Fernando Cornejo (footballer, born 1995)

Fernando Cornejo
Cornejo with Cobreloa in 2014
Personal information
Full name Fernando Nicolás Cornejo Miranda
Date of birth (1995-12-26) December 26, 1995
Place of birth Rancagua, Chile
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
LDU Quito
Number 20
Youth career
Cobreloa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Cobreloa 70 (2)
2017–2022 Audax Italiano 73 (9)
2019Coquimbo Unido (loan) 23 (2)
2020Universidad de Chile (loan) 20 (0)
2023–2024 Palestino 42 (5)
2024– LDU Quito 0 (0)
International career
2014 Chile U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 July 2024

Fernando Nicolás Cornejo Miranda (born 26 December 1995) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ecuadorian club LDU Quito.[1]

Club career

He made his senior debut in Primera División for Cobreloa, on December 8, 2013, when he came on as a substitute in the second half against Universidad de Chile.

In November 2022, he joined Palestino for the 2023 season.[2]

In the second half of 2024, Cornejo moved abroad and joined Ecuadorian club LDU Quito.[3]

International career

Cornejo represented Chile U20 at the Torneo Cuatro Naciones Chile 2014.[4]

Personal life

He is the son of former Chile international footballer Fernando Cornejo Jiménez.[5]

References

  1. ^ "F. Cornejo". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Fernando Cornejo se convirtió en primer refuerzo de Palestino para el 2023". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Video: así fue el primer día de Fernando Cornejo como jugador de Liga de Quito". Olé Ecuador (in Spanish). 6 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Chile: nómina de la selección Sub 20 para el torneo "Cuatro Naciones Chile 2014"". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 4 October 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  5. ^ "La promesa de Fernando Cornejo a su padre: "Nunca voy a jugar por Colo Colo"" (in Spanish). 24 horas. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021.