Nicolás Fernández (footballer, born 1999)
 Fernández with Audax Italiano in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nicolás Esteban Fernández Muñoz | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Joaquín, Santiago, Chile[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Universidad de Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Audax Italiano | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2024 | Audax Italiano | 147 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Universidad de Chile | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 as of 12 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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Nicolás Esteban Fernández Muñoz (born 3 August 1999) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Universidad de Chile and the Chile national team.[2]
Club career
As a youth player, Fernández was with Universidad Católica before joining Audax Italiano aged 15,[3] making his professional debut in 2017.[4]
In January 2025, Fernández signed with Universidad de Chile.[5]
International career
In 2016, Fernández represented Chile at under-17 level in the friendly tournament Copa UC.[3]
At under-20 level, Fernández represented Chile in the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal.[6]
At senior level, he received his first call up under Ricardo Gareca for the friendly matches against Albania and France in March 2024.[4] He made his debut against Albania on 22 March 2024.[7]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 25 June 2024.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Chile U20
- South American Games Gold medal: 2018
References
- ^ a b "Nicolás Fernández". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Nicolás Fernández at Soccerway
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Huerta, Rodrigo (20 January 2025). "La U oficializa a su cuarto refuerzo: jugó la Copa América con Chile". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ 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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