Zachary Tognon Fernandez (born September 24, 2001) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays as a

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for

HFX Wanderers HFX Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as HFX Wanderers, and spoken as Halifax Wanderers, is a Canadian professional soccer club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League at the top of the Canadian soccer le ...

of the

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Early life

In his youth, Fernandez played with the

CF Montréal Academy CF Montréal Academy (french: L’Académie du CF Montréal, formerly Montreal Impact Academy) is a association football, soccer academy based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are the academy of Major League Soccer club CF Montréal. Founded in ...

. He attended training camp with the

CF Montréal CF Montréal is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1992 as the Montreal Impact (french: Impact de Montréal, links=no), ...

first team in 2020 and 2021.

Club career

In 2021, Fernandez joined

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side

AS Blainville Association de Soccer de Blainville, commonly referred to as A.S. Blainville, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in the Montreal suburb of Blainville, Quebec, that plays in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec. They are the onl ...

and played in their

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match against

club

HFX Wanderers FC HFX Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as HFX Wanderers, and spoken as Halifax Wanderers, is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League at the top of t ...

. In January 2022, Fernandez signed his first professional contract with

side

. He made his debut on April 7, 2022, in HFX's season opener against York United. In his rookie season, he led the team in assists. In December 2022, he signed an extension with the Wanderers, guaranteeing his contract through 2024. On April 15, 2023, Fernandez scored his first professional goal, as well as the first goal of the 2023 CPL season, netting the opener in a 1–1 draw against

Atlético Ottawa Atlético Ottawa is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at TD Place Stadium, TD Place. The team was founded in 2020 by Spa ...

International career

Fernandez made his debut in the Canadian youth program at a Canada U14 identification camp in December 2015.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Zachary 2001 births Living people Association football defenders Canadian soccer players Soccer people from Quebec People from Blainville, Quebec A.S. Blainville players HFX Wanderers FC players Première ligue de soccer du Québec players Canadian Premier League players