Ronnie Fernández

Ronnie Alan Fernández Sáez (born 30 January 1991) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and Chile national team.

Ronnie Fernández
Fernández with Santiago Wanderers in 2010
Personal information
Full name Ronnie Alan Fernández Sáez
Date of birth (1991-01-30) 30 January 1991
Place of birth Punta Arenas, Chile
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Selangor
Number 9
Youth career
Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Santiago Wanderers 79 (19)
2012Deportes Puerto Montt (loan) 35 (10)
2013Naval (loan) 19 (6)
2014Deportes Concepción (loan) 18 (2)
2016 Deportivo Cali 19 (2)
2017 Bolívar 22 (7)
2017–2020 Al-Fayha 54 (23)
2019Al-Nasr (loan) 12 (4)
2020 Santiago Wanderers 11 (0)
2021 Al-Raed 15 (3)
2021 Santiago Wanderers 11 (3)
2022 Universidad de Chile 26 (5)
2023 Bolívar 26 (18)
2024– Selangor 1 (0)
International career
2022– Chile 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024

Career

On 9 July 2017, Fernández signed a three-year contract with Saudi Arabian club Al-Fayha for a fee of €1.75 million.[2] He made his debut on 10 August 2017 against Al-Hilal and scored the opening goal with a penalty kick, but in the end his team lost 2–1.[3]

Fernández was the top scorer of the Saudi Professional League of the 2017–18 season, scoring 13 goals in 25 matches. [4][5]

On 26 March 2019, Fernández scored the opening goal against Arsenal in a 3–2 defeat at the recently renovated Al Maktoum Stadium.[6][7][8]

Fernández scored a hat-trick against Al-Ittihad on 19 December 2019 in a 4–1 win.[9]

In 2024, he left Bolivian club Bolívar and signed with Malaysia Super League side Selangor.[10][11]

International career

Fernández was included in Chile's 23 squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Brazil and Uruguay. He made his debut on 24 March 2022, coming as a substitute in a 4–0 defeat against Brazil in Maracanã Stadium.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2023[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santiago Wanderers 2010 Chilean Primera División 500050
2011 600060
2013 400040
2014–15 324862[lower-alpha 2]14211
2015–16 3215523717
Total 791913821009428
Puerto Montt (loan) 2012 Primera B de Chile 3510003510
Naval (loan) 2013–14 19651247
Concepción (loan) 2013–14 18200182
Deportivo Cali 2016 Categoría Primera A 19240232
Bolívar 2016–17 Bolivian Primera División 22700227
Al-Fayha 2017–18 Saudi Professional League 2513102613
2018–19 14320163
2019–20 15710167
2020–21 000000
Total 54234000005823
Al-Nasr (loan) 2018–19 UAE Pro League 124001[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0144
Santiago Wanderers 2020 Chilean Primera División 11000110
Al Raed 2020–21 Saudi Professional League 15300153
Santiago Wanderers 2021 Chilean Primera División 11300113
Universidad de Chile 2022 265602[lower-alpha 5]1346
Bolívar 2023 Bolivian Primera División 26181419[lower-alpha 6]44923
Selangor 2024–25 Malaysia Super League 00000[lower-alpha 7]00[lower-alpha 8]000
Career total 347102461012531408118

International

As of match played 30 March 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Chile 202250
Total50

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "Ronnie Fernandez - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  2. "رسمياً روني وباروس فيحاويين حتى 2020 - نادي الفيحاء السعودي". www.alfiha.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. "LIVE Al Hilal - Al Fayha - Saudi Arabian Premier League - 10 August 2017". Eurosport. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. "Talented Saudi Arabia midfielder 'honored' to be named Saudi Pro League's top young player". Arab News. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. "مهاجم الفيحاء روني فرنانديز يحقق لقب هداف الدوري - نادي الفيحاء السعودي" [Al-Fayhaa striker Ronnie Fernandez is the league's top scorer]. www.alfiha.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. "Al Nasr Dubai SC impress despite Arsenal FC defeat". Goal. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. "Al-Nasr 2-3 Arsenal: How it happened". Arsenal.com. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. "Al Nasr 2-3 Arsenal: Alexandre Lacazette scores in friendly win". Sky Sports. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. "Al-Faihaa open matchday 12 with a 4-1 win over Ittihad | الدوري السعودي للمحترفين". spl.com.sa. 19 December 2019.
  10. "Ronnie Fernández #IsRED". selangorfc.com. Selangor FC. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  11. Musa, Muzaffar (3 February 2024). "Selangor umum ikat penyerang baru dari Chile, bakal ganti Ayron Del Valle". stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  12. "Brazil 4–0 Chile Report". fifa.com. FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  13. "R. FERNÁNDEZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  14. "Ronnie Fernández". Sofascore. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  15. "Ronnie Fernández". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  16. Avineshwaran, T. "Selangor find new forward in Chile hitman Fernandez". The Star. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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