Bicho (footballer, born 1996)
Javier Fernández Abruñedo (born 20 February 1996),[1] most known as Bicho, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Compostela as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Fernández Abruñedo | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Sada, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Compostela | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Rayo Sadense | ||
| 2006–2013 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Deportivo B | 23 | (2) |
| 2013–2019 | Deportivo La Coruña | 6 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Leganés (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Compostela (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 35 | (4) |
| 2020- | Compostela | 5 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Spain U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020 | |||
Club career
Born in Sada, Galicia, Bicho was a youth product of local Deportivo de La Coruña. He made his debuts as a senior with the reserves, representing the side in Tercera División.
Bicho made his official debut for the Galicians' first team on 17 August 2013, playing the last 3 minutes in a 1–0 away win over UD Las Palmas.[2] He spent the remainder of the campaign appearing with the B-side, however.
On 14 July 2014 Bicho joined another reserve team, FC Barcelona B in a two-year loan deal.[3] On 31 August of the following year he was loaned to CD Leganés, for one year.[4] Bicho left Deportivo at the end of the 2018-19 season.[5]
Club statistics
- As of 14 May 2017[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo B | 2012–13 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 17 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | — | 23 | 2 | ||||||
| Deportivo | 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Barcelona B | 2014–15 | 18 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| Leganés | 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Compostela | 2015–16 | 17 | 3 | — | 17 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 3 | — | 17 | 3 | ||||||
| Racing Ferrol | 2016–17 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| Total | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 37 | 5 | ||||
| Career totals | 99 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 103 | 10 | ||||
References
- Biography of Bicho in LFP page
- Valerón no puede hacer milagros (Valerón could not make miracles); Marca, 17 August 2013 (in Spanish)
- El Barça B cierra la cesión por dos años de 'Bicho' (Barça B completes loan of 'Bicho' for two years); Marca, 14 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- El talento y la imaginación de Bicho refuerzan el ataque pepinero (The talent and creativity of Bicho bolster the pepinero attack); CD Leganés, 31 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- «Lo de Bicho no se lo explica nadie», lavozdegalicia.es, 13 September 2019
- Bicho at Soccerway