Julián Rodrigo Fernández

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]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Palestino
Number 5
Youth career
– Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 All Boys 74 (3)
2016–2017 Olimpo 12 (0)
2017– Palestino 31 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2018

Julián Rodrigo Fernández (born March 22, 1995) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Palestino of the Chilean Primera División. He previously played for All Boys and Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 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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