Gabriel Matías Fernández Leites
Forward · Cruz Azul · №21
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Cruz Azul
Santos Laguna
Liga MX
|
1:0 | |
Necaxa
Cruz Azul
Liga MX
|
1:3 | |
Club Tijuana
Cruz Azul
Liga MX
|
2:1 | |
Cruz Azul
New York City FC
Leagues Cup
|
2:1 | |
Cruz Azul
Philadelphia Union
Leagues Cup
|
1:0 | |
Cruz Azul
Puebla
Liga MX
|
2:1 | |
Atletico San Luis
Cruz Azul
Liga MX
|
2:3 | |
|
Cruz Azul
Club Tijuana
Liga MX
|
1:1 | |
Los Angeles FC
Cruz Azul
CONCACAF Champions League
|
1:1 | |
Club América
Cruz Azul
Liga MX
|
1:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Liga MX | 2025 | 8 |
| CONCACAF Champions League | 2026 | 5 |
| Liga MX | 2026 | 5 |
| Leagues Cup | 2026 | 2 |
About the player
A loan to Cerro Largo in 2013 gave him regular football, and he returned two goals from twelve matches there. The move that shaped his career came in 2014, when he joined Racing Club de Montevideo and turned himself into a reliable scorer, finishing with fifteen goals in 49 games.
That form earned him a switch to Peñarol in January 2018. It was the most productive spell of his career in Uruguay: 40 appearances and 17 goals, alongside a league title and the Uruguayan Super Cup that same year. At Juárez he found them, scoring 12 goals in 47 appearances.
He returned to Mexican football on a permanent basis with UNAM Pumas in July 2023, adding seven goals in 20 matches before Cruz Azul brought him in. Fernández has made 64 appearances and 22 goals for the club. The move has also brought silverware: a Mexican league title in the Clausura, the Campeón de Campeones, and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Career path
- 2024 — 2027 — now Cruz Azul 88 matches
- 2025 Cruz Azul U21 2 matches
- 2023 — 2024 U.N.A.M. - Pumas 23 matches
- 2022 — 2023 FC Juárez 47 matches
- 2021 Real Zaragoza 32 matches
- 2020 Celta de Vigo 22 matches
- 2018 — 2019 Penarol 54 matches
- 2016 — 2017 Racing Club de Montevideo 35 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Cruz Azul | Liga MX Apertura | 6 | 1 | 1 | 168 |
| 25/26 | Cruz Azul | Liga MX Clausura | 15 | 5 | 4 | 978 |
| 25/26 | Cruz Azul | Liga MX Apertura | 13 | 7 | 1 | 835 |
| 25/26 | Cruz Azul | CONCACAF Champions Cup | 6 | 1 | 2 | 427 |
| 25/26 | Cruz Azul | Liguilla Apertura | 4 | 2 | 1 | 294 |
| 25/26 | Cruz Azul | Liguilla Clausura | 4 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
| 25/26 | Cruz Azul | FIFA Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 25/26 | Cruz Azul | Campeón de Campeones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 24/25 | Cruz Azul | Liga MX Clausura | 16 | 3 | 1 | 639 |
| 24/25 | Cruz Azul | CONCACAF Champions Cup | 8 | 2 | 0 | 380 |
| 24/25 | Cruz Azul | Liguilla Apertura | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| 24/25 | Cruz Azul | Liga MX Apertura | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| 24/25 | Cruz Azul U21 | Liga MX U23 Apertura (23/24 - 24/25) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 106 |
| 23/24 | U.N.A.M. - Pumas | Liga MX Apertura | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 147 |
| 23/24 | Cruz Azul | Liga MX Clausura | 6 | 2 | 0 | 393 |
| 23/24 | U.N.A.M. - Pumas | Liguilla Apertura | 4 | 2 | 0 | 339 |
| 22/23 | FC Juárez | Liga MX Apertura | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 433 |
| 22/23 | FC Juárez | Liga MX Clausura | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 073 |
| 21/22 | FC Juárez | Liga MX Clausura | 10 | 1 | 1 | 735 |
| 21/22 | FC Juárez | Liga MX Apertura | 5 | 3 | 0 | 396 |
| 2026 | Cruz Azul | Leagues Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 219 |
| 2023 | U.N.A.M. - Pumas | Leagues Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 191 |
| 2019 | Penarol | Liga AUF Apertura | 12 | 5 | 1 | 933 |
| 2019 | Penarol | Copa Libertadores | 4 | 0 | 0 | 206 |
| 2019 | Penarol | Supercopa Uruguaya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
| 2019 | Penarol | Copa Sudamericana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2018 | Penarol | Liga AUF Clausura | 12 | 9 | 4 | 925 |
| 2018 | Penarol | Liga AUF Apertura | 12 | 2 | 0 | 657 |
| 2018 | Penarol | Copa Libertadores | 6 | 1 | 0 | 375 |
| 2018 | Penarol | Liga AUF Intermedio | 4 | 1 | 0 | 290 |
| 2018 | Penarol | Playoffs Liga AUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 115 |
| 2018 | Penarol | Copa Sudamericana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 2017 | Racing Club de Montevideo | Liga AUF Clausura | 4 | 2 | 0 | 147 |
| 20/21 | Real Zaragoza | LaLiga2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 245 |
| 20/21 | Real Zaragoza | Copa del Rey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| 19/20 | Celta de Vigo | LaLiga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 555 |
| 19/20 | Celta de Vigo | Copa del Rey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 16/17 | Racing Club de Montevideo | Campeonato Uruguayo Especial | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 338 |
| 15/16 | Racing Club de Montevideo | Liga AUF Clausura | 13 | 0 | 2 | 766 |
| 15/16 | Racing Club de Montevideo | Liga AUF Apertura | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
Transfers
Transfers- 23/24 U.N.A.M. - Pumas Cruz Azul €8.90M
- 23/24 Celta de Vigo U.N.A.M. - Pumas €3.20M
- 22/23 FC Juárez Celta de Vigo
- 21/22 Celta de Vigo FC Juárez
- 20/21 Real Zaragoza Celta de Vigo
- 20/21 Celta de Vigo Real Zaragoza
- 18/19 Penarol Celta de Vigo €3.50M
- 18/19 Celta de Vigo Penarol
- 17/18 Racing Club Penarol €612.00K
- 14/15 Defensor Racing Club
- 13/14 Defensor SC U19 Defensor
- 12/13 Cerro Largo Defensor SC U19
