Zachary Fernandez

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Zachary Fernandez
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Fernandez with HFX Wanderers FC
Personal information
Full name Zachary Tognon Fernandez
Date of birth (2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 HFX Wanderers
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2021 CF Montréal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 AS Blainville 15 (3)
2022– HFX Wanderers 47 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023

Zachary Tognon Fernandez (born September 24, 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League.

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Early life

In his youth, Fernandez played with the CF Montréal Academy. [1] He attended training camp with the CF Montréal first team in 2020 and 2021. [2] [3] In 2021, he chose to depart the CF Montreal system to pursue other playing opportunities. [4]

Club career

In 2021, Fernandez joined Première ligue de soccer du Québec side AS Blainville and played in their 2021 Canadian Championship match against Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers FC. [5] [6]

In January 2022, Fernandez signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers FC. [7] [8] He made his debut on April 7, 2022, in HFX's season opener against York United. [9] In his rookie season, he led the team in assists with five. [10] In December 2022, he signed an extension with the Wanderers, guaranteeing his contract through 2024. [11] [12] On April 15, 2023, Fernandez scored his first professional goal, as well as the first goal of the 2023 CPL season, netting the opener in a 1–1 draw against Atlético Ottawa. [13] During the 2023 season, he scored 3 goals and added two assists. [14]

International career

Fernandez made his debut in the Canadian youth program at a Canada U14 identification camp in December 2015. [15]

Career statistics

As of October 14, 2023 [16]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AS Blainville 2021 [17] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 153—10163
HFX Wanderers FC 2022 Canadian Premier League 240—20260
2023 2331010253
Total4731030513
Career total6261040666
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in the Canadian Championship.

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References

  1. ↑ Vohra, Ameeta (June 7, 2022). "Shooting star: New to the Wanderers, Zachary Fernandez is drawing attention for his skilled play". Unravel Halifax.
  2. ↑ Lévesque, Dave (January 18, 2020). "On veut évaluer les jeunes" [We want to assess young people]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French).
  3. ↑ "Le CF Montréal commencera son camp lundi" [CF Montreal will start their camp on Monday]. RDS (in French). February 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ Magny, Audrey (August 21, 2023). "Get To Know: Zachary Fernandez". Northern Tribune.
  5. ↑ "Halifax Wanderers Sign Pair of Canadian Fullbacks". HFX Wanderers FC . January 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (May 4, 2022). "Wanderers' Zachary Fernandez could be the CPL's next star fullback". Canadian Premier League .
  7. ↑ "Halifax Wanderers Sign Canadian Fullback Zach Fernandez". SE Sport Management. January 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ MacDonald, Glenn (January 26, 2022). "HFX Wanderers sign young fullbacks Fernandez, Tabi". SaltWire Network .
  9. ↑ "Stories of the match: Wanderers 1-0 victory over York United FC". HFX Wanderers FC . April 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ Jacques, John (December 11, 2022). "Fernandez Ready For 'Statement Year' With Halifax Wanderers". Northern Tribune.
  11. ↑ "Wanderers sign Rampersad, Fernandez and Timoteo to multi-year contract extensions". HFX Wanderers FC . December 7, 2022.
  12. ↑ Parisisi, Quentin (June 14, 2023). "Zach Fernandez : Un défenseur aussi buteur et passeur" [Zach Fernandez: A defender who is also a scorer and a passer]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
  13. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (April 15, 2023). "MATCH ANALYSIS: Atlético Ottawa and Halifax Wanderers trade first half goals in 2023 season opener". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  14. ↑ Healey, Josh (October 3, 2023). "Zachary Fernandez has established himself as an elite CPL player in a statement year". Wanderers Notebook.
  15. ↑ Zachary Fernandez at the Canadian Soccer Association
  16. ↑ Zachary Fernandez at Soccerway
  17. ↑ "TSI PTS-LIGUE Archive". TSI Sports.
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