Valery Fernández

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Estrada.

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 for Real Zaragoza.

Valery

Personal information
Full name	Valery Fernández Estrada
Date of birth	(1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	L'Escala, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, winger
Team information
Current team	Zaragoza
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–	Zaragoza	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025

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][citation needed]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Peralda	2018–19	Segunda División B	8	1	—		—		8	1
Girona	2018–19	La Liga	17	0	5	1	—		22	1
	2019–20	Segunda División	8	0	0	0	3[a]	0	11	0
	2020–21	Segunda División	15	2	3	2	1[a]	0	19	4
	2021–22	Segunda División	25	1	1	0	3[a]	0	29	1
	2022–23	La Liga	25	0	2	0	—		27	0
	2023–24	La Liga	27	2	5	2	—		32	4
	Total		117	5	16	5	7	0	140	10
Career total			125	6	16	5	7	0	148	11

1. Appearances in Segunda División play-offs