Roberto Fernández Urbieta (born 7 June 2000) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a defender for Russian club

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Career

Fernández is a youth product of

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, having joined their youth academy at the age of 13. He began playing with their senior side in 2019 in the

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. On 26 July 2022, Fernández signed a five-year contract with

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club

. On 10 March 2025, he extended his contract with Dynamo to June 2029.

International career

Fernández is a former youth international for Paraguay, and captained the Paraguay U17s at the

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. In September 2022, Fernández was called up for the first time to the senior Paraguay national team for friendlies, but remained on the bench in those games. He was called up the next time in March 2024 for a friendly against

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that was scheduled to be played at the stadium of his club team

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. However, the game was cancelled due to the

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* 2000 births Living people People from Concepción, Paraguay Footballers from Concepción Department, Paraguay Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguay men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Club Guaraní players FC Dynamo Moscow players Paraguayan Primera División players Russian Premier League players Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Russia 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen {{Paraguay-footy-defender-stub