Fernández withArgentina in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 21 – Bàsquet Girona | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (2002-11-21)November 21, 2002 (age 23) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Argentine / Spanish | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2025:undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Fuenlabrada | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | →Fuenlabrada B | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Río Breogán | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Bàsquet Girona | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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Juan Francisco Fernández (born November 21, 2002) is an Argentine professionalbasketball player who plays forBàsquet Girona of theLiga ACB. He has also represented theArgentine national team. Standing at 6 ft 11 inches (2.11 m), Fernández plays as acenter. He also hasSpanish citizenship.[1]
Born inSanta Fe, Argentina, Fernández joined the youth ranks ofUnión de Santa Fe's basketball section at age 13. He also made his first appearances for the youth teams of theArgentine Basketball Confederation during this period. Fernández would later move to Spain to join the youth teams ofBaloncesto Fuenlabrada at age 15.[2]
After climbing through the ranks of Fuenlabrada's youth system, Fernández joined thereserve team Fuenlabrada B, then playing in theLiga EBA. He made his debut for theFuenlabrada first team in November 2021, during the2021-22 ACB season. Fernández moved between both teams until fully joining the first team roster for the2022-23 ACB season.[3]
In July 2023, Fernández signed withRío Breogán of theLiga ACB.[4] With Breogán, Fernández was selected to theBest All-Young Team of the2023-24 ACB season.[5]
In June 2024, Fernández signed withBàsquet Girona of theLiga ACB.[1] In January 2025, he was selected Player of the Round for the 16th round of the2024-25 ACB season.[6] On July 1, 2025, Girona announced Fernández would remain at the club for the2025-26 season.[7]
Marcos has representedArgentina's youth ranks in several international tournaments, such as the2018 U17 World Cup with theU17 Team and the2019 U19 World Cup with theU19 Team.[8]
He made his debut for the seniorArgentine national team againstParaguay in November 2021, during the2023 World Cup qualifiers.[8] He was selected as part of Argentina's roster in the2025 FIBA AmeriCup, in which they were runners-up. Fernández was selected to theAll-Tournament Team.[9]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | ACB | 34 | 19.1 | .515 | .298 | .617 | 4.1 | .9 | .5 | .7 | 8.5 | |
| 2024–25 | ACB | 28 | 19.1 | .554 | .059 | .615 | 4.7 | 1.0 | .6 | .5 | 9.4 |