Fernando Cornejo (footballer, born 1994)

For other people named Fernando Cornejo, see Fernando Cornejo (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cornejoand the second or maternal family name is Padilla.

Fernando Cornejo

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Esteban Cornejo Padilla
Date of birth	(1994-04-13) April 13, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Deportes Recoleta
Number	13
Youth career
	Unión Española
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Unión Española B	37	(1)
2014–2018	Unión Española	31	(1)
2017	→ Barnechea (loan)	12	(1)
2018	→ Deportes Puerto Montt (loan)	14	(1)
2019–2021	Deportes Puerto Montt	42	(1)
2021–2022	San Luis	28	(0)
2023–	Deportes Recoleta	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2023

Fernando Esteban Cornejo Padilla (born 13 April 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a centre-back for Deportes Recoleta.

Career

A product of Unión Española youth system, ^[2] Cornejo played for the B-team in the Chilean Segunda División ^{[3] [4]} before making his debut in the Chilean Primera División in 2014 against Santiago Wanderers. ^[5] As a player of them, he also had stints on loan with Barnechea ^[6] and Deportes Puerto Montt ^[7] in 2017 and 2018, respectively.

After ending his contract with Unión Española, he played for Deportes Puerto Montt ^[2] and San Luis de Quillota. ^{[6] [8] [9]}

In 2023, he signed with Deportes Recoleta. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "Fernando Cornejo". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
2. "Descartada la partida de uno de los centrales de Puerto Montt". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
3. "Fernando Cornejo :: Deportes Recoleta :: Player Profile :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
4. "Resumen Fecha 13: Iberia 4-1 U.Española B". IBERIANGELES (in Spanish). 18 April 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
5. "Santiago Wanderers 2-3 Unión Española (Dec 14, 2014) Commentary". ESPN (in Spanish). 14 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
6. "Conozca los seis primeros refuerzos que ya entrenan en San Luis". El Observador (in Spanish). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
7. @DPMChile (14 July 2018). "¡Bienvenido Fernando Cornejo a Deportes Puerto Montt!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2023– via Twitter.
8. "San Luis de Quillota confirma un nuevo fichaje: ya son cuatro los refuerzos". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
9. Herrera, Gabriel (5 March 2021). "El deporte de tu ciudad: Fernando Cornejo Padilla, nuevo jugador de San Luis de Quillota 2021". DeportesQuillota (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
10. "(Exclusiva) Recoleta sumaría a un nuevo defensor". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
11. "Peleó el descenso y para no pasar el mismo susto ya contrato 15 jugadores". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

External links

• Fernando Cornejo at Soccerway
• Fernando Cornejo at Canarias7.es (in Spanish)