Julián Fernández
Personal information
Full name Julián Rodrigo Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995[1]
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newell's Old Boys
Number 20
Youth career
– Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 All Boys 74 (3)
2016–2017 Olimpo 12 (0)
2017–2019 Palestino 39 (3)
2019– Newell's Old Boys 68 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:30, 13 April 2022 (UTC)

Julián Rodrigo Fernández (born March 22, 1995) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Newell's Old Boys in the Argentine Primera División.

Life and career

Fernández was born in Buenos Aires in 1995.[1] His older brother Juan Manuel Fernández also became a footballer.[3]

Fernández came through the youth system of the club he supported, All Boys,[4] and made his senior debut on June 20, 2013, in the last 16 of the 2012–13 Copa Argentina, replacing Ivan Borghello after 81 minutes of a 3–1 win against Boca Juniors. His first Primera División appearance was also as a second-half substitute, in the final match of the 2012–13 season, a 4–0 defeat away to Arsenal de Sarandí.[5] He played four times in the 2013–14 season, at the end of which All Boys were relegated, but appeared more frequently in the 2014 Primera B Nacional.[5]

A proposed move to Primera club Olimpo de Bahía Blanca in January 2015 fell through when All Boys asked too high a fee.[6] As Fernández established himself as a major player for All Boys, so the transfer rumours continued. In July 2015, a move to another Primera club, Independiente, seemed well on the way to completion.[7][8] Still only 20 years old, Fernández captained All Boys in the 2016 season.[9]

In June 2016, All Boys sold 80% of his economic rights to Olimpo. He had played 78 matches for the club in all competitions, and scored 3 goals.[9] The player said the offer had come at the right time for him: although he loved All Boys and was grateful for their role in shaping him as a person as well as a player, he wanted to play at a higher level and his sale had brought much-needed finance into the club.[10] He played little for Olimpo's first team – 12 appearances in the Primera, of which 7 starts – before he moved on again.[11]

Needing to replace Agustín Farías, their captain who was moving to Europe,[11] Chilean Primera División club Palestino signed Fernández on a six-month loan in June 2017;[11] the deal included options to extend the loan for a further year or to purchase.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Julián Rodrigo Fernández". BDFA. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ Peyssé, Sergio Daniel (June 4, 2016). "Julián Fernández y Pablo Rosales están muy cerca de Olimpo" [Julián Fernández and Pablo Rosales are very close to Olimpo]. La Nueva (in Spanish). Bahía Blanca. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Juan Manuel Fernández es nuevo refuerzo de All Boys" [Juan Manuel Fernández is All Boys' new recruit] (in Spanish). Club Atlético All Boys. February 5, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ Bendayan, Lucas (April 15, 2013). "Entrevistas: Julián Fernández" [Interviews: Julián Fernández]. All Boys Locura (in Spanish). Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Julián Fernández". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Fernández no llega" [Fernández isn't coming]. Olé (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. January 28, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Independiente va por todo: en el cierre del libro de pases anotó a nueve jugadores" [Independiente go all out: nine players on the list with the transfer window closing]. Clarín (in Spanish). Buenos Aires. July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ "La situación de Julián Fernandez contada por el presidente de All Boys" [The situation with Julián Fernandez as told by the president of All Boys]. Independiente Sin Censura (in Spanish). July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "¡¡¡Muchas gracias Julián!!!" [Many thanks Julián!!!] (in Spanish). Club Atlético All Boys. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  10. ↑ Peyssé, Sergio Daniel (June 29, 2016). "Fernández: 'Tal vez mi polifuncionalidad me ayudó a llegar a Olimpo'" [Fernández: 'Maybe it was my versatility that helped me reach Olimpo']. La Nueva (in Spanish). Bahía Blanca. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 "Palestino encontró en Argentina al reemplazante de Agustín Farías" [Palestino find Agustín Farías' replacement in Argentina] (in Spanish). PubliMetro. June 22, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  12. ↑ Peyssé, Sergio Daniel (June 25, 2017). "Julián Fernández pasó a préstamo a Palestino de Chile" [Julián Fernández moves on loan to Palestino of Chile]. La Nueva (in Spanish). Bahía Blanca. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
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