Gatito Fernández
Roberto Júnior "Gatito" Fernández Torres (born 29 March 1988) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brazilian club Botafogo.
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| Full name | Roberto Júnior Fernández Torres | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Botafogo | ||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Cerro Porteño | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | Cerro Porteño | 122 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | → Estudiantes (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | → Racing (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | → Utrecht (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Vitória | 39 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2016 | Figueirense | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2017– | Botafogo | 77 | (0) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Paraguay U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2011– | Paraguay | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020 | |||||||||||||
He is known as Gatito (English: little cat) for being the son of former Paraguayan 1986 World Cup goalkeeper Roberto Fernández, nicknamed Gato (English: cat). Because of his father, who was goalkeeper of brazilian clubs, such as Internacional and Palmeiras, Gatito had lived in Brazil before his professional days.[1]
Career
Club career
Fernández started his professional career with Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño in 2007. He became Paraguayan champion with the club in the 2009 Apertura. Following the achievement, he joined Argentine Primera División side Estudiantes de La Plata. After a season in the club without any first team appearance, he joined Racing.[2]
Utrecht (loan)
In August 2011, Utrecht announced to have signed Fernández on loan for one year to cover a possible departure of Michel Vorm. [3]
Botafogo
On 26 November 2016 Fernandéz signed with Botafogo, on a free transfer, a two-year contract until December 2018.[4]
On 9 April 2018, after good performances in the 2017 Copa Libertadores and 2018 Campeonato Carioca, Botafogo extended contract with Fernandéz until December 2021.[5][6]
International career
He debuted with the Paraguayan U20 national team in the 2007 South American Youth Championship replacing injured Blas Hermosilla. He was selected for Paraguay senior squad for the 2011 Copa América. He was an un-used substitute for the squad as they finished the tournament as the runner-up.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 September 2020.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2007 | Paraguayan Primera División | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Estudiantes (loan) | 2009–10 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Racing (loan) | 2010–11 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Utrecht (loan) | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Cerro Porteño | 2012 | Paraguayan Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Cerro Porteño total | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | ||
| Vitória | 2014 | Série A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2015 | Série B | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Figueirense | 2016 | Série A | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Botafogo | 2017 | Série A | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 77 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 146 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 294 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 400 | 0 | ||
International
- As of match played 14 October 2020.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | |
Honors
Individual
- Copa do Brasil Best Goalkeeper: 2017
- Troféu EFE Brasil: 2017 [8]
References
- Inquieto, Gatito dava problema na escola e morou no RS por causa do pai
- "Llegó el arquero Fernández a Racing". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 16 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- FC Utrecht rondt komst van doelman Fernández af - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- "Gatito Fernández assina por dois anos e acerta com o Botafogo até 2018". Globoesporte.com. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Um dos heróis do título, Gatito renova com o Botafogo por mais três anos". Globoesporte.com. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Botafogo renova com Gatito Fernández até o final de 2021". ESPN.com.br. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- https://www.ogol.com.br/player.php?id=87584%7Caccessdate=29 January 2019
- - UOL (in Portuguese)
External links
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Roberto Junior Fernandez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Gatito Fernández at Soccerway
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