Aitor_Fernández_(footballer,_born_1986)
Aitor Fernández (footballer, born 1986)
Spanish footballer
Aitor Fernández López (born 23 August 1986), known simply as Aitor, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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Aitor with Zirka in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aitor Fernández López | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-08-23) 23 August 1986 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Valdepares, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Santander | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Racing B | 39 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Ponferradina | 30 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Espanyol B | 26 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Pontevedra | 31 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Lugo | 31 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Guadalajara | 41 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Hércules | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Mirandés | 36 | (0) |
| 2015 | Mumbai City | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Avilés | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Zirka | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Extremadura | 54 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Cultural Leonesa | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 351 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Valdepares, Asturias, Aitor began his career with Racing de Santander, but only appeared for the reserves during his spell with the club. He also had a loan stint with SD Ponferradina, and joined the Segunda División B side permanently in 2008.[1]
In the summer of 2009, Aitor signed for RCD Espanyol, but again only featured with the B team also in the third division.[2] After a sole season he moved to another club in that tier, Pontevedra CF.[3]
Aitor signed for CD Lugo – yet in division three – in July 2011,[4] being first choice as the campaign ended in promotion. On 19 July 2012, he penned a two-year contract with CD Guadalajara.[5]
Aitor made his Segunda División debut on 19 August 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against AD Alcorcón.[6] On 22 September he scored his first goal as a professional, but in a 3–4 home loss to Real Madrid Castilla.[7]
After suffering relegation, Aitor represented Hércules CF and CD Mirandés, both in the second tier. On 15 September 2015 the 29-year-old moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Indian Super League team Mumbai City FC.[8]
On returning from Asia, Aitor signed in May 2016 for Real Avilés CF of his home region ahead of their participation in the Tercera División play-offs.[9] Following their elimination, he moved on to FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi of the Ukrainian First League.[10]
At the end of the January 2017 transfer window, Aitor returned to Spain and joined struggling Extremadura UD.[11] He played regularly in his first full season, as the club won promotion to the second division for the first time in its history.[12]
Aitor signed with third-tier Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa on 28 August 2019, after terminating his contract.[13]
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing B | 2005–06 | Segunda División B | 36 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Ponferradina (loan) | 2007–08 | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Ponferradina | 2008–09 | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Espanyol B | 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 26 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Pontevedra | 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| Lugo | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Guadalajara | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |
| Hércules | 2013–14 | Segunda División | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Mirandés | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |
| Mumbai City | 2015 | Indian Super League | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Avilés | 2016 | Tercera División | ? | ? | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zirka | 2016–17 | Ukrainian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Extremadura | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 3 | ||
| Cultural Leonesa | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 349 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 381 | 6 | ||
- "Aitor Fernández López jugará cedido en la Deportiva" [Aitor Fernández López will play on loan in Deportiva] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina Wordpress. 23 December 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- "El defensa Aitor ficha por el Español" [Defender Aitor signs for Espanyol]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- Otero, Xabi (4 August 2010). "El Pontevedra se refuerza con el defensa del Español B Aitor Fernández" [Pontevedra strengthen with Espanyol B defender Aitor Fernández]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- "Nuevas incorporaciones: Aitor Fernández y Luismi" [New additions: Aitor Fernández and Luismi] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- "Aitor, "muy motivado" ante el reto de debutar en la Liga Adelante en el ambicioso proyecto del Deportivo Guadalajara" [Aitor, "highly motivated" by challenge of Liga Adelante debut in Deportivo Guadalajara's ambitious project] (in Spanish). CD Guadalajara. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- "Alcorcón y Guadalajara empiezan a medio gas" [Alcorcón and Guadalajara start at half strength]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 August 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- Expósito, Pablo (22 September 2012). "El Castilla sale victorioso de un partido loco" [Castilla emerge victorious from crazy game]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- "Mumbai City FC sign Spanish defender, name 26-member ISL squad". Madhyamam Daily. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- Gutiérrez, N. (21 May 2016). "Tengo muchas ganas de volver a jugar y espero ser una ayuda para el equipo" [I'm looking forward to playing again and I hope to be of help to the team]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- Labarga, Nacho (29 September 2016). "Aitor Fernández: "En Ucrania, el fútbol es mucho más alocado que en España"" [Aitor Fernández: "In Ukraine, football is much crazier than in Spain"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- "El defensa Aitor Fernández, nuevo jugador azulgrana" [Defender Aitor Fernández, new blue and maroon player]. Hoy (in Spanish). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- Kuklinski, Alfredo (24 June 2018). "El Extremadura logra el ascenso a Segunda división" [Extremadura achieve promotion to Second division]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- "Aitor Fernández, nuevo jugador de la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa" [Aitor Fernández, new player of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.