Draft:Matias Fernandez-Pardo

Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Gent
Number 28
Youth career
KV Mechelen
–2020 LOSC Lille Youth
2020–2022 KAA Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Jong KAA Gent 38 (4)
2023– Gent 16 (8)
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 25 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Matias Fernandez-Pardo (born 3 February 2005) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a winger for Gent.

Club career

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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.[2] 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.[3]

He signed a contract extension with Gent in June 2023 until mid-2026.[4] In the 2024 winter transfer window, he was linked with a move to Lecce or Real Valladolid.[5][6] After Gent managed to secure a ticket to the Conference League, it was reported that Bayer Leverkusen was interested in recruiting the striker.[7][8]

International career

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In November 2023, he was called up for the European Under-19 Cup qualifying matches and scored the winning brace against Albania.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Belgium - M. Fernandez-Pardo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  2. ^ "Ook AA Gent mag na gelijkspel tegen Basaksehir nog dromen in Conference League: Gift Orban is weer held van de avond | Het Nieuwsblad".
  3. ^ "« 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. March 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Matias Fernandez-Pardo verlengt contract | KAA Gent Website". KAA Gent.
  5. ^ Dal Belgio: Lecce interessato al 18enne Fernández-Pardo
  6. ^ El Valladolid habría puesto el ojo en Matías Fernández-Pardo
  7. ^ "'Duitse landskampioen komt speler ophalen bij KAA Gent'". OneFootball. June 14, 2024.
  8. ^ Fernandez-Pardo dé uitblinker bij AA Gent met twee goals en een assist: “Ik geniet vooral van mijn eerste assist”
  9. ^ Twee doelpunten voor Fernandez-Pardo
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