Fernando Cornejo (footballer, born 1994)

For other people named Fernando Cornejo, see Fernando Cornejo (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cornejo and the second or maternal family name is Padilla.
Fernando Cornejo
Personal information
Full name Fernando Esteban Cornejo Padilla
Date of birth (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Deportes Recoleta
Number 13
Youth career
Unión Española
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Unión Española B 37 (1)
2014–2018 Unión Española 31 (1)
2017 → Barnechea (loan) 12 (1)
2018 → Deportes Puerto Montt (loan) 14 (1)
2019–2021 Deportes Puerto Montt 42 (1)
2021–2022 San Luis 28 (0)
2023– Deportes Recoleta 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2023

Fernando Esteban Cornejo Padilla (born 13 April 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a centre-back for Deportes Recoleta.

Career

A product of Unión Española youth system,[2] Cornejo played for the B-team in the Chilean Segunda División[3][4] before making his debut in the Chilean Primera División in 2014 against Santiago Wanderers.[5] As a player of them, he also had stints on loan with Barnechea[6] and Deportes Puerto Montt[7] in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

After ending his contract with Unión Española, he played for Deportes Puerto Montt[2] and San Luis de Quillota.[6][8][9]

In 2023, he signed with Deportes Recoleta.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Fernando Cornejo". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Descartada la partida de uno de los centrales de Puerto Montt". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fernando Cornejo :: Deportes Recoleta :: Player Profile :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Resumen Fecha 13: Iberia 4-1 U.Española B". IBERIANGELES (in Spanish). 18 April 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Santiago Wanderers 2-3 Unión Española (Dec 14, 2014) Commentary". ESPN (in Spanish). 14 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Conozca los seis primeros refuerzos que ya entrenan en San Luis". El Observador (in Spanish). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  7. ^ @DPMChile (14 July 2018). "¡Bienvenido Fernando Cornejo a Deportes Puerto Montt!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "San Luis de Quillota confirma un nuevo fichaje: ya son cuatro los refuerzos". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  9. ^ Herrera, Gabriel (5 March 2021). "El deporte de tu ciudad: Fernando Cornejo Padilla, nuevo jugador de San Luis de Quillota 2021". DeportesQuillota (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  10. ^ "(Exclusiva) Recoleta sumaría a un nuevo defensor". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Peleó el descenso y para no pasar el mismo susto ya contrato 15 jugadores". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.


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