Guille Fernández
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Fernández Casino[1]
Date of birth (2008-06-18) 18 June 2008
Place of birth Rubí, Barcelona, Spain[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Youth career
Espanyol
2018– Barcelona
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Spain U15 11 (2)
2023– Spain U17 1 (1)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023

Guillermo "Guille" Fernández Casino (born 18 June 2008) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona.

Club career

Born in Rubí, Barcelona, Fernández began his career at Espanyol, before making the switch to Barcelona in 2018.[2] In March 2022, following impressive performances for the club's Infantil A squad, he was promoted to the Cadet B team - playing with players a year older than himself - and marked his second appearance with a goal.[3]

The following year, in August 2023, he was included in Barcelona's under-18 squad, despite only being fifteen, for their pre-season preparation.[4] He was given his debut in the UEFA Youth League by youth team manager Óscar López in September, becoming Barcelona's second-youngest player in the competition, behind Lamine Yamal.[5] Continuing his meteoric rise at Barcelona, Fernández was included in the first-team squad's training for the first time in October 2023, alongside fellow youth players Pau Cubarsí, Marc Guiu and Áron Yaakobishvili, due to the absence of a number of first-team players.[5][6]

International career

Fernández has represented Spain at under-15 level.[1]

Personal life

Fernández' cousin is fellow Barcelona player Toni Fernández - the pair's fathers are brothers, and their mothers are sisters.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Guille Fernández at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 "Toni y Guille Fernández, los primos del Barça en LaLiga Promises" [Toni and Guille Fernández, Barça's cousins in LaLiga Promises]. laliga.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Rogé, Albert (28 March 2022). "Guille Fernández se gana el ascenso" [Guille Fernández wins promotion]. sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Gascón, Javier (22 August 2023). "Guille Fernández (15 años), entre los once del Barça en la Sub-18" [Guille Fernández (15 years old), among Barça's eleven in the U-18]. mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 "The next young La Masia starlet following Lamine Yamal's footsteps". sport.es. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Gascón, Javier (11 October 2023). "Guille, de 15 años, en la sesión de Xavi con Cubarsí, Guiu, Pau Víctor, Unai y Yakko" [Guille, 15 years old, in Xavi's session with Cubarsí, Guiu, Pau Víctor, Unai and Yakko]. mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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