Daniel "Dani" Fernández Melián (born 26 January 2008) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for CD Tenerife.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Fernández Melián | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tenerife | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tenerife | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Tenerife | 25 | (3) |
| 2024– | Tenerife B | 21 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Spain U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Spain U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | Spain U19 | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Club career
editBorn in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Fernández was a CD Tenerife youth graduate. In April 2024, he agreed to a professional contract with the club, after spending a period separated from the Cadete squad prior to the renewal.[1]
Before even having appeared with the reserves, Fernández began training with the main squad in May 2024.[2] After being an unused substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Burgos CF, he made his senior – and professional – debut on 2 June, replacing Enric Gallego in a 2–1 Segunda División home win over Real Valladolid;[3] aged 16 years and 128 days, he became the second-youngest to debut with the club, only behind Víctor Correa in 1984.[4]
Fernández scored his first professional goal on 5 October 2024, netting the opener in a 2–0 home win over FC Cartagena; aged 16 years and 249 days, he became the youngest goalscorer of the club's history.[5]
International career
editOn 18 October 2023, Fernández was called up to the Spain national under-16 team for two friendlies against Romania.[6]
References
edit- ↑ "El CD Tenerife ata a una de las grandes joyas de su cantera" [CD Tenerife tie up one of the biggest pearls of their youth setup] (in Spanish). El Día. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ "Premio para Dani Fernández y Manu Montero: primer entrenamiento con los mayores" [Reward to Dani Fernández and Manu Montero: first training with the main squad] (in Spanish). El Día. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ "Histórico debut de Dani Fernández" [Historical debut of Dani Fernández] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ "Dani Fernández, segundo jugador más joven en debutar con el CD Tenerife" [Dani Fernández, second-youngest to debut with CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ "'Baby' gol: Dani Fernández rompe moldes con el Tenerife" ['Baby' goal: Dani Fernández breaks the mould with Tenerife] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ↑ "Un canterano del Tenerife, a la selección española" [A Tenerife youth player, to the Spain national team] (in Spanish). DeporPress. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links
edit- Dani Fernández at BDFutbol
- Dani Fernández at Soccerway