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Julián Fernández
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-06-18) 18 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth El Arañado, Córdoba Province,
Argentina
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
FC Messina
Youth career
Atlético Rafaela
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Atlético Rafaela 28 (3)
2009–2011Argentinos Jrs. (loan) 5 (0)
2012–2013Deportes La Serena (loan) 21 (2)
2014 Talleres de Córdoba 6 (0)
2015 Chacarita Juniors 17 (2)
2015–2016 Real España 14 (1)
2016 San Telmo 13 (1)
2016–2017 Chaco For Ever 21 (0)
2017–2018 Sportivo Belgrano 24 (1)
2018–2019 Gimnasia y Esgrima 1 (0)
2019 Loja ? (1)
2020– FC Messina 1 (0)
International career
2009 Argentina U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:34, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Julián Fernández (born 18 July 1989) is an Argentine footballer that plays as centre back for Italian Serie D club S.S.D. F.C. Messina.

Club career

Product of Atlético Rafaela youth ranks, in 2008, Fernández was promoted to the first-adult team. His well performances at Rafaela allowed him be considered in Argentina U-20's 23-man squad for 2009 South American Youth Championship.[1] After his participation for their youth national team, in July, he joined Argentinos Juniors where the defender won the Torneo Clausura 2010 title, which was his first professional honour. However after fail to play at La Paternal-based team, he returned to Rafaela in mid-2011.

On 21 January 2012, Fernández moved Chilean club Deportes La Serena.[2] He debuted against Rangers in a 2–0 away loss at Talca and his first goal came on 11 February in a 1–1 away draw too with Huachipato,[3] which was his first goal in his third game in the tournament, having an impressive season start. On 29 July, Fernández again scored in the tournament, reaching his second goal in a 2–1 home loss with O'Higgins.[4] However after his impressive start at La Portada, the team was gradually deterioring their game to such an extent of relegate to the second-tier, so that he was released.

On 29 October 2019 it was reported that Fernández had joined Italian Serie D club S.S.D. F.C. Messina.[5] However, the deal wasn't confirmed until January 2020, where his finale documents arrived before he officially could sign with Messina.[6]

International career

On 11 January 2009, Fernández was named by the coach Sergio Batista into the 23-man squad of Argentina U-20 for 2009 South American Youth Championship,[1] where internationally debuted on 19 January in a 1–1 with Venezuela (host nation of the youth championship) at Maturín, where appeared as a starter.[7] In principle Batista frequently put him in the starting lineup, but lost the post after a success challenge of Federico Fernández during a tournament, where Argentina failed to qualify to the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Ghana.[8]

Honours

Club

Argentinos Juniors

References

  1. ^ a b "Argentina anunció nómina para Sudamericano Sub-20 de Venezuela". Emol.com. 11 January 2009. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Trasandino Julián Fernández es el último refuerzo de La Serena". Latercera.cl. 21 January 2012. (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Huachipato le empató sobre el final a Deportes La Serena". Cdf.cl. 11 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "O'Higgins se reencontró con el triunfo tras derrotar a La Serena". Anfp.cl. 29 July 2012. (in Spanish)
  5. ^ UFFICIALE - FC Messina, super colpo argentino in difesa: arriva "El Gringo" Julián Fernández, tuttoseried.com, 29 October 2019
  6. ^ Fc Messina, ecco il difensore Julian Fernandez. C’è il transfer dall’Ecuador, messinasportiva.it, 2 January 2020
  7. ^ "Julián Fernández hace historia". La Opinión de Rafaela. 19 January 2009. (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "Sub 20: Argentina queda eliminada y no podrá defender el título en el Mundial". Emol. 8 February 2009. (in Spanish)