Juan Francisco Fernández (born November 21, 2002) is an Argentine college basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference.
He has also represented the Argentine national team. Standing at 6 ft 11 inches (2.11 m), Fernández plays as a center. He also has Spanish citizenship.
Early life and youth career Born in Santa Fe, Argentina, Fernández joined the youth ranks of Unión de Santa Fe's basketball section at age 13. He also made his first appearances for the youth teams of the Argentine Basketball Confederation during this period. Fernández would later move to Spain to join the youth teams of Baloncesto Fuenlabrada at age 15.
Professional career Fuenlabrada (2020–2023) After climbing through the ranks of Fuenlabrada's youth system, Fernández joined the reserve team Fuenlabrada B, then playing in the Liga EBA. He made his debut for the Fuenlabrada first team in November 2021, during the 2021–22 ACB season. Fernández moved between both teams until fully joining the first team roster for the 2022–23 ACB season.
Río Breogán (2023–2024) In July 2023, Fernández signed with Río Breogán of the Liga ACB. With Breogán, Fernández was selected to the Best All-Young Team of the 2023–24 ACB season.
Bàsquet Girona (2024–2026) In June 2024, Fernández signed with Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB. In January 2025, he was selected Player of the Round for the 16th round of the 2024–25 ACB season. On July 1, 2025, Girona announced Fernández would remain at the club for the 2025–26 season. On August 5, 2026, Girona announced it was parting ways with Fernández.
National team career Fernández has represented Argentina's youth ranks in several international tournaments, such as the 2018 U17 World Cup with the U17 Team and the 2019 U19 World Cup with the U19 Team.
He made his debut for the senior Argentine national team against Paraguay in November 2021, during the 2023 World Cup qualifiers. He was selected as part of Argentina's roster in the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup, in which they were runners-up. Fernández was selected to the All-Tournament Team.
Career statistics
Domestic leagues {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 || style="text-align:left;"| Breogán || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 34 || 19.1 || .515 || .298 || .617 || 4.1 || .9 || .5 || .7 || 8.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 || style="text-align:left;"| Girona || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 28 || 19.1 || .554 || .059 || .615 || 4.7 || 1.0 || .6 || .5 || 9.4
References
External links Profile at ACB.com Profile at FIBA Basketball