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Luis Theo Fernandez (born 28 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League South club Hampton & Richmond Borough.

Luis Fernandez

Personal information
Full name	Luis Theo Fernandez[1]
Date of birth	(2001-09-28) 28 September 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth	Enfield, England
Position(s)	Defender[2]
Club information
Current team	Hampton & Richmond Borough
Number	5
Youth career
2015–2019	Stevenage
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Stevenage	5	(0)
2020	→ Oxford City (loan)	8	(0)
2021	→ Oxford City (loan)	2	(0)
2021–2022	→ King's Lynn Town (loan)	22	(1)
2022–	Hampton & Richmond Borough	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:18, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Career

Stevenage

Fernandez joined Stevenage at the age of 13 and progressed through the club's youth system.[3] Following Ben Wilmot's inclusion in the Stevenage first-team; Fernandez, who was still playing regularly for the club's under-16 team at the time, was called up to play at centre-back in the FA Youth Cup against Middlesbrough's under-18 team.[4] He played 90 minutes of the match, which Stevenage lost 2–1.[5] Stevenage head of academy coach Stephen Payne stated he felt Fernandez's late inclusion and ability to deal with the "pressure environment" put Fernandez in good stead for his professional career.[4]

Whilst a second-year scholar, aged 17,[3] Fernandez made his first-team debut in Stevenage's 2–1 home defeat to Southend United in the EFL Cup on 13 August 2019, playing the whole match.[6] After the match, he was singled out for praise by manager Dino Maamria, who described Fernandez's debut as being "a Man of the Match performance".[3] Fernandez signed his first professional contract on 28 August 2019.[7] He made eight first-team appearances during the 2019–20 season.[8]

Loan spells

Having made one first-team appearance for Stevenage during the opening month of the 2020–21 season,[9] Fernandez joined National League South club Oxford City on a three-month loan agreement on 9 October 2020.[10] He made his debut as a 60th-minute substitute in Oxford City's 1–1 away draw with Chelmsford City on 10 October 2020.[11] He played regularly during his time on loan at Oxford City,[2] making 11 appearances in all competitions.[2] Fernandez was recalled by Stevenage on 24 December 2020 following a number of injuries and suspensions within the first-team squad.[12] He rejoined Oxford City on 21 January 2021, on a loan contract for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[13] He made three further appearances before the National League South season was curtailed due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic on 24 February 2021.[2][14] Fernandez remained at Oxford City until the conclusion of their FA Trophy campaign, losing at the quarter-final stage to Notts County on 27 February 2021.[2]

He joined National League club King's Lynn Town on a season-long loan agreement on 12 July 2021.[15]

Hampton & Richmond Borough

On 25 May 2022, Fernandez agreed to join National League South side, Hampton & Richmond Borough ahead of the 2022–23 campaign.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 April 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stevenage	2019–20[8]	League Two	4	0	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	8	0
	2020–21[9]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2021–22[2]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		5	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	10	0
Oxford City (loan)	2020–21[2]	National League South	10	0	3	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	15	0
King's Lynn Town (loan)	2021–22[2]	National League	22	1	2	0	—		0	0	24	1
Hampton & Richmond Borough	2022–23[2]	National League South	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career total			37	1	6	0	1	0	5	0	47	1

References

External links

• Luis Fernandez at Soccerbase

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