Fernando Amorebieta | ||
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Full name | Fernando Gabriel Amorebieta Mardaras | |
Nickname(s) | La Grulla, Lovebite | |
Date of birth | 29 Mar 1985 | |
Place of birth | Cantaura, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | |
Height | 6ft 4in (1.92m) | |
Playing position | Centre back, Left back | |
Current player? | ||
Number(s) worn | 35 (2013-2014) 5 (2014-2015) 45 (2016) | |
Debut | West Brom (h) (14 Sept 2013) | |
Last Appearance | Brentford (a) (30 Apr 2016) | |
First goal | Hull (h) (26 Apr 2014) | |
Last goal | Bolton (h) (1 Oct 2014) | |
Joined from | Athletic Bilbao, free - 1 Jul 2013 | |
League apps (gls) | 44 (2) | |
All apps (gls) | 48 (2) | |
Other clubs | Collegio San Miguel (youth) (1995-1996) Athletic Bilbao (youth) (1996-2003) Basconia (2003-2004) Athletic Bilbao 'B' (2004-2005) Athletic Bilbao (2005-2013) → Middlesbrough (loan) (2015-2016) (from Fulham) Sporting Gijon (2016-2017) Independiente (2018-2019) Cerro Porteño (2019-present) | |
International | Venezuela (2011-2015) | |
Apps (gls) | 15 (1) |
Fernando Amorebieta was a central defender at Fulham from 2013 until 2016. An international for Venezuela, Fernando is well known in Spain after 8 years at Athletic Bilbao and returned to the country after his stint at Craven Cottage to join Sportin Gijon.
Career[]
Before Fulham[]
Fulham (2013-2016)[]
Fernando's signing was confirmed by Fulham on 22 May 2013 on a free transfer, with his contract due to start as of 1 July; the deal was agreed on 15 April 2013. He made his long-awaited debut against West Brom on 14 Sept 2013 after coming on as a substitute to replace Kieran Richardson in the second half. His career at the club started relatively well, proving to be a strong centre-back who was also capable of playing on the left when needed.
Due to the changing of managers in his first season, Fernando was in and out of the side and struggled to find consistent form, however Felix Magath settled on him as a main centre back in the end of season run in. He was sent off in the 5-0 loss away at Manchester City after two fouls in the penalty area, leading to the two opening goals of the match.
His first goal came in an important match against Hull City not long after his return from suspension as he scored a header in a 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage. Despite Fulham dropping down to the Championship, Fernando was one of the few first team senior players who decided to stay put at the club and help them compete in the second tier. He scored in a fantastic 4-0 win against Bolton Wanderers at Craven Cottage.
He suffered a 4 month layoff through injury during 2014-15, returning to action on 6 March 2015 in a poor 5-1 home loss to AFC Bournemouth in which Fernando received a straight red card in the second half. He was shortly after loaned out to fellow Championship side Middlesbrough, with James Husband coming in the opposite direction for the remainder of the season. Fernando played a part in their promotion push, scoring the winner in their Play-off Semi-final, though ultimately they failed at the final hurdle after losing out to Norwich City in the Play-off Final.
He was shipped out again on a season long loan to Middlesbrough for 2015-16 but was later recalled on 1 February 2016 shortly after new manager Slaviša Jokanović took over. After several strong performances in Fulham's defence, Fernando let himself down after needlessly earning a red card away to Leeds United in February 2016 and cast doubts among his future at the club with some reckless challenges costing the side in matches.
After Fulham[]
Fulham Statistics[]
Appearances[]
U21 squad[]
Season | League | U21 Premier League Cup | Premier League International Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
2014-15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
First team[]
Season | League | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
2013-14 | Premier League | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
2014-15 | Championship | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
2015-16 | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Total | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
Disciplinary[]
U21 squad[]
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2014-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First team[]
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2013-14 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
2014-15 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
2015-16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 11 | 1 | 2 |
Fulham Matches[]
U21 squad[]
# | Season | Date | Comp | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Match Info |
1 | 2014-15 | 6 Feb 2015 | U21PRM | West Ham U21 | Away | Lost | 1-2 | ![]() |
2 | 2014-15 | 28 Feb 2015 | U21PRM | Leicester U21 | Home | Lost | 1-3 |
First team[]
# | Season | Date | Comp | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Match Info |
1 | 2013-14 | 14 Sept 2013 | PREM | West Brom | Home | Drew | 1-1 | ![]() |
2 | 2013-14 | 21 Sept 2013 | PREM | Chelsea | Away | Lost | 0-2 | |
3 | 2013-14 | 24 Sept 2013 | LC | Everton | Home | Won | 2-1 | ![]() |
4 | 2013-14 | 28 Sept 2013 | PREM | Cardiff | Home | Lost | 1-2 | |
5 | 2013-14 | 5 Oct 2013 | PREM | Stoke | Home | Won | 1-0 | ![]() |
6 | 2013-14 | 21 Oct 2013 | PREM | Crystal Palace | Away | Won | 4-1 | ![]() |
7 | 2013-14 | 26 Oct 2013 | PREM | Southampton | Away | Lost | 0-2 | |
8 | 2013-14 | 2 Nov 2013 | PREM | Man Utd | Home | Lost | 1-3 | ![]() |
9 | 2013-14 | 9 Nov 2013 | PREM | Liverpool | Away | Lost | 0-4 | |
10 | 2013-14 | 23 Nov 2013 | PREM | Swansea | Home | Lost | 1-2 | |
11 | 2013-14 | 30 Nov 2013 | PREM | West Ham | Away | Lost | 0-3 | |
12 | 2013-14 | 21 Dec 2013 | PREM | Man City | Home | Lost | 2-4 | ![]() |
13 | 2013-14 | 26 Dec 2013 | PREM | Norwich | Away | Won | 2-1 | |
14 | 2013-14 | 28 Dec 2013 | PREM | Hull | Away | Lost | 0-6 | |
15 | 2013-14 | 1 Jan 2014 | PREM | West Ham | Home | Won | 2-1 | ![]() |
16 | 2013-14 | 4 Jan 2014 | FAC | Norwich | Away | Drew | 1-1 | ![]() |
17 | 2013-14 | 11 Jan 2014 | PREM | Sunderland | Home | Lost | 1-4 | |
18 | 2013-14 | 4 Feb 2014 | FAC | Sheff Utd | Home | Lost | 0-1 | ![]() |
19 | 2013-14 | 22 Feb 2014 | PREM | West Brom | Away | Drew | 1-1 | ![]() |
20 | 2013-14 | 15 Mar 2014 | PREM | Newcastle | Home | Won | 1-0 | |
21 | 2013-14 | 22 Mar 2014 | PREM | Man City | Away | Lost | 0-5 | ![]() ![]() |
22 | 2013-14 | 5 Apr 2014 | PREM | Aston Villa | Away | Won | 2-1 | |
23 | 2013-14 | 12 Apr 2014 | PREM | Norwich | Home | Won | 1-0 | |
24 | 2013-14 | 19 Apr 2014 | PREM | Tottenham | Away | Lost | 1-3 | |
25 | 2013-14 | 26 Apr 2014 | PREM | Hull | Home | Drew | 2-2 | ![]() |
26 | 2013-14 | 11 May 2014 | PREM | Crystal Palace | Home | Drew | 2-2 | ![]() |
27 | 2014-15 | 17 Sept 2014 | CHMP | Nottm Forest | Away | Lost | 3-5 | ![]() |
28 | 2014-15 | 20 Sept 2014 | CHMP | Blackburn | Home | Lost | 0-1 | ![]() |
29 | 2014-15 | 23 Sept 2014 | LC | Doncaster | Home | Won | 2-1 | ![]() |
30 | 2014-15 | 27 Sept 2014 | CHMP | Birmingham | Away | Won | 2-1 | |
31 | 2014-15 | 1 Oct 2014 | CHMP | Bolton | Home | Won | 4-0 | ![]() |
32 | 2014-15 | 4 Oct 2014 | CHMP | Middlesbrough | Away | Lost | 0-2 | ![]() |
33 | 2014-15 | 5 Nov 2014 | CHMP | Blackpool | Home | Drew | 2-2 | ![]() |
34 | 2014-15 | 6 Mar 2015 | CHMP | Bournemouth | Home | Lost | 1-5 | ![]() |
35 | 2015-16 | 6 Feb 2016 | CHMP | Derby | Home | Drew | 1-1 | |
36 | 2015-16 | 13 Feb 2016 | CHMP | QPR | Away | Won | 3-1 | |
37 | 2015-16 | 16 Feb 2016 | CHMP | Blackburn | Away | Lost | 0-3 | ![]() |
38 | 2015-16 | 20 Feb 2016 | CHMP | Charlton | Home | Won | 3-0 | ![]() |
39 | 2015-16 | 23 Feb 2016 | CHMP | Leeds | Away | Drew | 1-1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
40 | 2015-16 | 5 Mar 2016 | CHMP | Reading | Away | Drew | 2-2 | |
41 | 2015-16 | 8 Mar 2016 | CHMP | Burnley | Home | Lost | 2-3 | |
42 | 2015-16 | 12 Mar 2016 | CHMP | Bristol City | Home | Lost | 1-2 | |
43 | 2015-16 | 2 Apr 2016 | CHMP | MK Dons | Home | Won | 2-1 | ![]() |
44 | 2015-16 | 5 Apr 2016 | CHMP | Preston | Away | Won | 2-1 | |
45 | 2015-16 | 9 Apr 2016 | CHMP | Cardiff | Home | Won | 2-1 | |
46 | 2015-16 | 15 Apr 2016 | CHMP | Brighton | Away | Lost | 0-5 | ![]() |
47 | 2015-16 | 23 Apr 2016 | CHMP | Nottm Forest | Home | Lost | 1-3 | |
48 | 2015-16 | 30 Apr 2016 | CHMP | Brentford | Away | Lost | 0-3 |
External links and references[]
2013-14 squad | |||||||||||||
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1. Stekelenburg
3. Riise
4. Senderos / Heitinga
5. Hangeland
6. Kvist
7. Sidwell
8. Kasami
9. Berbatov / Diarra
10. Ruiz / Holtby
11. Kačaniklić
13. Stockdale
14. Karagounis
15. Richardson
16. Duff
17. Briggs
18. Hughes / Mitroglou
19. Taarabt / Tunnicliffe
20. Rodallega
21. Frei / Cole
22. Zverotić
23. Boateng
24. Dejagah
25. Woodrow
26. Roberts
27. Riether
28. Parker
29. Trotta
30. David
32. Dempsey
33. Burn
34. Plumain
35. Amorebieta
36. Mesca
37. Christensen
38. Etheridge
39. Bent
40. Bettinelli
41. Joronen
42. Banya
43. Tanković
44. Grimmer
45. Dembélé
46. Passley
47. Rodák
48. Norman
49. Pritchard
52. G Williams
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2014-15 squad | |||||||||||||
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1. Király
2. Hoogland
3. Stafylidis
4. Hutchinson
5. Amorebieta
6. Bodurov
7. Eisfeld
8. Parker
9. Smith
10. Ruiz
11. Kačaniklić
12. Fofana
13. Zverotić / Guthrie
14. Roberts
15. Voser
16. Woodrow
17. Taggart
18. Mitroglou / Turner
19. Tunnicliffe
20. Rodallega
21. Christensen
22. Fazlić
23. Casasola
24. Husband
25. Dembélé
26. Fotheringham / Lee
27. G Williams
28. Hyndman
29. Trotta / Richards
30. David
31. Arthurworrey
32. Kavanagh
33. Burn
34. Chihi
36. Mesca
37. Grimmer
38. Burgess
39. R Williams
40. Bettinelli
41. Joronen
42. Rodák
43. Donnelly
44. McCormack
45. Evans
--. Stekelenburg
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2015-16 squad | |||||||||||||
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1. Bettinelli
2. Richards
3. Garbutt
4. Hutchinson
5. Stearman
6. Bodurov
7. Fredericks
8. Parker
9. Smith
10. Cairney
11. Kačaniklić
12. Lewis
13. Ream
14. Mattila
15. Voser / Madl
16. Woodrow
17. Williams
18. Pringle
19. Tunnicliffe
20. Labyad
21. Christensen
22. Taggart / Baird
23. O'Hara
24. Lonergan
25. Dembélé
26. Grimmer
27. Eisfeld
28. Hyndman
31. Ince
32. Kavanagh
33. Burn
34. Cole
38. Burgess
39. Evans
40. Husband / Sessegnon
41. Joronen
42. Rodák
43. Donnelly
44. McCormack
45. Amorebieta
46. Norman
47. Käit
--. Mitroglou
--. Stekelenburg
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