Nicolás Fernández (footballer, born 1999)
Nicolás Esteban Fernández Muñoz (born 3 August 1999) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Audax Italiano and the Chile national team.[2]
 Fernández with Audax Italiano in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nicolás Esteban Fernández Muñoz | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Joaquín, Santiago, Chile[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Audax Italiano | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Audax Italiano | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Audax Italiano | 124 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Chile U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Chile U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Chile U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Chile | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
As a youth player, Fernández was with Universidad Católica before joining Audax Italiano aged 15,[3] making his professional debut in 2017.[4]
International career edit
In 2016, Fernández represented Chile at under-17 level in the friendly tournament Copa UC [es].[3]
At under-20 level, Fernández represented Chile in the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal.[5]
At senior level, he received his first call up under Ricardo Gareca for the friendly matches against Albania and France in March 2024.[4] He made his debut against Albania on 22 March 2024.[6]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played 26 March 2024.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Chile U20
- South American Games Gold medal: 2018
References edit
- ^ a b "Nicolás Fernández". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Nicolás Fernández at Soccerway
- ^ a b Maldonado, Víctor (8 March 2024). "Se formó en la UC y Audax, fue medallista de oro y es la gran sorpresa de la Roja". AS Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ a b Ilic, Gabriel (8 March 2024). "¿Quién es Nicolás Fernández? El "desconocido" lateral que llamó Ricardo Gareca a La Roja". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Bravo, Nicolás (28 September 2022). "El presente de los jugadores de La Roja que lograron la medalla de oro en los Juegos Suramericanos 2018". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Albania v Chile game report". ESPN. 22 March 2024.
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