Name Augusto Fernandez Career start 2006 Weight 71 kg | Number 24 Height 1.77 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Augusto Matias Fernandez Date of birth (1986-04-10) 10 April 1986 (age 29) Profiles | ||
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Disgusting tackle by Augusto Fernandez vs Eneko Capilla
Augusto Matías Fernández ([au'ɣusto fer'nandes]; born 10 April 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team as a central midfielder.
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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).
Saint-Etienne
On 28 August 2009, after fellow Argentine Gonzalo Bergessio joined AS Saint-Etienne, Fernández arrived to the aforementioned French club. 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 Sársfield
On 9 July 2010, Fernández signed a three-year deal with Argentine Primera División side Vélez Sársfield, who bought 100% of his rights from Pinhas Zahavi for a fee of US$ 1.5 million. On his first tournament with his new club – 2010 Apertura – he played 12 games (all as a starter) on Vélez' runner-up campaign.
Fernández totalled 17 games (over 19) and 4 goals in his team's league winning campaign (2011 Clausura), and 10 games (over 12) and 4 goals on 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 on the Copa Libertadores and another 3 on the Argentine league. Against LDU Quito for the Copa Libertadores round of 16, he also scored his first double.
Celta
On 8 August 2012, Fernández joined newly promoted La Liga club Celta de Vigo on a four-year deal. 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.
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. He made his debut 10 days later in a 0–2 win against former club, Celta, playing 54 minutes before being replaced by Yannick Ferreira Carrasco.
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As of 16 May 2016International 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, 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.