Fernando Román Álvarez

Fernando
Personal information
Full name Fernando Román Álvarez
Date of birth (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Alcorcón
Number 28
Youth career
Colegio San Agustín
Unión Adarve
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Unión Adarve B
2012–2014 Unión Adarve 62 (3)
2014–2015 Alcorcón B 19 (1)
2015– Alcorcón 17 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2015.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Román and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.

Fernando Román Álvarez (born 20 August 1993), simply known as Fernando, is a Spanish footballer who plays for AD Alcorcón as a central defender.

Football career

A product of Real Madrid's youth system, Fernando made his senior debuts in 2012–13 with AD Unión Adarve's reserves in the lower leagues, being promoted to the main squad in Tercera División shortly after. On 21 June 2014 he joined AD Alcorcón, being assigned to the B-team also in the fourth level.[1]

Fernando played his first match as a professional on 1 February 2015, starting in a 0–3 away loss against Girona FC for the Segunda División championship.[2] He scored his first goal in the category on 17 October, but in a 2–3 loss at Real Oviedo.[3]

Personal life

Fernando's elder brother, Juan Carlos, is also a footballer and a defender. He too was groomed at Unión Adarve. His father, Juanqui, was a professional handball player and represented Spain in more than 30 occasions.[4]

References

  1. "El Alcorcón B va tomando forma" [Alcorcón B is taking shape] (in Spanish). Alcorcón's official website. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. "Un sólido Girona resuelve tras el descanso y se sitúa segundo" [A solid Girona decides after the break and becomes second] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. "La pegada del Oviedo puede con el Alcorcón" [Oviedo's will can handle Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. "La saga Román continúa" [The Román saga continues] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

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