Fernández with Audax Italiano in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nicolás Esteban Fernández Muñoz | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | San Joaquín, Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 | (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 25 June 2024 |
Nicolás Esteban Fernández Muñoz (born 3 August 1999) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Audax Italiano and the Chile national team.
Club career
As a youth player, Fernández was with Universidad Católica before joining Audax Italiano aged 15, making his professional debut in 2017.
International career
In 2016, Fernández represented Chile at under-17 level in the friendly tournament Copa UC.
At under-20 level, Fernández represented Chile in the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal.
At senior level, he received his first call up under Ricardo Gareca for the friendly matches against Albania and France in March 2024. He made his debut against Albania on 22 March 2024.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 25 June 2024.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Chile | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Chile U20
- South American Games Gold medal: 2018
References
- ^ "Nicolás Fernández". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- Nicolás Fernández at Soccerway
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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Chile squad – 2024 Copa América | ||
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