Gatito Fernández
Cerro Porteño · GKGK #1 · Paraguay · Group D 67Rating31Caps0Goals38Age191Height
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Club season 2025/26 Primera División (Apertura/Clausura), Copa Paraguay, Copa Libertadores
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497
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Date of birth1988-03-29 (age 38) NationalityParaguay ClubCerro Porteño · Paraguay LeaguePrimera División PositionGK · Goalkeeper · #1 Height191 cm Preferred foot— Market value—
Born in Asunción but raised partly in Brazil while his father played there, Gatito Fernández came through Cerro Porteño's academy before a long wandering career took him through Argentina, the Netherlands and Brazil. He became a club icon at Botafogo, where he is the foreign player with the most appearances and won the 2024 Copa Libertadores, before returning home to Cerro Porteño. At 38 he is the elder statesman of Paraguay's goalkeeping department at the 2026 World Cup.
- Nicknamed 'Gatito' (kitten) because his father Roberto, a 1986 World Cup goalkeeper, was nicknamed 'Gato' (cat)
- Foreign player with the most appearances in Botafogo history
- Won the 2024 Copa Libertadores with Botafogo
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