Valery Fernández

Valery
Personal information
Full name Valery Fernández Estrada
Date of birth (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999
Place of birth L'Escala, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions
Youth career
Palamós
Girona
2011–2014 Barcelona
2014–2015 Girona
2015–2016 L'Escala
2016–2018 Girona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 L'Escala
2018–2019 Peralada 8 (1)
2018–2025 Girona 117 (5)
2024–2025 → Mallorca (loan) 18 (2)
2025–2026 Zaragoza 18 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026

Valery Fernández Estrada (born 23 November 1999), also simply known as Valery, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or a winger.

Career

Born in L'Escala, Girona, Catalonia, Valery joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2011, after representing Girona FC and Palamós CF. Released in 2014, he returned to Girona before joining Primera Catalana side FC L'Escala, where he made his senior debut at the age of just 15.[1]

In 2016, Valery returned to Girona and signed a new three-year contract on 28 June 2018, being also promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1] In his debut for the latter on 26 August, he scored his team's second in a 2–2 away draw against CE Sabadell FC.[2]

Valery made his professional debut on 31 October 2018, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Deportivo Alavés, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] He also made his La Liga debut on 2 December, coming on as a substitute for Aleix García in a 1–1 draw at Atlético Madrid;[4] the following day, he extended his contract until 2023.[5]

Valery scored his first professional goal on 16 January 2019, netting his team's first in a 3–3 draw against Atleti also at the Wanda Metropolitano. In July, however, he suffered a knee injury in a pre-season friendly against Derby County,[6] being sidelined for most of the 2019–20 season.

On 30 August 2024, Valery was loaned to fellow top tier side RCD Mallorca for the campaign.[7] Upon returning, he terminated his link with Girona on 7 August 2025,[8] and signed a three-year contract with Real Zaragoza in Segunda División the following day.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peralda 2018–19 Segunda División B 81——81
Girona 2018–19 La Liga 17051—221
2019–20 Segunda División 80003[a]0110
2020–21 Segunda División 152321[a]0194
2021–22 Segunda División 251103[a]0291
2022–23 La Liga 25020—270
2023–24 La Liga 27252—324
Total 11751657014010
Career total 12561657014811

References

  1. 1 2 "Valery Fernandez fa el salt a Segona B" [Valery Fernández makes the jump to Segunda B] (in Catalan). Radio L'Escala. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Valery Fernández debuta amb gol a la Segona Divisió B" [Valery Fernández debuts with goal in Segunda División B] (in Catalan). Canal 10 Empordà. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "El Girona encuentra el mejor descuento" [Girona find their best stoppage time] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Valery debuta a Primera "És un somni fet realitat; estic molt agraït al club"" [Valery debuts in Primera "It is a dream coming true; I am very thankful to the club"] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Valery Fernández debuta y renueva con el Girona hasta 2023" [Valery Fernández debuts and renews with Girona until 2023] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Valery sufre una lesión en el ligamento cruzado anterior de la rodilla izquierda" [Valery suffers an injury in the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Valery, cedit al Mallorca" [Valery, loaned to Mallorca] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Valery Fernández finalitza la seva etapa al Girona FC" [Valery Fernández ends his spell at Girona FC] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Valery, polivalencia al servicio del Real Zaragoza hasta 2028" [Valery, versatility at the service of Real Zaragoza until 2028] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Valery". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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