Gerard Fernández Castellano (born 4 October 2002), sometimes known as Peque Fernández, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Born in

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (; ), often shortened to L'Hospitalet or just L'H, is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Barcelonès Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'', in Catalonia (Spain). It is part of the Barcelona metropolitan area, ...

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, Fernández joined the youth setup of

UE Cornellà Unió Esportiva Cornellà, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S. A. D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1951 it plays in , holding home gam ...

in 2011. in 2014, he departed for

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, however after two years he returned to Cornellà. Aged 16, Fernández made his senior debut for Cornellà in the

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and later in the

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. On 5 September 2019, Fernández returned to

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, signing a three-year contract, with an option for a further two. On 9 February 2020, Fernández was included in

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's squad for a match against Villarreal B. He scored on his

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debut, playing as a starter in the 3–2 loss at home. On 7 July 2022, Fernández signed with newly promoted

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side

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on a two-year deal, following the expiration of his Barcelona contract. In the 2023–24 campaign, he was the club's top scorer with 18 goals as they narrowly missed out a play-off spot. On 10 July 2024,

side

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announced they had reached an agreement with Racing for the signing of Fernández, who agreed to a four-year contract.

International career

In February 2020, Fernández received a call up to Spain's under-18 team from

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for a friendly against

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. He made his debut on 26 February as a starter in a 2–1 win.

References

External links

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FC Barcelona profile
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