Nicolás Fernández (footballer, born 1998)
Uruguayan footballer (born 1998)
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Roberto Nicolás Fernández Fagundez (born 2 March 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Uruguayan Primera División club Peñarol.[1]
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Fernández in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Roberto Nicolás Fernández Fagundez | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Peñarol | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Carrasco Polo | |||||||||||||||||
| Fénix | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2024 | Fénix | 155 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Atenas (loan) | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Godoy Cruz (loan) | 42 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Godoy Cruz | 58 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Peñarol | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Uruguay U15 | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Uruguay U17 | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Uruguay U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Uruguay U20 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:49, 11 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Fernández made his professional debut on 24 October 2015, in a 1–1 draw against Montevideo Wanderers.[2] On 5 May 2018, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–0 win against Atlético Torque.[3] Fernández made his continental debut on 18 August 2016, in a 2–0 loss against Cerro Porteño.[4]
Fernández is a former Uruguay youth international. He was part of Uruguay under-20 team which won 2017 South American U-20 Championship. He has also represented his nation at 2013 South American U-15 Championship and 2015 South American U-17 Championship.[5]
