Fernando Martínez Rubio (born 10 June 1990), known simply as Fernando, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for, and

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, club

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Fernando finished his development in

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's youth system. He made his senior debut with

Sangonera Atlético CF Sangonera Atlético Club de Fútbol was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Sangonera la Verde (a neighborhood of Murcia), in the Region of Murcia. Founded in 1996, it was dissolved in 2010, and held home matches at ' ...

, spending one season in the

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: 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 ...

Murcia

Fernando joined

Real Murcia CF Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

in the summer of 2010, playing two years with the reserves in the

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. In August 2012, he was loaned to neighbouring

UCAM Murcia CF Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Fútbol, commonly known as UCAM Murcia or simply UCAM, is a Spanish football club based in Murcia. Founded in 1999 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio de La Condomina'', with a capacity of 6,5 ...

in the third division. Fernando made his official debut for Murcia on 11 September 2013, in a 2–0 away loss against

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in the

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of the

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. His

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bow occurred on 24 November, as he replaced field player

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after Casto was

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in the 70th minute, and kept a

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in the 0–0 draw at

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UCAM Murcia

On 5 July 2016, Fernando returned to UCAM Murcia, newly promoted to the second tier. A backup to

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, he featured in 12 league matches as his team suffered relegation.

Almería

On 5 July 2017, Fernando signed a two-year contract with fellow second-division club

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001 ...

. Second-choice to

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, he renewed his contract with the ''Rojiblancos'' for a further two seasons on 22 May 2019. Fernando became a regular starter under new manager Guti, and agreed to a further extension until 2022 on 27 April 2020. He only missed one game in 42 in the 2021–22 campaign, and Almería returned to

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after seven years as champions; in the process, he was awarded the

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. Fernando made his Spanish top-flight debut on 14 August 2022 at the age of 32, in a 2–1 home loss to

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. The following 19 January, he again renewed his link with the

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ns, now until 2025.

Career statistics

Honours

Almería *

: 2021–22

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernando Martinez 1990 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Murcia Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Murcia Imperial players Real Murcia CF players UCAM Murcia CF players UD Almería players Spain men's youth international footballers