Nico Fernández

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]

Nico Fernández
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Alberto Fernández
Date of birth (1986-11-17) 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

Fernández 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
  1. Nico at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. Nicolás Fernández escribe la historia de La Hoya Lorca Retrieved 24 July 2013
  3. Nico y Josan se despiden de La Hoya Lorca Retrieved 12 June 2014
  4. Φεύγει για Μαλαισία ο Νίκο Φερνάντες Retrieved 12 August 2016
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