Alejandro "Álex" Fernández Iglesias (born 15 October 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for UAE First Division League club Dibba Al-Hisn.
Club career Real Madrid Born in Madrid, Fernández joined Real Madrid's youth system from neighbouring RSD Alcalá, aged 12. In 2010, he started appearing with Real Madrid Castilla in Segunda División B and, in July of that year, he was called by first-team coach José Mourinho to a preseason tour in the United States.At the gates of the first team; Real Madrid CF, 30 July 2010 He made his unofficial debut on 5 August in a friendly against Club América (3–2 win), with his brother Nacho also making his first appearance that day.The Whites win first preseason match; Real Madrid CF, 5 August 2010
Fernández made his league debut with the B side on 29 August 2010, playing 87 minutes in a 3–2 home win against Coruxo FC.3–2: The youth team takes the first three points at stake; Real Madrid CF, 29 August 2010 On 3 October he scored his first goal, contributing to the 3–0 home victory over AD Cerro de Reyes.RM Castilla 3–0 Cerro Reyes; Real Madrid CF, 3 October 2010 He finished his first season with 32 games and two goals, as the team fell short in the promotion playoffs.
On 6 March 2011, Fernández made his La Liga debut, playing the last minute of a 3–1 defeat of Racing de Santander. He contributed 35 appearances in the 2011–12 campaign – playoffs included – with Castilla returning to the second tier after five years.
Espanyol Fernández left Real Madrid in August 2013, by mutual consent. He signed shortly after with RCD Espanyol in the top level,Real Madrid y Espanyol acuerdan el traspaso de Álex Fernández (Real Madrid and Espanyol agree Álex Fernández transfer); Goal, 23 August 2013 (in Spanish)Espanyol ficha a Alex Fernández, procedente del Real Madrid Castilla (Espanyol signs Alex Fernández, from Real Madrid Castilla); Goal, 28 August 2013 (in Spanish) appearing in 30 competitive matches in his first year but starting in only five.
On 28 January 2015, Espanyol loaned Fernández to HNK Rijeka until the end of the season.Principi d'acord amb el HNK Rijeka per a la cessió d'Álex (Agreement in principle with HNK Rijeka for the loan of Alex); RCD Espanyol, 28 January 2015 (in Catalan) On 18 August, he joined Championship club Reading on loan, with a view to a permanent move at the end of the campaign. He scored his first goal for them on 19 January 2016, in a 5–2 home win against Huddersfield Town in the third round of the FA Cup.
Elche and Cádiz On 31 August 2016, shortly after terminating his contract with Espanyol, due to expire the following year, Fernández signed for Elche CF. The following 7 August, after suffering relegation, he agreed to a two-year deal at fellow Segunda División team Cádiz CF.
With a total of 11 goals, Fernández was his team's top scorer in 2019. He scored 13 during the season from 41 appearances, in a return to the top flight as runners-up.
In 2020–21, Fernández contributed four goals – bettered in the team only by Álvaro Negredo's eight – as the Andalusian side stayed up in 12th place; he missed the final two months with a right knee injury. On 6 June 2022, he extended his contract until 2025.
Personal life Fernández's older brother, Nacho, is also a footballer. A defender, he also graduated from Real Madrid's academy but remained there while Álex moved on.Nacho y Álex, sangre blanca en la familia Fernández (Nacho and Álex, white blood in the Fernández family); Real Madrid CF, 3 May 2010 (in Spanish) Their physical appearance is quite dissimilar, owing to Álex's red hair.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReal Madrid B2010–11Segunda División B322––––3222011–12Segunda División B351––––3512012–13Segunda División323––––323Total99600000000996Real Madrid2010–11La Liga1000–00–102012–13La Liga0010–00–10Total101000000020Espanyol2013–14La Liga24060–––3002014–15La Liga5020–––70Total29080000000370Rijeka (loan)2014–151. HNL9220–00–112Reading (loan)2015–16Championship801110––101Elche2016–17Segunda División34320–––363Cádiz2017–18Segunda División37351–––4242018–19Segunda División40630–––4362019–20Segunda División411310–––42132020–21La Liga25410–––2642021–22La Liga32330–––3532022–23La Liga28300–––283Total2033213100000021633Career total3834327210000041145
Honours Real Madrid Castilla Segunda División B: 2011–12
Spain U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2011
Individual UEFA European Under-19 Championship Golden Player: 2011
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