Leonardo Fernández (Uruguayan footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Cecilio Fernández López | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Peñarol (on loan from Toluca) |
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| Youth career | |||
| Amanecer | |||
| 2011–2015 | Fénix | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Fénix | 90 | (25) |
| 2019–2021 | Tigres UANL | 35 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Universidad de Chile (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Toluca (loan) | 10 | (8) |
| 2022– | Toluca | 54 | (17) |
| 2023–2024 | → Fluminense (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Peñarol (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Uruguay U15 | 15 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Uruguay U17 | 19 | (5) |
| 2017 | Uruguay U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Uruguay U22 | 5 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2019 | |||
Leonardo Cecilio Fernández López (born 8 November 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Uruguayan Primera División club Peñarol on loan from Toluca.
He is, along with Argentine Neri Cardozo, the only players to win both the Concacaf Champions League and the Copa Libertadores, the two top American tournaments at the international level.
Club career
Fénix
Born in Montevideo, Fernández joined Fénix's youth setup in 2011, from lowly CSyD Amanecer. On 31 May 2015, aged just 16, he made his first team – and Primera División – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Martín Ligüera in a 2–0 away loss against Peñarol.
After spending his first two seasons as a backup, Fernández started to appear regularly from the 2017 campaign onwards. He scored his first professional goal on 25 March of that year, netting the winner in a 2–1 home defeat of El Tanque Sisley.
On 4 March 2018, Fernández scored a brace in a 3–2 defeat to Defensor Sporting. On 29 July, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 away routing of Cerro, and finished the campaign with 11 goals, playing a key part as his side narrowly avoided relegation.
Tigres UANL
On 24 June 2019, Fernández joined Mexican club Tigres UANL on a free transfer. He was immediately loaned to Club Universidad de Chile.
Toluca
On 12 December 2019, Fernández joined Toluca on a season-long loan. At the end of his loan, Fernández returned to UANL and was later deemed surplus. On 19 December 2021, Fernández sealed a permanent move to Toluca.
Fluminense (loan)
On 4 July 2023, Fernandez joined Fluminense on a one-year loan.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fénix | 2014–15 | Uruguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||||
| 2018 | 34 | 11 | — | — | — | 34 | 11 | |||||
| 2019 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | |||||
| Total | 90 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 25 | ||
| Tigres UANL | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 22 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Universidad de Chile (loan) | 2019 | Chilean Primera División | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Toluca (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 8 | ||
| Toluca | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23 | 39 | 10 | — | — | — | 39 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 17 | ||
| Fluminense (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| Career total | 203 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 63 | ||
- Appearance in Copa Sudamericana.
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League.
- Appearances in Leagues Cup.
Honours
Tigres UANL
Fluminense
Individual
- Liga MX Player of the Month: January 2020