Sebastián Fernández (footballer, born 1985)

Sebastián Bruno Fernández Miglierina (born 23 May 1985) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danubio.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Miglierina.

Sebastián Fernández
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Bruno Fernández Miglierina
Date of birth (1985-05-23) 23 May 1985
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Danubio
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Miramar Misiones 75 (22)
2007–2008 Defensor Sporting 32 (15)
2008–2010 Banfield 70 (15)
2010–2013 Málaga 81 (12)
2013–2014 Rayo Vallecano 9 (1)
2014–2020 Nacional 161 (46)
2021 Liverpool Montevideo 30 (8)
2022– Danubio 1 (1)
International career
2006–2012 Uruguay 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:16, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career
Fernández with Málaga in 2012

Born in Montevideo, Fernández started his professional playing career in 2004 with Miramar Misiones. In 2007, he joined Defensor Sporting Club, where he was part of the team that won the Apertura 2007 championship and the Copa Uruguaya 2008.

In 2008, he joined Argentine Club Atlético Banfield, where he was a key member of the squad that won the Apertura 2009 championship, appearing in 16 of their 19 games. On 13 December 2009 he celebrated with his teammates when Banfield won the Argentine championship for the first time in the history of the club.

On 17 February 2010, Fernandez helped his teammates thrash Deportivo Cuenca in Copa Libertadores, scoring two goals either side of half-time to enrich his team's 4–1 victory in Ecuador.

In July 2010 he had a medical with La Liga side Málaga CF. On 5 August 2010 he signed a contract with Málaga for four years[2] and his transfer cost the Spanish side €3.6 million. He already started to pay off some of his fee as he scored a goal on his debut in a home match against Valencia CF on 28 August 2010. He finished the season with 7 league goals, being the club's second highest goalscorer.

In 2011–12, after the summer signing of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Seba was demoted to third choice striker, often coming on as a substitute. On 21 November he started as a right winger against Racing and scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–1 away win. Exactly one year later he scored his first Champions League group stage goal in a 2–2 away draw against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Fernandez signed for Rayo Vallecano in the summer of 2013 but suffered an injury early in the season, ruling him out of the majority of the campaign. His 86th-minute header in Rayo's 3–0 win against Granada on 26 April 2014 was his first goal in more than two years.[3]

On 1 August 2014 Fernández returned to his home country, joining Nacional.[4] Fernández played for Nacional until the end of 2020. In April 2021, he moved to Liverpool Montevideo.[5] On 5 January 2022, Fernández signed a one-year deal with Danubio.[6]

International career

Fernández made his international debut for the Uruguay national team as a late substitute in a friendly game against Romania on 24 May 2006.[1] In May 2010 he has been called up for 2010 World Cup.

On 27 July 2010, he was reserved to play a friendly match against Angola in Lisboa.

Fernández scored his first goal for Uruguay in a friendly match against China.

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 200610
200700
200820
200920
201061
201121
201210
Total142
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fernández goal.
List of international goals scored by Sebastián Fernández
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
112 October 2010Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China China4–04–0Friendly
215 November 2011Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy Italy1–01–0Friendly

Honours

Defensor Sporting

Banfield

Nacional

References
  1. "Ficha de jugador de selección: Sebastián Fernández". Tenfield. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
  2. Sebastián Fernández will be presented to Media and will flight to Germany with the team. Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Málagacf.com (in Spanish)
  3. "Granada v Rayo Vallecano". sportinglife.com. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. "'Seba' Fernández, del Rayo Vallecano al Nacional" ['Seba' Fernández, from Rayo Vallecano to Nacional] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. Sebastián Fernández se convierte en nuevo jugador de Liverpool para el Uruguayo 2021, futbol.com.uy, 2 April 2021
  6. Sebastián "Papelito" Fernández jugará la temporada 2022 en Danubio, elpais.com.uy, 5 January 2022
  7. "Sebastián Fernández - AUF". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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