Diego Fernández (footballer)
Chilean footballer (born 1998)
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Diego Nicolás Fernández Castro (born 8 March 1998) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Magallanes.[1]
Full name
Diego Nicolás Fernández Castro
Date of birth
8 March 1998
Place of birth
Loncoche, Chile
Position
Midfielder
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Fernández with O'Higgins in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Nicolás Fernández Castro | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Loncoche, Chile | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Magallanes | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportes Iquique | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2025 | Deportes Iquique | 140 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 45 | (1) |
| 2026– | Magallanes | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Chile U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Chile U22 | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 January 2026 | |||
Club career
In 2022 and 2023, Fernández played for O'Higgins.[2]
In January 2026, Fernández joined Magallanes from Deportes Iquique.[3]
International career
Fernández represented Chile at under-17 level in the 2014 South American Games.[4] He also was a member of the Chile U22 squad in the 2019 Toulon Tournament.