Fer Niño
Fernando "Fer" Niño Rodríguez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Segunda División club Burgos.
Club career
Villarreal
Niño was born in Rota, Andalusia, and joined Villarreal CF's academy in 2016 from Balón de Cádiz CF in his native region. He made his senior debut with the former's C team on 24 August 2019, starting in a 3–0 Tercera División away win against CF Recambios Colón.Niño scored his first league goal on 26 October 2019, opening the 5–0 home rout of UD Benigànim. The following 22 January, when he still had not even appeared for the reserves, he made his first-team debut by coming on as a second-half substitute for Pau Torres in a 3–0 away victory over Girona FC in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.
Niño played his first La Liga match on 25 January 2020, in a 2–1 win at Deportivo Alavés; replacing Carlos Bacca in the 88th minute, he scored the winner the following minute. On 12 November, he renewed his contract until 2024. He contributed five appearances to their victorious campaign in the UEFA Europa League, netting against Maccabi Tel Aviv FC and FC Red Bull Salzburg.
In a pre-season friendly against Leicester City in August 2021, Niño broke Wesley Fofana's leg with a late challenge, apologising for the action the following day on social media. Later that month, he was loaned to RCD Mallorca for the season.
Back to the Estadio de la Cerámica for 2022–23, Niño was assigned back to the B team, now in the Segunda División.