(Photo : CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP by way of Getty Images) Real Madrid’s Spanish defender Nacho Fernandez celebrates scoring his crew’s first objective through the Spanish league soccer match between Cadiz CF and Real Madrid CF on the Nuevo Mirandilla stadium in Cadiz on April 15, 2023.
Long-time Real Madrid defender Nacho has agreed to a short-term deal to remain within the Spanish capital, making the upcoming 2023-24 season his twenty third 12 months as a Real Madrid participant.
Nacho will signal new quick time period deal at Real Madrid within the subsequent days — he has agreed instantly with Florentino Pérez that it will likely be accomplished very quickly. ⚪️✅ #RealMadrid
Documents are prepared; matter of time for the announcement, might happen on Monday. pic.twitter.com/3Oe5s7Cf7F
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 14, 2023
Born and raised in Madrid, Nacho arrived within the membership’s youth system as an 11-year-old in 2001.
After graduating from Real Madrid’s academy, he made his first-team debut in 2011 in an away La Liga fixture in opposition to Valencia, enjoying the entire match within the 6-3 victory.
The 33-year-old has made 319 appearances for Real Madrid, scoring 16 objectives and offering 9 assists.
The Spanish worldwide was a part of the Real Madrid squads that achieved 5 Champions League victories, three La Liga titles, and two Copa Del Rey wins up to now decade.
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Nacho Named Real Madrid’s Captain
Now the longest-tenured participant from the primary crew, Nacho has been named the membership’s new captain for the 2023-24 season following the departure of striker Karim Benzema for Saudi Arabian membership Al-Ittihad.
Nacho Fernandez will turn into captain of Real Madrid after Karim Benzema’s departure, in response to a number of sources. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/TLsPa0u3B7
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) June 5, 2023
The membership will now have 4 totally different captains for the previous 4 seasons. Spanish center-back Sergio Ramos wore the captain’s armband in 2020-21 earlier than departing to Paris Saint-Germain in the summertime.
Brazilian left-back Marcelo carried out the position in 2021-22, lifting the Champions League trophy in his final membership match earlier than leaving for Greece.
Benzema assumed captaincy for the 2022-23 season, scoring 31 objectives with the armband.
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