Joaquín Fernández (footballer, born 1996)
_(cropped).jpg) Joaquín with Valladolid in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joaquín Fernández Moreno | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Huércal de Almería, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Cañada | |||
| 2010–2013 | Almería | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Almería B | 98 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Almería | 75 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Valladolid | 111 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Trabzonspor | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Spain U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Spain U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:58, 18 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Joaquín Fernández Moreno (born 31 May 1996), sometimes known as just Joaquín, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or midfielder for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.
Club career
[edit]Almería
[edit]Born in Huércal de Almería, Almería, Andalusia, Joaquín joined UD Almería's youth setup in 2010, aged 16, after starting it out at UCD La Cañada Atlético. He made his senior debuts with the B-team in the 2012–13 season, in Segunda División B.
On 2 December 2013 Joaquín moved to Liverpool in a trial basis.[1] He trained with the club's under-18 squad,[2] but returned to the Rojiblancos ten days later.[3]
On 14 October 2015 Joaquín made his first team debut, starting in a 2–1 Copa del Rey home win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[4] He made his Segunda División debut on 9 January of the following year, coming on as a late substitute for Quique González in a 1–1 draw at CD Mirandés.[5]
On 1 December 2016, after becoming a regular starter under Fernando Soriano, Joaquín renewed his contract until 2021, being definitely promoted to the main squad the following January.[6] Ahead of the 2018–19 campaign, he was named team captain.[7]
Valladolid
[edit]On 31 August 2018, Joaquín signed a five-year contract with Real Valladolid, newly promoted to La Liga.[8]
Trabzonspor
[edit]On 30 June 2023, Joaquín moved abroad and signed for Trabzonspor of the Turkish Süper Lig.[9]
Sporting Kansas City
[edit]On 13 August 2024, Joaquín signed an eighteen month contract with a Major League Soccer Club, Sporting Kansas City.
References
[edit]- ^ "Joaquín se marcha a Liverpool... diez días" [Joaquín goes to Liverpool... ten days] (in Spanish). Ideal. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Who is Liverpool trialist Joaquín Fernández?". This is Anfield. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ ""He vivido una gran experiencia en Liverpool"" [I lived a great experience in Liverpool] (in Spanish). Almería's official website. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "El 'efecto Rivera' se traslada a la Copa" [The 'Rivera effect' transfers to Copa] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Empate que sabe a poco" [Draw which leaves a bad taste in the mouth] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Joaquín Fernández será jugador de la primera plantilla a partir del día 1 de enero" [Joaquín Fernández will be a first team member starting on 1 January] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ ""Es un orgullo y un privilegio llevar el brazalete de capitán en el equipo de mi tierra"" [It is an honour and a privilege to wear the captain armband of the team of my place] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Joaquín 2023" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Trabzonspor Joaquin Fernandez Moreno'yu resmen açıkladı" [Trabzonspor officially announced Joaquin Fernandez Moreno] (in Turkish). Cumhuriyet. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
External links
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the Province of Almería
- Spanish men's footballers
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Real Valladolid players
- UD Almería B players
- UD Almería players
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Sporting Kansas City players