Guille Fernández

Guille Fernández
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Fernández Casino[1]
Date of birth (2008-06-18) 18 June 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth Rubí, Spain[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Barcelona B
Number 20
Youth career
Espanyol
2018– Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Barcelona B 10 (1)
2024– Barcelona 0 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Spain U15 11 (2)
2023– Spain U17 12 (6)
2024– Spain U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:06, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:10, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Guillermo "Guille" Fernández Casino (born 18 June 2008) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona Atlètic.

Club career

Born in Rubí, Barcelona, Catalonia, Fernández and Toni Fernández began their career at Espanyol, before making the switch to Barcelona in 2018.[2] In March 2022, following impressive performances for the club's Infantil A squad, he was promoted to the Cadet B team - playing with players a year older than himself - and marked his second appearance with a goal.[3] The following year, in August 2023, he was included in Barcelona's under-18 squad, despite only being fifteen, for their pre-season preparation.[4] He was given his debut in the UEFA Youth League by youth team manager Óscar López in September, becoming Barcelona's second-youngest player in the competition, behind Lamine Yamal.[5] Continuing his meteoric rise at Barcelona, Fernández was included in the first-team squad's training for the first time in October 2023, alongside fellow youth players Pau Cubarsí, Marc Guiu and Áron Yaakobishvili, due to the absence of a number of first-team players.[5][6] In September 2024, Fernández was included in senior team's squad for several La Liga and UEFA Champions League games, but so far remained on the bench in all of them.[7][8]

International career

Fernández has represented Spain at under-15 level.[1]

Personal life

Fernández' cousin is fellow Barcelona player Toni Fernández; the pair's fathers are brothers and their mothers are sisters.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 September 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2023–24 Primera Federación 7 0 1[a] 0 8 0
2024–25 3 1 3 1
Total 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1
Barcelona 2024–25 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1

References

  1. ^ a b c d Guille Fernández at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Toni y Guille Fernández, los primos del Barça en LaLiga Promises" [Toni and Guille Fernández, Barça's cousins in LaLiga Promises]. laliga.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ Rogé, Albert (28 March 2022). "Guille Fernández se gana el ascenso" [Guille Fernández wins promotion]. sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ Gascón, Javier (22 August 2023). "Guille Fernández (15 años), entre los once del Barça en la Sub-18" [Guille Fernández (15 years old), among Barça's eleven in the U-18]. mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b "The next young La Masia starlet following Lamine Yamal's footsteps". sport.es. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  6. ^ Gascón, Javier (11 October 2023). "Guille, de 15 años, en la sesión de Xavi con Cubarsí, Guiu, Pau Víctor, Unai y Yakko" [Guille, 15 years old, in Xavi's session with Cubarsí, Guiu, Pau Víctor, Unai and Yakko]. mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Girona v Barcelona game report". Soccerway. 15 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Monaco v Barcelona game report". Soccerway. 19 September 2024.
  9. ^ Guille Fernández at Soccerway