Playing position Weight 78 kg Name Reysander Fernandez Current team Brampton United | Role Footballer Position Defender Height 1.79 m | |
Full name Reysander Fernandez Cervantes Date of birth (1984-08-22) August 22, 1984 (age 31) Place of birth Moron, Ciego de Avila, Cuba |
Reysander Fernández (born August 22, 1984) is a footballer from Cuba who played in the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba, and the Canadian Soccer League. He is a former member of Cuba national football team.
Playing career
Fernández began his career in 2004 with FC Ciego de Ávila of the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba. With Ciego de Ávila he won a Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba title in 2009. In October 2012, he defected to the United States after he had traveled to Toronto with the Cuban national football team for a World Cup qualifying game. In Canada he signed with Brampton United of the Canadian Soccer League. In his debut season he helped clinch a postseason berth by finishing fourth in the overall standings. He featured in the quarterfinal match against SC Waterloo, but were eliminated by a score of 4–0.