Jana Fernández Velasco (; born 18 February 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer from Catalonia who plays as a centre back for Liga F club FC Barcelona.
 Fernández in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jana Fernández Velasco | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Martorell, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2018 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Barcelona B | 33+ | (3+) |
| 2018– | Barcelona | 36 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Spain U17 | 17 | (0) |
| 2019 | Spain U19 | 1 | (1) |
| 2021– | Spain U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:01, 23 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:01, 23 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editFernández was born in Martorell in the district of Baix Llobregat in the Province of Barcelona. She began her football training at FC Barcelona's La Masia academy in 2014 at 12 years old.
Fernández made her debut for Barcelona in November 2018 at 16 years and 9 months,[1] while she was still playing with the club's Juvenil-Cadet section. She was the club's second-youngest debutant after FC Barcelona Femení's professionalization in 2015.[2]
In the summer of 2020, Fernández signed her first full-team contract for three seasons.[2]
On 10 March 2021, she made her first start in the UEFA Women's Champions League in a 5–0 win against Danish side Fortuna Hjørring.[3] Barcelona went on to win the Champions League that year for the first time in their history. Fernández made 16 league appearances in her first senior season, a competition that Barcelona also won. On 27 May 2021, Fernández made her first appearance in the Copa de la Reina in a 4–0 win against Madrid CFF.[4] Barcelona won the 2021 Copa de la Reina on 30 May and completed the continental treble.[2]
Fernández scored her first goal for Barcelona in 2021 in a 9–1 win against Deportivo Alavés.[5][6] On 14 February 2022, the club announced that Fernández had torn the cruciate ligament of her right knee and would be out for the rest of the 2021–22 season. She finished her season with 18 total appearances and two goals.[7] Injuries and discomfort continued to keep her playing minutes reduced into the 2023–24 season, though she managed more consistency towards the end of the season and was trusted for defensive security in the league.[8]
International career
editFernández has played with all official categories of Spanish youth national teams, including their U17s, U19s, and U20s.
She was a part of Spain's U-17 national team that won the 2018 U-17 European Championship.[9] By winning the U-17 Championship, Spain automatically qualified for the 2018 U17 World Cup. Fernandez played every match for the Spanish side that won the tournament, the first World Cup won by Spanish women in any age category.[10][11]
Career statistics
edit- As of 30 March 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Supercup | UWCL | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona | 2018–19 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 3 | ||
Honours
editBarcelona
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2020–21,[13] 2022–23,[14] 2023–24[15]
- Primera División: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Copa de la Reina: 2020–21, 2023–24
- Supercopa de España Femenina: 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Spain U17
References
edit- ^ Jana, BDFutbol
- ^ a b c "Jana Fernández stats - FC Barcelona players". fcbarcelona.com. FC Barcelona. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Fortuna Hjørring 0-5 Barça: Into the quarterfinals!". fcbarcelona.com. FC Barcelona. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Madrid CFF 0 - Barcelona 4: resumen de la Copa de la Reina". as.com. Diario AS. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "La sesrovirenca Jana Fernández marca en la golejada del Barça". regio7.cat. Regió7. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ Espinosa Badias, Raúl (3 October 2021). "Melanie Serrano: "Es un gol especial porque voy a ser madre"". vavel.com. Vavel. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Jana, con una rotura del ligamento cruzado". www.fcbarcelona.es (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Tikas, Maria (30 May 2024). "El 1x1 de una temporada perfecta". Diario Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2024.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Official squad lists for the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship 2018". womenssoccerunited.com. Women's Soccer United. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Menayo, David (30 November 2018). "Cata Coll, Jana Fernández, María Méndez y Claudia Pina, las intocables de 'La Rojita'". marca.com. Marca. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Menayo, David (2 December 2018). "España conquista el Mundial Sub'17 tras vencer a México en la final". marca.com. Marca. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Player profile". FlashScore. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona: Barça surge to first Women's Champions League title". UEFA.com. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Wrack, Suzanne (3 June 2023). "Rolfö caps Barcelona comeback against Wolfsburg to win thrilling WCL final". The Guardian. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Barcelona retains Women's Champions League title, completing historic quadruple". CNN. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
External links
edit- Jana Fernández at La Liga
- Jana Fernández at FC Barcelona
- Jana Fernández at FC Barcelona players
- Jana Fernández at BDFutbol
- Jana Fernández at ESPN FC
- Jana Fernández at FBref.com
- Jana Fernández at Soccerway
- Jana Fernández at Txapeldunak (in Spanish)