Jana Fernandez

Jana Fernandez Velasco (born 18 February 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for FC Barcelona, and captains the Spanish women's under-20 football team.

Club Career

Fernandez was born in Tagamanent in the town of Bajo Llobregat in the Province of Barcelona. She began her football training at FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2014 at 12 years old.

Fernandez made her debut for Barcelona in November 2018 at 16 years and 9 months, while she was still playing with the club's Juvenil-Cadet section. She was the club's second-youngest debutant after FC Barcelona Femeni's professionalization in 2015.

In the summer of 2020, Fernandez signed her first full-team contract for three seasons.

On March 10, 2021, she made her first start in the UEFA Women's Champions League in a 5–0 win against Danish side Fortuna Hjorring. Barcelona went on to win the Champions League that year for the first time in their history. Fernandez made 16 league appearances in her first senior season, a competition that Barcelona also won. On May 27, 2021, Fernandez made her first appearance in the Copa de la Reina in a 4–0 win against Madrid CFF. Barcelona won the 2021 Copa de la Reina on May 30, 2021, and completed the continental treble.

Fernandez scored her first goal with Barcelona in 2021 in a 9–1 win against Deportivo Alaves.

Club summary

As of 19 October 2021

International Career

Fernandez has played with all official categories of Spanish youth national teams, including their U17s, U19s, and U20s.

She was a part of Spain's U-17 national team that won the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. By winning the UEFA Women's U-17 Championship, Spain automatically qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Fernandez played every match for the Spanish side that won the tournament, the first World Cup won by Spanish women in any age category.