Ronnie Fernández

Chilean footballer (born 1991)

Ronnie Fernández
Fernández with Santiago Wanderers in 2010
Personal information
Full name Ronnie Alan Fernández Sáez
Date of birth (1991-01-30) 30 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Punta Arenas, Chile
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Selangor
Number 9
Youth career
Santiago Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Santiago Wanderers 79 (19)
2012 → Deportes Puerto Montt (loan) 35 (10)
2013 → Naval (loan) 19 (6)
2014 → Deportes Concepción (loan) 18 (2)
2016 Deportivo Cali 19 (2)
2017 Bolívar 22 (7)
2017–2020 Al-Fayha 54 (23)
2019 → Al-Nasr (loan) 12 (4)
2020 Santiago Wanderers 11 (0)
2021 Al-Raed 15 (3)
2021 Santiago Wanderers 11 (3)
2022 Universidad de Chile 26 (5)
2023 Bolívar 26 (18)
2024– Selangor 0 (0)
International career
2022– Chile 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024

Ronnie Alan Fernández Sáez (born 30 January 1991) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and Chile national team.

Career

On 9 July 2017, Fernández signed a three-year contract with Saudi Arabian club Al-Fayha for a fee of €1.75 million.[2] He made his debut on 10 August 2017 against Al-Hilal and scored the opening goal with a penalty kick, but in the end his team lost 2–1.[3]

Fernández was the top scorer of the Saudi Professional League of the 2017–18 season, scoring 13 goals in 25 matches. [4][5]

On 26 March 2019, Fernández scored the opening goal against Arsenal in a 3–2 defeat at the recently renovated Al Maktoum Stadium.[6][7][8]

Fernández scored a hat-trick against Al-Ittihad on 19 December 2019 in a 4–1 win.[9]

In 2024, he left Bolivian club Bolívar and signed with Malaysia Super League side Selangor.[10][11]

International career

Fernández was included in Chile's 23 squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Brazil and Uruguay. He made his debut on 24 March 2022, coming as a substitute in a 4–0 defeat against Brazil in Maracanã Stadium.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2023[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santiago Wanderers 2010 Chilean Primera División 5 0 0 0 – – 5 0
2011 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
2013 4 0 0 0 – – 4 0
2014–15 32 4 8 6 2[b] 1 – 42 11
2015–16 32 15 5 2 – – 37 17
Total 79 19 13 8 2 1 0 0 94 28
Puerto Montt (loan) 2012 Primera B de Chile 35 10 0 0 – – 35 10
Naval (loan) 2013–14 19 6 5 1 – – 24 7
Concepción (loan) 2013–14 18 2 0 0 – – 18 2
Deportivo Cali 2016 Categoría Primera A 19 2 4 0 – – 23 2
Bolívar 2016–17 Bolivian Primera División 22 7 0 0 – – 22 7
Al-Fayha 2017–18 Saudi Professional League 25 13 1 0 – – 26 13
2018–19 14 3 2 0 – – 16 3
2019–20 15 7 1 0 – – 16 7
2020–21 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 54 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 58 23
Al-Nasr (loan) 2018–19 UAE Pro League 12 4 0 0 1[c] 0 1[d] 0 14 4
Santiago Wanderers 2020 Chilean Primera División 11 0 0 0 – – 11 0
Al Raed 2020–21 Saudi Professional League 15 3 0 0 – – 15 3
Santiago Wanderers 2021 Chilean Primera División 11 3 0 0 – – 11 3
Universidad de Chile 2022 26 5 6 0 – 2[e] 1 34 6
Bolívar 2023 Bolivian Primera División 26 18 14 1 9[f] 4 – 49 23
Selangor 2024–25 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0 0[g] 0 0[h] 0 0 0
Career total 347 102 46 10 12 5 3 1 408 118
  1. ^ Appearance in Copa Chile, Copa Colombia, Crown Prince Cup, King Cup, UAE President's Cup, Copa de la División Profesional and Malaysia FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearance in AFC Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in UAE League Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in Torneos de Verano
  6. ^ Appearance in Copa Libertadores
  7. ^ Appearance in AFC Champions League 2
  8. ^ Appearance in Malaysia Cup

International

As of match played 30 March 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Chile 2022 5 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Individual


References

  1. ^ "Ronnie Fernandez - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  2. ^ "رسمياً روني وباروس فيحاويين حتى 2020 - نادي الفيحاء السعودي". www.alfiha.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ "LIVE Al Hilal - Al Fayha - Saudi Arabian Premier League - 10 August 2017". Eurosport. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Talented Saudi Arabia midfielder 'honored' to be named Saudi Pro League's top young player". Arab News. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. ^ "مهاجم الفيحاء روني فرنانديز يحقق لقب هداف الدوري - نادي الفيحاء السعودي" [Al-Fayhaa striker Ronnie Fernandez is the league's top scorer]. www.alfiha.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Al Nasr Dubai SC impress despite Arsenal FC defeat". Goal. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Al-Nasr 2-3 Arsenal: How it happened". Arsenal.com. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Al Nasr 2-3 Arsenal: Alexandre Lacazette scores in friendly win". Sky Sports. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Al-Faihaa open matchday 12 with a 4-1 win over Ittihad | الدوري السعودي للمحترفين". spl.com.sa. 19 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Ronnie Fernández #IsRED". selangorfc.com. Selangor FC. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  11. ^ Musa, Muzaffar (3 February 2024). "Selangor umum ikat penyerang baru dari Chile, bakal ganti Ayron Del Valle". stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Brazil 4–0 Chile Report". fifa.com. FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  13. ^ "R. FERNÁNDEZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Ronnie Fernández". Sofascore. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Ronnie Fernández". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  16. ^ Avineshwaran, T. "Selangor find new forward in Chile hitman Fernandez". The Star. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

External links

  • Ronnie Fernandez at BDFA (in Spanish)
  • Ronnie Fernández at Soccerway
  • Ronnie Fernandez at Goal.com
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