Leonardo Fernández (Uruguayan footballer)

Leonardo Cecilio Fernández López (born 1 October 1998) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Mexican side Toluca on loan from Tigres UANL.[1]

For the Bolivian footballer, see Leonardo Fernández (Bolivian footballer).
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is López.
Leonardo Fernández
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Cecilio Fernández López
Date of birth (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Toluca
(on loan from Tigres UANL)
Number 18
Youth career
Amanecer
2011–2015 Fénix
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Fénix 90 (25)
2019– Tigres UANL 0 (0)
2019 → Universidad de Chile (loan) 7 (1)
2020– → Toluca (loan) 10 (8)
National team‡
2012–2013 Uruguay U15 15 (2)
2014–2015 Uruguay U17 19 (5)
2017 Uruguay U20 1 (0)
2019 Uruguay U22 5 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2019

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Fernández joined Fénix's youth setup in 2011, from lowly CSyD Amanecer.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

On 4 March 2018, Fernández scored a brace in a 3–2 defeat to Defensor Sporting.[5] On 29 July, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 away routing of Cerro,[6] and finished the campaign with 11 goals, playing a key part as his side narrowly avoided relegation.

On 24 June 2019, he joined Tigres UANL for the pre-season but was later loaned to Club Universidad de Chile.

On 12 December 2019, Fernández joined Mexican club Toluca on a season-long loan.[7]

On 2020, he won player of the month of January in the Liga MX.

Career statistics
As of 15 March 2020[8]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fénix 2014–15 Uruguayan Primera División 10———243
2015–16 120———120
2016 80—1[lower-alpha 1]0—90
2017 202———202
2018 3411———3411
2019 1512———1512
Total90250010009125
Universidad de Chile (loan)2019Chilean Primera División7120——91
Total 7120000091
Toluca (loan)2019–20Liga MX10840——148
Total 108400000148
Career total 1073460100011434
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References
  1. "LEONARDO FERNÁNDEZ". AUF.org.uy (in Spanish). Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. "Entrevista a Leonardo Fernández" [Interview to Leonardo Fernández]. AUF.org.uy (in Spanish). Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. "Clausura: Peñarol 2 – Fénix 0" (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. "Fénix volvió a ganar, 2:1 a El Tanque" [Fénix win again, 2–1 at El Tanque] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. "Defensor ganó sin sobrarle nada, 3:2" [Defensor win without margin, 3–2] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  6. "Fénix arrasó y goleó 5:0 a Cerro" [Fénix delighted and thrashed Cerro by 5–0] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  7. "Viene refuerzo uruguayo". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 12 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  8. Leonardo Fernández at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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