC Breda

In October 2014 Fernandez was linked with a transfer to Bulgarian club

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, following trials in Saudi Arabia and with Spanish club

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. In November 2014, he began training with former club Excelsior. In January 2015 he went on trial with English club

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. On 12 January 2015, it was announced that Fernandez had signed a deal with NAC Breda until the end of the season.

Perth Glory

On 11 August 2015, it was announced that Fernandez signed with Australian A-League side Perth Glory. On 25 October 2015 Guyon Fernandez scored his first goal for Perth Glory against

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. Fernandez was released by Perth Glory in January 2016.

ADO Den Haag

He then returned to ADO Den Haag.

Delhi Dynamos

He signed for Delhi Dynamos on 12 September 2017, alongside Edu Moya. Fernandez was released by the Delhi Dynamos on 10 February 2018.

Return to the Netherlands

On 12 June 2019, Fernandez signed with Derde Divisie club FC Lienden. After a year, he moved to

in the fifth tier.

International career

Fernandez was part of the squad for the Curaçao national team in the

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. In August 2015, he was called up by the then Curaçao manager

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for the second time, for the Curaçao squad for the two World Cup qualification matches against El Salvador. Fernandez made his international debut for the Curaçao national team in a 1–1 friendly tie with Bolivia on 23 March 2018.

References

External links

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Guyon Fernandez interview
at Vice * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Guyon 1986 births Living people Footballers from The Hague Curaçao footballers Curaçao men's international footballers Dutch footballers Dutch people of Curaçao descent Men's association football forwards ADO Den Haag players Excelsior Rotterdam players Feyenoord players PEC Zwolle players NAC Breda players Perth Glory FC players FC Stal Kamianske players Odisha FC players FC Lienden players VV Smitshoek players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players A-League Men players Ukrainian Premier League players Indian Super League players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in Australia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in India Dutch expatriate sportspeople in India