Luis Fernandez

Luis Theo Fernandez (born 28 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Stevenage.

Career

Fernandez joined Stevenage at the age of 13, and progressed through the club's youth system. Following Ben Wilmot's inclusion in the Stevenage first-team; Fernandez, who was still playing regularly for the club's U16 team at the time, was called up to play at centre-back in the FA Youth Cup against Middlesbrough's U18 team. He played 90 minutes of the match, which Stevenage lost 2–1. Stevenage head of academy coaching Stephen Payne stated he felt Fernandez's late inclusion and ability to deal with the "pressure environment" put Fernandez in good stead for his professional career.

Whilst still a second-year scholar, aged 17, Fernandez made his first-team debut in Stevenage's 2–1 home loss to Southend United in the EFL Cup on 13 August 2019, playing the whole match. After the match, he was singled out for praise by manager Dino Maamria, who described Fernandez's debut as being "a Man of the Match performance". Fernandez signed his first professional contract on 28 August 2019.

Career statistics

As of match played 3 December 2019