Fernando Cornejo (footballer, born 1995)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Fernando Cornejo

| image = FernandoCornejoM.png

| fullname = Fernando Nicolás Cornejo Miranda

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|26}}

| birth_place = Rancagua, Chile

| height = {{Height|m=1.74}}

| currentclub = LDU Quito

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Cobreloa

| years1 = 2013–2017

| clubs1 = Cobreloa

| caps1 = 70

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2017–2022

| clubs2 = Audax Italiano

| caps2 = 73

| goals2 = 9

| years3 = 2019

| clubs3 = → Coquimbo Unido (loan)

| caps3 = 23

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2020

| clubs4 = → Universidad de Chile (loan)

| caps4 = 20

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–2024

| clubs5 = Palestino

| caps5 = 42

| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = LDU Quito

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| pcupdate = 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.{{cite web|title=F. Cornejo|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/fernando-cornejo/323682/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=22 February 2021}}

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.{{cite web |title=Fernando Cornejo se convirtió en primer refuerzo de Palestino para el 2023 |url=https://www.alairelibre.cl/noticias/deportes/futbol/palestino/fernando-cornejo-se-convirtio-en-primer-refuerzo-de-palestino-para-el-2023/2022-11-25/194333.html |website=alairelibre.cl |publisher=Radio Cooperativa |access-date=26 November 2022 |language=es |date=25 November 2022}}

In the second half of 2024, Cornejo moved abroad and joined Ecuadorian club LDU Quito.{{cite web |title=Video: así fue el primer día de Fernando Cornejo como jugador de Liga de Quito |url=https://www.ole.com.ar/ecuador/liga-de-quito/fernando-cornejo-liga-quito-refuerzo-examenes-medicos-primer-dia_0_1ChPyv7SG5.html |website=Olé Ecuador |access-date=8 July 2024 |language=es |date=6 July 2024}}

Personal life

He is the son of former Chile international footballer Fernando Cornejo Jiménez.{{cite web |title=La promesa de Fernando Cornejo a su padre: "Nunca voy a jugar por Colo Colo" |url=https://www.24horas.cl/deportes/futbol-nacional/la-promesa-de-fernando-cornejo-a-su-padre-nunca-voy-a-jugar-por-colo-colo-2281419 |publisher=24 horas |access-date=22 February 2021 |language=es |date=25 January 2017}}