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Jana Fernández

Jana Fernández Velasco (Catalan: [ˈʒanə fəɾˈnandəθ βəˈlasku], Spanish: [ˈɟʝana feɾˈnandeθ βeˈlasko] ⓘ; born 18 February 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club London City Lionesses and the Spain national team.

Jana Fernández
Fernández in 2025
Personal information
Full name Jana Fernández Velasco
Date of birth (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Martorell, Spain
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 London City Lionesses
Number 2
Youth career
2014–2018 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Barcelona B 33+ (3+)
2018–2025 Barcelona 67 (4)
2025– London City Lionesses 22 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 Spain U17 17 (0)
2019 Spain U19 1 (1)
2021–2022 Spain U20 2 (0)
2023– Spain 15 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA Women's Championship
Runner-up2025 Switzerland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:19, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:06, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

Club career

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Early career

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Fernández was born in Martorell in the district of Baix Llobregat in the Province of Barcelona. She began her football training at FC Barcelona's La Masia academy in 2014 at 12 years old.

Barcelona

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Fernández made her debut for Barcelona in November 2018 at 16 years and 9 months,[1] while she was still playing with the club's Juvenil-Cadet section. She was the club's second-youngest debutant after FC Barcelona Femení's professionalization in 2015.[2]

In the summer of 2020, Fernández signed her first full-team contract for three seasons.[2]

On 10 March 2021, she made her first start in the UEFA Women's Champions League in a 5–0 win against Danish side Fortuna Hjørring.[3] Barcelona went on to win the Champions League that year for the first time in their history. Fernández made 16 league appearances in her first senior season, a competition that Barcelona also won. On 27 May 2021, Fernández made her first appearance in the Copa de la Reina in a 4–0 win against Madrid CFF.[4] Barcelona won the 2021 Copa de la Reina on 30 May and completed the continental treble.[2]

Fernández scored her first goal for Barcelona in 2021 in a 9–1 win against Deportivo Alavés.[5][6] On 14 February 2022, the club announced that Fernández had torn the cruciate ligament of her right knee and would be out for the rest of the 2021–22 season. She finished her season with 18 total appearances and two goals.[7] Injuries and discomfort continued to keep her playing minutes reduced into the 2023–24 season, though she managed more consistency towards the end of the season and was trusted for defensive security in the league.[8]

London City Lionesses

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On 15 August 2025, Women's Super League club London City Lionesses announced the signing of Fernández.[9] On 22 February 2026, she scored her first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur during the FA Cup which ended in a 8–9 defeat on penalties.[10] On 29 March 2026, she scored her second goal for the club and her first in the Women’s super league against West Ham United which ended in a 1-1 draw.

International career

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Fernández has played with all official categories of Spanish youth national teams, including their U17s, U19s, and U20s.

She was a part of Spain's U-17 national team that won the 2018 U-17 European Championship.[11] By winning the U-17 Championship, Spain automatically qualified for the 2018 U17 World Cup. Fernandez played every match for the Spanish side that won the tournament, the first World Cup won by Spanish women in any age category.[12][13]

On 10 June 2025, Fernández was called up to the Spain squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[14]

Personal life

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Fernández previously dated Ex-Manchester City and Netherlands player Jill Roord.[15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 May 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe[c] Others[d] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona 2018–19 Primera División 10——— —10
2020–21 Primera División 16010—3000200
2021–22 Primera División 12200—4020182
2022–23 Primera División 6100—100071
2023–24 Primera División 9000—000090
2024–25 Primera División 23150—6010351
Total 674600014030904
London City Lionesses 2025–26 Women's Super League 2212110——252
Career total 8968110140301156

International

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As of match played 8 March 2026[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 202320
202420
202590
2026 2 0
Total150


Honours

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References

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  1. ↑ Jana, BDFutbol
  2. 1 2 3 "Jana Fernández stats - FC Barcelona players". fcbarcelona.com. FC Barcelona. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Fortuna Hjørring 0-5 Barça: Into the quarterfinals!". fcbarcelona.com. FC Barcelona. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Madrid CFF 0 - Barcelona 4: resumen de la Copa de la Reina". as.com. Diario AS. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "La sesrovirenca Jana Fernández marca en la golejada del Barça". regio7.cat. Regió7. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Espinosa Badias, Raúl (3 October 2021). "Melanie Serrano: "Es un gol especial porque voy a ser madre"". vavel.com. Vavel. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jana, con una rotura del ligamento cruzado". www.fcbarcelona.es (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Tikas, Maria (30 May 2024). "El 1x1 de una temporada perfecta". Diario Sport (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ↑ read, OneFootball·1 min (15 August 2025). "🚨 BREAKING: London City Lionesses sign Spain defender Jana Fernández". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "London City Lionesses 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2. (AET, Tottenham win 9-8 on penalties)". London City Lionesses. 23 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Official squad lists for the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship 2018". womenssoccerunited.com. Women's Soccer United. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  12. ↑ Menayo, David (30 November 2018). "Cata Coll, Jana Fernández, María Méndez y Claudia Pina, las intocables de 'La Rojita'". marca.com. Marca. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  13. ↑ Menayo, David (2 December 2018). "España conquista el Mundial Sub'17 tras vencer a México en la final". marca.com. Marca. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Montse Tomé announces her squad for the European Championships in Switzerland". RFEF. 10 June 2025. Archived from the original on 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  15. ↑ Maskell, Emily (7 July 2025). "Who are the out 2025 Euros LGBTQ+ Netherlands players facing the Lionesses?". PinkNews. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Player profile". FlashScore. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  17. ↑ "Jana Fernandez". Fotmob. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "10th Liga F title for Barça Women". FC Barcelona. 11 May 2025. Archived from the original on 16 June 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Barça 2-0 Atlético Madrid: Pina wins the crown for the queens of the cup". FC Barcelona. 7 June 2025. Archived from the original on 7 June 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  20. ↑ "Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona: Barça surge to first Women's Champions League title". UEFA. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  21. ↑ Wrack, Suzanne (3 June 2023). "Rolfö caps Barcelona comeback against Wolfsburg to win thrilling WCL final". The Guardian. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Barcelona retains Women's Champions League title, completing historic quadruple". CNN. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  23. ↑ "England 1-1 Spain". uefa.com. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
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