Carmen Fernández de Velasco Arroyo (born 2 November 2006) is a

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player from

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Personal life

Carmen Fernández was born and raised in Santander,

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Field hockey

Domestic league

In the Spanish national league, the Liga Iberdrola, Fernández represents RS Tenis.

Under–21

Fernández made her junior international debut for the Spanish U–21 team in 2023. Her first junior caps came at a Four–Nations Tournament in

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. Later that year she represented the squad again, participating in the

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. In 2024, Fernández was a member of the silver medal winning junior squad at the EuroHockey U21 Championship in

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Red Sticks

Fernández received her first call-up to the national squad in 2024. She will make her senior international debut in 2025, during the

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leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League.

References

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* 2006 births Living people Spanish female field hockey players 21st-century Spanish sportswomen {{Spain-fieldhockey-bio-stub