Bicho (footballer, born 1996)

Javier Fernández Abruñedo (born 20 February 1996),[1] most known as Bicho, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Primera Federación – Group 1 club Cultural Leonesa as an attacking midfielder.[2]

Bicho
Personal information
Full name Javier Fernández Abruñedo
Date of birth (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Sada, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cultural Leonesa
Number 14
Youth career
2005–2006 Rayo Sadense
2006–2013 Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Deportivo B 45 (2)
2013–2019 Deportivo La Coruña 6 (0)
2014–2015Barcelona B (loan) 19 (0)
2015–2016Leganés (loan) 0 (0)
2016Compostela (loan) 17 (3)
2016–2017Racing Ferrol (loan) 35 (4)
2020–2021 Compostela 20 (1)
2021–2023 San Fernando 61 (1)
2023– Cultural Leonesa 49 (3)
International career
2012 Spain U16 4 (0)
2013 Spain U17 3 (0)
2015 Spain U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Club career

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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.[3] 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.[4] On 31 August of the following year he was loaned to CD Leganés, for one year.[5] Bicho left Deportivo at the end of the 2018-19 season.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 14 February 2021[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo B 2012–13[8] Tercera División 6 1 6 1
2013–14[8] 18 1 18 1
2017–18 Segunda División B 7 0 2[a] 0 9 0
2018–19 14 0 14 0
Total 45 2 0 0 2 0 47 2
Deportivo La Coruña 2013–14 Segunda División 6 0 2 0 8 0
Barcelona B (loan) 2014–15 Segunda División 18 0 18 0
2015–16[8] Segunda División B 1 0 1 0
Total 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Leganés (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 0 0 0 0 0 0
Compostela (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División B 17 3 17 3
Racing Ferrol (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División B 35 4 2 0 37 4
Compostela 2019–20[8] Tercera División 5 1 5 1
2020–21 Segunda División B 10 1 1 0 11 1
Total 32 5 1 0 0 0 33 5
Career total 137 11 5 0 2 0 144 11
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Segunda División B Promotion

References

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  1. ^ Biography of Bicho in LFP page
  2. ^ Bicho at Soccerway
  3. ^ Valerón no puede hacer milagros (Valerón could not make miracles); Marca, 17 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ El talento y la imaginación de Bicho refuerzan el ataque pepinero (The talent and creativity of Bicho bolster the pepinero attack)[permanent dead link]; CD Leganés, 31 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ «Lo de Bicho no se lo explica nadie», lavozdegalicia.es, 13 September 2019
  7. ^ Bicho at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d "Bicho - S.D. Compostela :: Fútbol de Galicia ::". www.lapreferente.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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