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International career

Fernández made his senior debut for the

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in a 1–0 friendly win over

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on 21 March 2018. He has remained in the under-21 set up since, however, notably scoring a brace in a shock 3–3 draw with

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in October 2020, securing Andorra under-21s a rare point against a team featuring

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players such as

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and

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. On 12 November 2021, he received a red card for elbowing

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in the first minute of the match vs

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, which Andorra went on to lose by a score of 1–4. Fernández scored his first goal for Andorra on 12 October 2021 during a 3–0 win against

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during

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, and the match subsequently became Andorra's first ever away victory. Fernández scored his second goal for Andorra on 21 March 2024 during a 1–1 draw against

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during the 2024 FIFA Series: Algeria.

International goals

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernández, Ricard 1999 births Living people Footballers from Andorra la Vella Andorran men's footballers Andorra men's international footballers FC Andorra players SD Formentera players ND Bilje players UE Santa Coloma players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Slovenian Second League players Andorran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Andorran expatriate sportspeople in Spain Andorran expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Men's association football forwards CP San Cristóbal players