[1] Ángel Fernández started playing handball at his home town club SDC Astillero, before joining CB Cantabria in 2006, where he made his senior debut.

He ten joined 3. league team CD Torrebalonmano, where he was promoted to the 2nd tier in the first season.

In 2013 he left for CBM Logroño La Rioja, where he came second in the league in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and reached the cup final in 2017 and 2018.

In the 2018-19 EHF Champions League he reached the Final Four, where the team lost in the semifinal to Telekom Veszprém.

[7] Ángel Fernández debuted for the Spanish national team on 29 April 2015 against Germany.