Fernando Esteban Cornejo Padilla (born 13 April 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Esteban Cornejo Padilla | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unión Española | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Unión Española B | 37 | (1) |
| 2014–2018 | Unión Española | 31 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Barnechea (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Deportes Puerto Montt (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Deportes Puerto Montt | 42 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | San Luis | 28 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Deportes Recoleta | 29 | (1) |
| 2025 | Deportes Concepción | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 December 2025 | |||
Career
editA product of Unión Española youth system,[2] Cornejo played for the B-team in the Chilean Segunda División[3] before making his debut in the Chilean Primera División in 2014 against Santiago Wanderers.[4] As a player of them, he also had stints on loan with Barnechea[5] and Deportes Puerto Montt[6] in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
After ending his contract with Unión Española, he played for Deportes Puerto Montt[2] and San Luis de Quillota.[5][7][8]
In 2023, Cornejo signed with Deportes Recoleta.[9][10] In 2025, he switched to Deportes Concepción.[11][12]
References
edit- ↑ "Fernando Cornejo". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- 1 2 "Descartada la partida de uno de los centrales de Puerto Montt". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ "Resumen Fecha 13: Iberia 4-1 U.Española B". IBERIANGELES (in Spanish). 18 April 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ "Santiago Wanderers 2-3 Unión Española (Dec 14, 2014) Commentary". ESPN (in Spanish). 14 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- 1 2 "Conozca los seis primeros refuerzos que ya entrenan en San Luis". El Observador (in Spanish). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ @DPMChile (14 July 2018). "¡Bienvenido Fernando Cornejo a Deportes Puerto Montt!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "San Luis de Quillota confirma un nuevo fichaje: ya son cuatro los refuerzos". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ Herrera, Gabriel (5 March 2021). "El deporte de tu ciudad: Fernando Cornejo Padilla, nuevo jugador de San Luis de Quillota 2021". DeportesQuillota (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ "(Exclusiva) Recoleta sumaría a un nuevo defensor". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ "Peleó el descenso y para no pasar el mismo susto ya contrato 15 jugadores". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ Fuentes, Sebastian (27 January 2025). "Fernando Cornejo: "Son una masa gigante de gente que ama al club"". LOS90DEPORTES (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ Martínez, Vicente (24 December 2025). "Deportes Concepción confirma salida masiva: nueve jugadores dejan el club". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
External links
edit- Fernando Cornejo at Soccerway
- Fernando Cornejo at Canarias7.es (in Spanish)