Nicolás Fernández (footballer, born 1999)

Not to be confused with Nicolás Fernández (footballer, born 1996) or Nicolás Fernández (footballer, born 2000).

Nicolás Fernández

Fernández with Audax Italiano in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Esteban Fernández Muñoz
Date of birth	(1999-08-03) 3 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	San Joaquín, Santiago, Chile[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Audax Italiano
Number	7
Youth career
2011–2014	Universidad Católica
2015–2017	Audax Italiano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Audax Italiano	124	(1)
International career^‡
2016	Chile U17	3	(0)
2018	Chile U20	5	(0)
2019	Chile U23	3	(0)
2024–	Chile	3	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Chile South American Games 2018 Cochabamba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024

Nicolás Esteban Fernández Muñoz (born 3 August 1999) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Audax Italiano 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]

International career

In 2016, Fernández represented Chile at under-17 level in the friendly tournament Copa UC ^[es].^[3]

At under-20 level, Fernández represented Chile in the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal.^[5]

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.^[6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 25 June 2024.

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Chile	2024	3	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Chile U20

• South American Games Gold medal: 2018

References

1. "Nicolás Fernández". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
2. Nicolás Fernández at Soccerway
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. "Albania v Chile game report". ESPN. 22 March 2024.