Augusto Fernández
Fernández playing for Celta in 2013
Personal information
Full name Augusto Matías Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1986-04-10) 10 April 1986
Place of birth Pergamino, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2005 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 River Plate 79 (3)
2009–2010 Saint-Étienne 12 (1)
2010–2012 Vélez Sarsfield 58 (11)
2012–2015 Celta 114 (10)
2016–2017 Atlético Madrid 21 (0)
2018–2020 Beijing Renhe 33 (3)
2020–2021 Cádiz 16 (0)
Total 333 (28)
International career
2011–2016 Argentina 16 (1)
Medal record
 Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up2014 BrazilTeam
Copa América
Runner-up2016 United StatesTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Augusto Matías Fernández (Latin American Spanish: [awˈɣusto maˈti.as feɾˈnandes]; born 10 April 1986) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.[3]

Club career

River Plate

Born in Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Fernández was a River Plate youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 29 January 2006, coming on as a substitute for Jonathan Santana in a 5–0 away routing of Tiro Federal.

Fernández scored his first professional goal on 8 April 2007, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against Belgrano. With River he won the 2008 Clausura under Diego Simeone's coaching, playing on 15 of the 19 games (9 starts).[4]

Saint-Etienne

On 28 August 2009, after fellow Argentine Gonzalo Bergessio joined AS Saint-Étienne, Fernández arrived to the aforementioned French club.[5] He was loaned to the French club by a third-party owner of his rights, Israeli businessman Pinhas Zahavi.

Fernández made his Ligue 1 debut on 13 September 2009, starting in a 0–1 loss at Stade Rennais, and scored his first goal in the category roughly a month later in a 3–1 home win against FC Girondins de Bordeaux. However, he only appeared in 12 matches during the campaign, as his side narrowly avoided relegation.

Vélez Sarsfield

On 9 July 2010, Fernández signed a three-year deal with Argentine Primera División side Vélez Sarsfield, who bought 100% of his rights from Pinhas Zahavi for a fee of US$1.5 million.[6][7] In his first tournament with his new club, the 2010 Apertura, he played 12 games (all as a starter) on Vélez' runner-up campaign.[8]

Fernández totalled 17 games (over 19) and 4 goals in his team's 2011 Clausura-winning campaign,[9] and 10 games (over 12) and 4 goals in their Copa Libertadores semi-finalist campaign. During the semester, he scored in 57 days twice as many goals as he had during his entire professional career: 3 in the Copa Libertadores and another 3 in the Argentine league.[10][11] Against L.D.U. Quito in the Copa Libertadores round of 16, he also scored his first double.[12]

Celta

On 8 August 2012, Fernández joined newly promoted La Liga club Celta de Vigo on a four-year deal.[13] He made his debut in the category ten days later, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Málaga CF.

Fernández scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 22 September 2012, netting the first in a 2–1 home success over Getafe CF. He finished the season as an ever-present figure for the Galicians, appearing in 36 matches and scoring six goals as his side narrowly avoided relegation.

Fernández was still a first-choice in the following campaigns, with the side now finishing in mid-table positions. On 3 October 2014, he was appointed captain of the club, replacing Borja Oubiña.[14]

Atlético Madrid

On 1 January 2016, Fernández joined Atlético Madrid on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, mainly as a cover to the injured Tiago.[15] He made his debut 5 days later, playing 57 minutes of a Copa del Rey draw away to Rayo Vallecano before being replaced by Luciano Vietto; he made his first league appearance for the club on 11 January, against Celta, his former team. Later, he started in the 2016 Champions League final, although he was substituted off at half-time. He only made 8 appearances in the following seasons with the Rojiblancos.

Beijing Renhe

On 31 January 2018, Fernández signed with Chinese Super League club Beijing Renhe on an undisclosed fee.[16]

Cádiz

On 23 June 2020, Fernández returned to Spain and joined Segunda División side Cádiz CF for the remainder of the season.[17] He signed an extension for the following season later, with the club achieving promotion to the La Liga. On 21 May 2021, after securing first division football for the upcoming season, Fernández announced his retirement from football.[18]

International career

Fernández made his full international debut for Argentina on 15 September 2011, starting in a 0–0 Superclásico de las Américas home draw against Brazil. On 2 June 2014 he was included in Alejandro Sabella's final 23-man squad for the year's FIFA World Cup,[19] but was only an unused substitute during the whole tournament. In May 2016, he was included in Gerardo Martino's 23-man Argentina squad for the Copa América Centenario, being a starter for most of the tournament before missing the final after getting injured in the semifinal match.[20]

Club statistics

As of match played 22 May 2021[21]
Club Season League National Cup International Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2005–06 Argentine Primera División 130—2[lower-alpha 1]0150
2006–07 Argentine Primera División 132—6[lower-alpha 2]0192
2007–08 Argentine Primera División 311—8[lower-alpha 3]0391
2008–09 Argentine Primera División 210—2[lower-alpha 4]0230
2009–10 Argentine Primera División 10——10
Total 79300180973
Saint-Étienne 2009–10 Ligue 1 12120—141
Vélez Sarsfield 2010–11 Argentine Primera División 2940011[lower-alpha 5]4408
2011–12 Argentine Primera División 2970017[lower-alpha 6]34610
Total 5811002878618
Celta de Vigo 2012–13 La Liga 36630—393
2013–14 La Liga 33200—332
2014–15 La Liga 30140—341
2015–16 La Liga 15110—161
Total 11410800012210
Atlético Madrid 2015–16 La Liga 130206[lower-alpha 7]0210
2016–17 La Liga 30000030
2017–18 La Liga 50401[lower-alpha 7]0100
Total 2106070340
Beijing Renhe2018 Chinese Super League 22210—232
2019 Chinese Super League 11100—111
Total 3331000343
Cádiz 2019–20 Segunda División 4000—40
2020–21 La Liga 12000—120
Total 1600000160
Career Total 3332817053740335
  1. ↑ One appearance in Copa Libertadores,One appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ↑ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, Three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Five appearances in Copa Libertadores, Three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  5. ↑ One appearance in Copa Sudamericana, Ten appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores
  6. ↑ Eight appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana, Nine appearances and two goals in Copa Libertadores
  7. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 21 June 2016[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 201120
201210
201341
201430
201660
Total161

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 June 2013Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala
2–0
4–0
Friendly

Honours

Club

River Plate

Vélez Sársfield

Atletico Madrid

International

Argentina

References

  1. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Official Atlético de Madrid Website". En.atleticodemadrid.com.
  3. ↑ "Augusto Fernández". Whoscored.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Closing '08 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Augusto Fernandez en Vert" (in French). AS Saint-Étienne website. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  6. ↑ "Vine para ser campeón" [I came to become a champion] (in Spanish). Olé. 11 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  7. ↑ Gabriel Martínez (9 July 2010). "El Primer Refuerzo" (in Spanish). Vélez Sársfield official website. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  8. ↑ "Opening '10 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Closing '11 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "El mágico presente de Augusto Fernández". La Nación (in Spanish). 27 April 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  11. ↑ "Match report". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  12. ↑ Guillermo Tagliaferri (27 April 2011). "Augusto Fernández fue el goleador menos pensado". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  13. ↑ "Augusto Fernández ficha por el Celta" [Augusto Fernández signs for Celta]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 August 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Augusto sucede a Oubiña como primer capitán del equipo" [Augusto succeeds Oubiña as the first captain of the team] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "Augusto Fernández ya es rojiblanco" [Augusto Fernández already is rojiblanco] (in Spanish). Atlético's official website. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "Atletico Madrid sell Augusto Fernandez to CSL's Beijing Renhe". ESPN. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  17. ↑ "Augusto Fernández refuerza al equipo en el tramo final" [Augusto Fernández bolsters the team in the final rounds] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  18. ↑ "Augusto Fernández se retira del fútbol: "Detecto, según mi sentir, que es el momento"" [Augusto Fernández retires from football: "I detect, according to my feeling, it is time"]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Ever Banega excluded from Argentina squad". BBC Sport. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Carlos Tevez, Paulo Dybala left off Argentina's Copa America squad". ESPN FC. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "Augusto Fernández » Club matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  22. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Augusto Fernández". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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