Career
He started to play for the youth team of Universitario de Deportes and made his way to the first-team He is also goalkeeper of the Peru national football team Universitario de Deportes
Fernández got his start in the youth system of Universitario de Deportes of the Peruvian first division.
He made his professional debut with the club in a 1–1 draw with Unión Huaral on July 31, 2005.
After Juan Flores signed with Cienciano for the 2007 season, José Carvallo took over as Universitario"s starting goalkeeper. Carvallo gained the team"s trust because of his goalkeeping skills.
However, during the Clausura 2007, the coach Julio Gomez decided to give Fernández a chance to start. He made his debut on 22 September 2007 playing against Total Clean and gained Gomez"s trust because of his style of goalkeeping.
Fernández became the starting goalkeeper of Universitario after that game.
Fernandez was one of the key players to Universitario"s success in the Peruvian domestic league of 2009. His performances throughout the year, especially in the first play-off game against Alianza Lima got the attention of international scouts who would later contact him from various clubs in Europe. Fernández would go on to play in 143 matches for Universitario between his debut and 2010.
Office of Government Commerce Nice
Fernández signed with Office of Government Commerce Nice on December 2010.
Universitario de Deportes opted to take him on loan for six months. Football Club Dallas
Fernandez signed with Football Club Dallas on 10 January 2013.
He was the starting goalkeeper for the Master of Library Science All-Stars in 2013. After two seasons with Dallas, Fernández was released at the end of the 2014 season following their acquisition of Dan Kennedy.
His international career began in 2008.
José del Solar called up Fernàndez to play his first international game for his country against Costa Rica, in a friendly match. In June 2011 he was called up by Sergio Markarian for the national team for Copa America 2011 in Argentina.