Daniel Fernández Artola

Dani Fernández

Fernández playing for N.E.C.
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Fernández Artola
Date of birth	(1983-01-20) 20 January 1983 (age 34)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current team	Hospitalet
Youth career
1992–2002	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	Barcelona C	14	(0)
2002–2006	Barcelona B	110	(0)
2006–2008	Metalurh Donetsk	32	(0)
2008–2009	Arsenal Kyiv	0	(0)
2008–2009	→ NEC (loan)	34	(0)
2009–2012	Feyenoord	10	(0)
2012–2013	Genk	26	(0)
2014–2015	OFI Crete	11	(0)
2015–	Hospitalet	64	(4)
National team
2006	Catalonia	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017.

Daniel "Dani" Fernández Artola (born 20 January 1983) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CE L'Hospitalet as a right back.

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Fernández was the youngest of three brothers, seven and nine years older. He started his football career at the cantera of local FC Barcelona, starting as a striker, then midfielder and finally defender.

In the summer of 2002, Fernández joined FC Barcelona B, where he played during the next four years, always in the third division. In the 2004–05 pre-season he was invited to the first team by manager Frank Rijkaard, and appeared in friendlies with CD Banyoles, UE Figueres and Palamós CF, adding one official match on 15 November 2005, the Copa Catalunya semifinal against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

After playing for Barcelona for 14 years, Fernández was ready for a new challenge. In June 2006 he signed a three-year deal with Ukrainian club FC Metalurh Donetsk. The defender followed former Barcelona player Jordi Cruyff and manager Pichi Alonso to Donetsk, and made his official debut on 19 August in the Premier League game against FC Shakhtar Donetsk (0–0).