Matias Fernandez-Pardo

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Matias Fernandez-Pardo
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Fernandez-Pardo with Lille in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lille
Number 19
Youth career
Anderlecht
Mechelen
2014–2020 Lille
2020–2022 Gent
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Gent II 38 (4)
2023–2024 Gent 20 (9)
2024– Lille 6 (1)
International career‡
2020 Belgium U15 1 (0)
2021 Belgium U17 1 (0)
2023 Belgium U18 3 (0)
2023– Belgium U19 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Matias Fernandez-Pardo (born 3 February 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lille.

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Early life

Matias Fernandez-Pardo was born on 3 February 2005 in Brussels, Belgium within a family of Spanish and Italian descent. [2] He started playing football at Anderlecht and Mechelen, and then joined French Ligue 1 club Lille academy in 2014. [2] He stayed in Northern France until 2020 when he chose to come back in Belgium and join Gent youth system. [2]

Club career

Gent

During the 2022–23 season, he was selected for Jong KAA Gent, the promising team of Gent, where he managed to score two goals in 26 appearances. On 9 March 2023, he made his official debut with Gent's first team: in a Conference League match against Istanbul Başakşehir (1–1 draw), coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck brought him on as a substitute for Hugo Cuypers in the 85th minute. [3] On 1 April 2023, he joined the first team in his first league appearance against Seraing in a match that ended 5–0 for Gent.

His first professional goal came in a 5–0 win against Charleroi. [4]

Fernandez-Pardo signed a contract extension with Gent in June 2023 until mid-2026. [5] In the 2024 winter transfer window, he was linked with a move to Lecce or Real Valladolid. [6] [7] After Gent managed to secure a ticket to the Conference League, it was reported that Bayer Leverkusen was interested in recruiting him. [8] [9]

During the 2023–24 Belgian Pro League play-offs, he played in each of the 10 matches and scored 7 goals, as well as providing two assists. [2]

Lille

On 30 August 2024, Fernandez-Pardo officially returned to Lille, signing a five-year contract for the club he left as an academy player four years ago. [2] According to various columnists and reporters, the financial details of the transfer include an initial and base fee of €10 million and a maximum of €2 million add-ons depending on sporting conditions. [10] [11] [12]

International career

Born in Belgium, Fernandez-Pardo is also eligible to represent Spain and holds dual-citizenship. [13] In November 2023, he was called up for the European Under-19 Cup qualifying matches and scored the winning brace against Albania. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gent II 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1 262———262
2023–24 Belgian National Division 1122———122
Total384———384
Gent 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 10001 [a] 0—20
2023–24 Belgian Pro League168003 [a] 0—198
2024–25 Belgian Pro League31004 [a] 1—72
Total2090081—2810
Lille 2024–25 Ligue 1 61003 [b] 0—91
Career total641400111007515

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References

  1. ↑ "Belgium - M. Fernandez-Pardo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Le prometteur attaquant belge, Matias Fernandez-Pardo est un Dogue". LOSC (in French). 30 August 2024. Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ook AA Gent mag na gelijkspel tegen Basaksehir nog dromen in Conference League: Gift Orban is weer held van de avond | Het Nieuwsblad".
  4. ↑ "" On va jouer avec ceux qui ont envie de sauver le club " : le Sporting de Charleroi va jouer sa survie en Pro League lors des Playdowns". sudinfo.be. 18 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Matias Fernandez-Pardo verlengt contract | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
  6. ↑ "Dal Belgio: Lecce interessato al 18enne Fernández-Pardo". 30 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "El Valladolid habría puesto el ojo en Matías Fernández-Pardo". OneFootball. 16 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "'Duitse landskampioen komt speler ophalen bij KAA Gent'". OneFootball. 14 June 2024.
  9. ↑ De Graeve, Sander (20 May 2024). "Fernandez-Pardo dé uitblinker bij AA Gent met twee goals en een assist: "Ik geniet vooral van mijn eerste assist"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  10. ↑ Van Damme, Michael (30 August 2024). "Matias Fernandez-Pardo keert terug naar Lille, AA Gent vangt minstens tien miljoen euro: "Droom om Champions League te spelen"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  11. ↑ Marcant, Raphaël (30 August 2024). "Mercato : Accord trouvé entre le LOSC et le KAA Gent pour Matias Fernandez-Pardo". Le Petit Lillois (in French). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  12. ↑ Aouna, Santi; Denis, Sébastien (30 August 2024). "Matias Fernandez-Pardo est proche du LOSC". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Kassa, kassa voor KAA Gent: Fernandez-Pardo". VoetbalBelgie.
  14. ↑ "Twee doelpunten voor Fernandez-Pardo | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
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