Nicolás "Nico" Alberto Fernández (born 17 November 1986), sometimes known as just Nico, is an Argentine footballer who plays for Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim II as an attacking midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Alberto Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lanús | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Deportivo Norte | ||
| 2006–2007 | Aldosivi | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Deportivo Armenio | 5 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Olimpo | 0 | (3) |
| 2008 | Bella Vista | 1 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Mallorca B | 27 | (20) |
| 2009–2010 | Pinatar | 22 | (13) |
| 2010–2011 | Jumilla | 19 | (20) |
| 2011 | Pinatar | 9 | (16) |
| 2011–2012 | Lorca Atlético | 26 | (22) |
| 2012–2014 | La Hoya Lorca | 61 | (55) |
| 2014–2016 | Asteras Tripoli | 51 | (41) |
| 2017–2018 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | ||
| 2018 | →Johor Darul Ta'zim (loan) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 17 August 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editFernández was born in Temperley, Buenos Aires, but for family reasons at age of 12 he moved to Mar del Plata. Thanks to his good performance with Lanús, Deportivo Norte and Olimpo youth teams, he attracts the attention of FIFA agent Alejandro Camano with strong ties with Spanish clubs, who brought him to RCD Mallorca, where those years, a lot of Argentinian playing for the first team like Guillermo Pereyra, Jonas Gutierrez, Ariel Ibagaza and Germán Lux.
Fernández met for the first time what is living in another country. He played in a club with an infrastructure of top clubs in Argentina and the economic instability in his country made him doubt about his remaining in Argentina. In 2011, he signed to Lorca Atlético CF, a small town only 40 minutes from Murcia. After a year there, he signed for La Hoya Lorca CF.[2]
After the impressive 2013–14 season, the first for La Hoya Lorca in Segunda División B, the bitter moment to restructure the squad arrives, as Fernandez one of the most prominent and beloved by fans, has decided to move to Greece, playing for Asteras Tripoli. Fernandez was the first to be announced after the rise of the club in Segunda División B, and this season has played 37 matches between league and playoffs, but only 27 of them have appeared in the starting lineup, scoring 6 goals.[3]
On 1 July 2014, Fernández signed a three years' contract with Greek Super League side Asteras Tripoli. After 2,5 years with the club, they accepted the offer of the Malaysia Premier League club Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.[4] He left the club having 64 appearances (9 goals, 7 assists) in all competitions.
References
edit- ^ Nico at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Nicolás Fernández escribe la historia de La Hoya Lorca[permanent dead link] Retrieved 24 July 2013
- ^ Nico y Josan se despiden de La Hoya Lorca Retrieved 12 June 2014
- ^ Φεύγει για Μαλαισία ο Νίκο Φερνάντες Retrieved 12 August 2016
External links
edit- Nico Fernández at BDFutbol
- Nico Fernández at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Nico Fernández – UEFA competition record (archive)
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