Yago Fernández
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Portuguese name Template:Infobox football biography Yago Fernández Prieto (born 5 January 1988), known simply as Yago, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
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Club career
Early years
Born in Lisbon, Yago played for four clubs during his youth career, starting with hometown's S.L. Benfica at the age of nine then successively representing Sporting Clube de Portugal, Real Madrid and Valencia CF. As a senior, his first spell was with the latter's reserve team in Tercera División, in a promotion-ending campaign.
Subsequently, Yago continued in Spain, playing two years for RCD Espanyol B, helping the side promote to Segunda División B and being relegated in his second season. In January 2010, he returned to his country for an unassuming loan spell with Gil Vicente F.C. in the Segunda Liga (no appearances whatsoever).
Malmö
In July 2010, after not having his contract renewed by Espanyol, Yago was taken on trial by Swedish club Malmö FF, which had just lost Jasmin Sudić with a ruptured cruciate ligament. He played against Fulham in a 0–0 friendly draw, and his performance earned him a contract for the rest of the year, with the deal being confirmed by manager Roland Nilsson.<ref>Yago Fernández klar för Malmö FF (Yago Fernández ready for Malmo FF); Svenska Fans, 30 July 2010 Template:Sv icon</ref>
On 8 December 2010, shortly after winning the Allsvenskan title, Yago signed a new one-year deal with Malmö.<ref>Yago och Malm klara! (Yago and Malm done!); Malmö FF, 8 December 2010 Template:Sv icon</ref> However, they chose not to offer him a new contract after the 2011 season.<ref>Inget MFF-kontrakt för Nkili (No MFF contract for Nkili); Sydsvenskan, 29 November 2011 Template:Sv icon</ref>
AEK Athens
In August 2012, following a five-month spell with Girona FC in Segunda División,<ref>El Girona ficha al defensa portugués Yago Fernández (Girona signs Portuguese defender Yago Fernández); Diario AS, 24 January 2012 Template:Es icon</ref> during which he scored in a 5–3 home win against Xerez CD,<ref>5–3: El Girona respira en un partido con alternativas y polémica (5–3: Girona breathes in game of alternatives and controversy); Mundo Deportivo, 10 March 2012 Template:Es icon</ref> Yago agreed to a three-year contract with AEK Athens FC.
Häcken
On 19 August 2013, Yago signed for BK Häcken, thus returning to Sweden.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In November, after failing to make an appearance, he left the club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Oriental
Yago moved to Clube Oriental de Lisboa in early August 2014, after a short stint in Kazakhstan with FC Shakhter Karagandy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He played his first game as a professional in his country on 5 October, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against G.D. Chaves.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valencia B | 2007–08<ref name="FJ">Template:Cite web</ref> | Tercera División | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Espanyol B | 2008–09<ref name="FJ"/> | Tercera División | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10<ref name="FJ"/> | Segunda División B | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||||
| Gil Vicente (loan) | 2009–10<ref name="FJ"/> | Segunda Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Malmö | 2010<ref name="SW">Template:Cite web</ref> | Allsvenskan | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2011<ref name="SW"/> | Allsvenskan | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |||
| Girona | 2011–12<ref name="SW"/> | Segunda División | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| AEK Athens | 2012–13<ref name="SW"/> | Superleague Greece | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2014<ref name="SW"/> | Kazakhstan Premier League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Oriental | 2014–15<ref name="SW"/> | Segunda Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 96 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 7 | ||
Honours
- Malmö FF
References
External links
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Portuguese people of Spanish descent
- Sportspeople from Lisbon
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Segunda Liga players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- Clube Oriental de Lisboa players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Valencia CF Mestalla footballers
- RCD Espanyol B footballers
- Girona FC players
- Allsvenskan players
- Malmö FF players
- BK Häcken players
- Superleague Greece players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- FC Shakhter Karagandy players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
- Portuguese expatriates in Spain
- Portuguese expatriates in Sweden
- Portuguese expatriates in Greece
- Portuguese expatriates in Kazakhstan
