Álex Fernández

Fernández's current-season form is down 50% on last season (Season 26→13), while his Rating eased 29→15. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Cadiz · 18th	30	1	1	6.74	15	13
2024/25	Cadiz · 13th	33	7	2	6.91	29	26
2023/24	Cadiz · 18th	26	0	1	6.76	37	15
2022/23	Cadiz · 14th	28	3	0	6.67	48	21
2021/22	Cadiz · 17th	32	3	2	6.78	57	39

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Spain · international

Side	Apps	G
Spain U19	8	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

Álex Fernández is a 33-year-old central midfielder at Cadiz, rated 14.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fernández.

On the season, Fernández graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.068 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15. At 33 Fernández is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding level

14.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

12.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

23.3%

Minutes

limited game time

3.07

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cadiz finished 18th of 22 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.07

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th of 22) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 23.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 14.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %23.3%

Available fixtures42 of 42

Goals / 900.102

Assists / 900.102

Goal contribution / 900.205

Defensive actions / 903.068

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.102

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~9), then tapers with age. At 33, Fernández sits on 3.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Fernández's projected Rating — 14.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Segunda División with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles21

Interceptions5

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.5M total transfer fees · 8 moves

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

CadizAug 2017 – Jun 2026Free

ElcheAug 2016 – Aug 2017Free

Espanyol(back from loan)Jun 2016 – Aug 2016

Reading(on loan)Aug 2015 – Jun 2016

Espanyol(back from loan)Jun 2015 – Aug 2015

HNK Rijeka(on loan)Jan 2015 – Jun 2015

EspanyolAug 2013 – Jan 2015€ 500K

Real Madriduntil Aug 2013

About Álex Fernández

Alejandro Fernández Iglesias is a 33-year-old central midfielder who plays for Cadiz, born on October 15, 1992 in Madrid, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Spain. Cadiz currently sit 17th of 22 in the Segunda División.

This season

In the current season, Álex Fernández has made 30 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 880 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

Álex Fernández's next match is on September 6, 2026, when Cadiz face Almeria away in the Segunda División.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Álex Fernández at 14.8 with a Season form score of 12.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the La Liga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, Álex Fernández has totalled 473 club appearances with 51 goals and 23 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 41 appearances for Cadiz.

Álex Fernández's career has also included time at Elche, Espanyol, Reading, HNK Rijeka and Real Madrid.

On the international stage, Álex Fernández has represented Spain U19 — 8 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Cadiz finished 18th of 22 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points