Jesús Fernández (footballer, born 1988)

Jesús Fernández
	Fernández training with Real Madrid in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Jesús Fernández Collado
Date of birth	11 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Politehnica Iași
Number	88
Youth career
1998–2004	Adarve
2004–2006	Villarreal
2006–2007	Getafe
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2009	Numancia B
2009–2010	Numancia
2010–2013	Real Madrid B
2011–2014	Real Madrid
2014–2016	Levante
2016	Granada
2016–2017	Cádiz
2017–2018	Cultural Leonesa
2018–2020	CFR Cluj
2020	→ Panetolikos (loan)
2020–2021	Sepsi OSK
2021–2022	Hércules
2022–2024	Voluntari
2024–	Politehnica Iași
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2025

Jesús Fernández Collado (born 11 June 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club Politehnica Iași.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Madrid, Fernández played youth football for three clubs. In 2007 he signed for CD Numancia, going on to play two seasons with the reserves in the Tercera División. In the 2009–10 campaign he was third choice with the main squad in the Segunda División, making his debut in the competition on 22 May 2010 in a 4–3 away loss against Real Unión.^[1]^[2]

Fernández returned to his hometown in 2010, joining Real Madrid and being assigned to Real Madrid Castilla in the Segunda División B. On 21 May 2011, in the last match of the season, he made his first-team and La Liga debut, replacing departing Jerzy Dudek in the last minutes of an 8–1 home demolition of UD Almería.^[3]

Fernández acted solely as third choice for the Merengues in the following two years, as understudy to Iker Casillas, Antonio Adán and Diego López. He made his first start on 1 June 2013, featuring in a 4–2 home victory over CA Osasuna in the last matchday.^[4]

Levante and Granada

On 4 August 2014, Levante UD reached an agreement with Real Madrid for the transfer of Fernández,^[5] who signed a two-year contract with the top division club.^[6] After being rarely used during his tenure, he moved to fellow league team Granada CF on 22 January 2016.^[7]

Cádiz and Cultural

On 21 July 2016, Fernández agreed to a two-year deal at Cádiz CF of the second division.^[8] Exactly one year later, and only three competitive appearances to his credit, he joined Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in the same level.^[9]

CFR Cluj

On 17 August 2018, Fernández signed a contract with Romanian defending champions CFR Cluj.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 January 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup^[a]		League Cup		Continental^[b]		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Numancia B	2007–08	Tercera División	?	?	—		—		—		—		?	?
	2008–09	Tercera División	?	?	—		—		—		—		?	?
	Total		66	0	—		—		—		—		66	0
Numancia	2009–10	Segunda División	5	0	0	0	—		—		—		5	0
Real Madrid B	2010–11	Segunda División B	26	0	—		—		—		—		20	0
	2011–12	Segunda División B	21	0	—		—		—		—		21	0
	2012–13	Segunda División	14	0	—		—		—		—		14	0
	Total		61	0	—		—		—		—		61	0
Real Madrid	2010–11	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
	2011–12	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	2012–13	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
	2013–14	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		2	0
Levante	2014–15	La Liga	6	0	4	0	—		—		—		10	0
Granada	2015–16	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		—		1	0
Cádiz	2016–17	Segunda División	1	0	2	0	—		—		—		3	0
Cultural Leonesa	2017–18	Segunda División	12	0	2	0	—		—		—		14	0
CFR Cluj	2018–19	Liga I	3	0	5	0	—		1	0	—		9	0
	2019–20	Liga I	2	0	1	0	—		0	0	—		3	0
	Total		5	0	6	0	—		1	0	—		12	0
Panetolikos (loan)	2019–20	Super League Greece	11	0	1	0	—		—		—		12	0
Sepsi OSK	2020–21	Liga I	8	0	0	0	—		—		—		8	0
Hércules	2021–22	Segunda División RFEF	9	0	0	0	—		—		—		8	0
Voluntari	2022–23	Liga I	2	0	3	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2023–24	Liga I	26	0	4	0	—		—		—		30	0
	Total		28	0	7	0	—		—		—		35	0
Politehnica Iași	2024–25	Liga I	22	0	1	0	—		—		—		23	0
Career total			237	0	23	0	—		1	0	—		261	0

^ Includes Copa del Rey, Cupa României, Greek Cup
^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League

Honours

Real Madrid Castilla

Segunda División B: 2011–12^[11]

CFR Cluj

Liga I: 2018–19, 2019–20^[11]

References

^ El Real Unión cree en la salvación ante un 'novato' Numancia (Real Unión believe in salvation against 'rookie' Numancia); Marca, 22 May 2010 (in Spanish)
^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia] (in Spanish). Desde Soria. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
^ Ronaldo breaks record in rout Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 21 May 2011
^ Mou, adiós con Victoria (Mou, farewell with win); Marca, 1 June 2013 (in Spanish)
^ "Official statement: Jesús Fernández". Real Madrid CF. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
^ El Levante UD llega a un acuerdo con el Real Madrid CF para el traspaso del guardameta Jesús Fernández (Levante UD reach agreement with Real Madrid CF for the transfer of goalkeeper Jesús Fernández) Archived 6 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Levante UD, 4 August 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Jesús Fernández se incorpora al Granada CF (Jesús Fernández added to Granada CF) Archived 3 February 2016 at archive.today; Granada CF, 22 January 2016 (in Spanish)
^ Jesús Fernández, séptima incorporación del mercado de verano (Jesús Fernández, seventh addition of the summer market); Cádiz CF, 21 July 2016 (in Spanish)
^ Alta Jesús Fernández (Jesús Fernández in) Archived 31 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Cultural Leonesa, 21 July 2017 (in Spanish)
^ "Bun venit, Jesus Fernandez Collado!" [Welcome, Jesús Fernández Collado!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jesús Fernández at Soccerway

External links

Jesús Fernández at BDFutbol
Jesús Fernández at Futbolme (in Spanish)

[12] Includes Copa del Rey, Cupa României, Greek Cup

[13] Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League

[1] El Real Unión cree en la salvación ante un 'novato' Numancia (Real Unión believe in salvation against 'rookie' Numancia); Marca, 22 May 2010 (in Spanish)

[2] "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia] (in Spanish). Desde Soria. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

[3] Ronaldo breaks record in rout Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 21 May 2011

[4] Mou, adiós con Victoria (Mou, farewell with win); Marca, 1 June 2013 (in Spanish)

[5] "Official statement: Jesús Fernández". Real Madrid CF. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.

[6] El Levante UD llega a un acuerdo con el Real Madrid CF para el traspaso del guardameta Jesús Fernández (Levante UD reach agreement with Real Madrid CF for the transfer of goalkeeper Jesús Fernández) Archived 6 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Levante UD, 4 August 2014 (in Spanish)

[7] Jesús Fernández se incorpora al Granada CF (Jesús Fernández added to Granada CF) Archived 3 February 2016 at archive.today; Granada CF, 22 January 2016 (in Spanish)

[8] Jesús Fernández, séptima incorporación del mercado de verano (Jesús Fernández, seventh addition of the summer market); Cádiz CF, 21 July 2016 (in Spanish)

[9] Alta Jesús Fernández (Jesús Fernández in) Archived 31 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Cultural Leonesa, 21 July 2017 (in Spanish)

[10] "Bun venit, Jesus Fernandez Collado!" [Welcome, Jesús Fernández Collado!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[SW-11] Jesús Fernández at Soccerway

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