| Matias Fernandez-Pardo | |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Belgium |
| Height: | 1.83 m[1] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Gent |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthclubs1: | K.V. Mechelen |
| Youthclubs2: | Lille OSC |
| Youthyears3: | 2020–2022 |
| Youthclubs3: | Gent |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Jong KAA Gent |
| Caps1: | 38 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Gent |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023 |
| Nationalteam3: | Belgium U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam4: | Belgium U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 25 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 March 2024 |
Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Spanish; Castilian: Matías Fernández-Pardo; born 3 February 2005) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a winger for Gent.
During the 2022–23 season, he was selected for Jong KAA Gent, the promising team of Gent, where he managed to score two goals in 26 appearances. On 9 March 2023, he made his official debut with Gent's first team: in a Conference League match against Istanbul Başakşehir (1–1 draw), coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck brought him on as a substitute for Hugo Cuypers in the 85th minute.[2] On 1 April 2023, he joined the first team in his first league appearance against Seraing in a match that ended 5–0 for Gent.
His first professional goal came in a 5–0 win against Charleroi.[3]
He signed a contract extension with Gent in June 2023 until mid-2026.[4] In the 2024 winter transfer window, he was linked with a move to Lecce or Real Valladolid.[5] [6] After Gent managed to secure a ticket to the Conference League, it was reported that Bayer Leverkusen was interested in recruiting the striker.[7] [8]
Born in Belgium, Fernandez-Pardo is of Spanish descent and holds dual-citizenship.[9] In November 2023, he was called up for the European Under-19 Cup qualifying matches and scored the winning brace against Albania.[10]