Federico Fernández (soccer player)
| Federico Fernández | ||
 Fernández in the shirt of Argentina (2012)
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| Personnel | ||
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| birthday | February 21, 1989 | |
| place of birth | Tres Algarrobos , Argentina | |
| size | 190 cm | |
| position | Central defender | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2008-2011 | Estudiantes de La Plata | 59 (4) |
| 2011-2014 | SSC Naples | 44 (0) |
| 2013 | → Getafe CF (loan) | 14 (0) |
| 2014-2018 | Swansea City | 118 (2) |
| 2018– | Newcastle United | 33 (2) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2009 | Argentina U20 | 2 (0) |
| 2011-2014 | Argentina | 32 (3) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of December 30, 2019 |
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Federico Fernández (born February 21, 1989 in Tres Algarrobos , Buenos Aires Province ) is an Argentine football player who is currently under contract with the English Premier League club Newcastle United .
Career
Fernández made his league debut for Estudiantes de La Plata on September 14, 2008 in a 1-0 win over CA Vélez Sarsfield . In January 2009 he was selected for the Argentine U-20 national team and took part with her in the U-20 South American Championship in Venezuela . On May 2, 2009, he scored his first goal in the away game against CA Lanús .
In December 2010, Fernández moved to the Italian first division club SSC Napoli for a transfer fee of three million euros , but did not arrive in Italy until July 2011 due to entry difficulties. He scored his first two goals for Napoli on November 2, 2011 in the 3-2 defeat by Bayern Munich in the group stage of the Champions League . In the 2013/14 season he established himself in the defense of SSC Napoli and became a regular player after he had been loaned to Getafe FC the previous season . Fernandéz made the leap into the World Cup squad of the Argentine national team through strong performances . He played four games at the finals in Brazil . On August 20, 2014, he moved to Swansea City in the Premier League for around ten million and signed a four-year contract.
successes
- Copa Libertadores : 2009
- Argentine Champion : 2010 (Apertura)
- Italian Cup Winner : 2011/12 , 2013/14
- Vice World Champion : 2014
Web links
- Federico Fernández in the database of weltfussball.de
- Profile on Futbolxxi.com
- ESPN statistics
Individual evidence
- ↑ Diary Hoy ( Memento of July 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), December 21, 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Sky Italia , December 26, 2010 (Italian)
- ↑ guardian.co.uk , November 2, 2011
- ↑ SSC Naples: De Guzmán comes, Fernández goes
1 Martin Dúbravka | 2 Ciaran Clark | 3 Paul Dummett | 4 Ki Sung-yong | 5 Fabian Schär | 6 Jamaal Lascelles | 7 Andy Carroll | 8 Jonjo Shelvey | 9 Joelinton | 10 Allan Saint-Maximin | 11 Matt Ritchie | 12 Dwight Gayle | 13 Yoshinori Mutō | 14 Isaac Hayden | 15 Jetro Willems | 17 Emil Krafth | 18 Federico Fernández | 19 Javi Manquillo | 20 Florian Lejeune | 21 Rob Elliot | 22 DeAndre Yedlin | 23 Valentino Lazaro | 24 Miguel Almirón | 26 Karl Darlow | 30 Christian Atsu | 36 Sean Longstaff | 42 Nabil Bentaleb | 43 Matthew Longstaff | - Jack Colback | - Henri Saivet | - Jamie Sterry
Head Coach: Steve Bruce
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fernández, Federico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentinian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tres Algarrobos , Argentina |