Jana Fernández

Jana Fernàndez Velasco ( , ; born 18 February 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club London City Lionesses and the Spain national team. She has previously played for Liga F club Barcelona.

Club career

Barcelona

Fernández was born in Martorell in the district of Baix Llobregat in the Province of Barcelona. She began her football training at FC Barcelona's La Masia academy in 2014 at 12 years old. Fernández made her debut for Barcelona in November 2018 at 16 years and 9 months, while she was still playing with the club's Juvenil-Cadet section. She was the club's second-youngest debutant after FC Barcelona Femení's professionalization in 2015.

In the summer of 2020, Fernández signed her first full-team contract for three seasons. Barcelona went on to win the Champions League that year for the first time in their history. Fernández made 16 league appearances in her first senior season, a competition that Barcelona also won. On 27 May 2021, Fernández made her first appearance in the Copa de la Reina in a 4–0 win against Madrid CFF. Barcelona won the 2021 Copa de la Reina on 30 May and completed the continental treble. On 14 February 2022, the club announced that Fernández had torn the cruciate ligament of her right knee and would be out for the rest of the 2021–22 season. She finished her season with 18 total appearances and two goals. Injuries and discomfort continued to keep her playing minutes reduced into the 2023–24 season, though she managed more consistency towards the end of the season and was trusted for defensive security in the league.

London City Lionesses On 15 August 2025, Women's Super League club London City Lionesses announced the signing of Fernández. On 22 February 2026, she scored her first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur during the FA Cup which ended in a 8–9 defeat on penalties. On 29 March 2026, she scored her second goal for the club and her first in the Women’s super league against West Ham United which ended in a 1-1 draw.

International career Fernández has played with all official categories of Spanish youth national teams, including their U17s, U19s, and U20s. She was a part of Spain's U-17 national team that won the 2018 U-17 European Championship. By winning the U-17 Championship, Spain automatically qualified for the 2018 U17 World Cup. Fernandez played every match for the Spanish side that won the tournament, the first World Cup won by Spanish women in any age category.

On 10 June 2025, Fernández was called up to the Spain squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

Personal life Fernàndez is trilingual, speaking Catalan, Spanish and English. Her high proficiency in English has been widely noted and praised. She credits her knowledge of English to her schooling, frequently chatting with foreign Barcelona players and YouTube, and has credited her English to her relative ease settling in and forming friendships after moving to London to play for London City Lionesses (despite the language barrier between some other London City teammates).

Fernández previously dated ex-Manchester City and Netherlands player Jill Roord.

Career statistics Club

International

Honours Barcelona Primera División: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Copa de la Reina: 2020–21, 2023–24, 2024–25 Supercopa de España Femenina: 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League: 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24

Spain UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 2025

Spain U17 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship: 2018