Manuel "Manu" Fernández Arroyo (born 23 April 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for club Cádiz CF. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a midfielder.
Career Born in Narón, A Coruña, Galicia, Fernández represented Racing de Ferrol and Narón BP before joining the youth categories of RC Celta de Vigo in July 2016.
On 11 August 2018, Fernández returned to Racing on loan, being a member of their Juvenil squad. On 9 August of the following year, he moved to Deportivo Alavés on a three-year contract.
Fernández was promoted to farm team Club San Ignacio ahead of the 2019–20 Tercera División season, but was mainly a backup option. On 17 February 2022, he returned to Celta to play for their C-team in Preferente de Galicia.
After helping the C's in their promotion to Tercera Federación, Fernández first appeared with the reserve team RC Celta Fortuna on 2 September 2023, coming on as a late substitute for Hugo Álvarez in a 1–0 Primera Federación home win over SD Tarazona. He subsequently became a regular starter for the B's, being converted into a centre-back by manager Claudio Giráldez.
On 18 June 2025, Fernández renewed his contract with Celta until 2028, being promoted to the first team in La Liga and reuniting with Giráldez. He made his professional debut on 23 August, starting in a 1–1 away draw against RCD Mallorca and becoming the third generation of players from his family to play for the first team.
On 21 August 2026, Fernández signed a three-year contract with Segunda División side Cádiz CF.
Personal life Fernández comes from a family of footballers also named Manuel: his grandfather Fernández Amado was a midfielder and played for Celta in the 1970s, while his father, known as Manel, was also a midfielder and played one top tier match for Celta in 1993. His younger brother Iker is also a footballer, and plays as a midfielder.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSan Ignacio2020–21Segunda División B10———102021–22Tercera Federación281———281Total291———291Celta C2021–22Tercera Federación130———1302022–23Tercera Federación284———284Total414———414Celta B2023–24Primera Federación320——203402024–25Primera Federación321———321Total641———641Celta2025–26La Liga1402030—190Career total15052030201576
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