Javier "Javi" Fernández Hernández (born 3 August 1997) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for San Fernando CD. Javi is currently engaged to a doctor from Mallorca Dra. Julia Soubrier

Club career

Born in Cartagena,

Murcia Murcia ( , , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the Capital (political), capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities#By population, seventh largest city i ...

Fernández joined

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 ...

's youth setup in 2015, from

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

. On 22 June 2016, after finishing his formation, he renewed his contract and was assigned to the reserves in

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 ...

. Fernández made his senior debut on 21 August 2016, starting in a 4–0 home routing of EDMF Churra. He scored his first goal on 6 November, but in a 1–2 loss at

Lorca FC B Lorca Fútbol Club "B" was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in La Hoya, a hamlet of Lorca, Spain, Lorca, in the autonomous community of Region of Murcia, Murcia. Founded in 2012, it was the reserve team of Lorca FC, ho ...

. On 18 July 2017, Fernández was promoted to the main squad in

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 ...

. A backup option in 2017–18, he became an undisputed starter in 2018–19. On 2 July 2019, Fernández signed a three-year contract with

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ...

side

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a Spanish professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system. The club plays at ...

. He made his professional debut on 24 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio Anxo ...

. On 31 January 2020, after featuring sparingly, Fernández moved to

Villarreal CF B Villarreal Club de Fútbol "B" is a Spanish football team based in Villarreal, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1999, it is the reserve team of Villarreal CF and plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio de la Cerámica'', wit ...

on loan for the remainder of the season. On 20 September, he terminated his contract with the ''Carbayones'', and agreed to a three-year deal with San Fernando CD just hours later.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Javi 1997 births Living people Footballers from Cartagena, Spain Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players UCAM Murcia CF B players UCAM Murcia CF players Real Oviedo players Villarreal CF B players San Fernando CD players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen