Enzo Fernández (footballer, born 2001)

Enzo Jeremías Fernández (born 17 January 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Defensa y Justicia, on loan from River Plate.[1]

For other people named Enzo Fernández, see Enzo Fernández (disambiguation).
Enzo Fernández
Personal information
Full name Enzo Jeremías Fernández
Date of birth (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001
Place of birth San Martín, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Defensa y Justicia
(on loan from River Plate)
Number 34
Youth career
Club La Recova
2006–2019 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– River Plate 0 (0)
2020– → Defensa y Justicia (loan) 4 (0)
National team
2019 Argentina U18
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Fernández joined River Plate in 2006, having spent his embryonic years at Club La Recova.[3][4] After thirteen years spent progressing through the ranks, Fernández was moved into the first-team in January 2019 for a Primera División home fixture with Patronato; though he wouldn't come on as they lost 3–1.[1] His senior debut would arrive fourteen months later in the Copa Libertadores, after the midfielder was substituted on for Santiago Sosa in a defeat in Ecuador against L.D.U. Quito on 4 March 2020.[1] In the weeks prior, he scored once (vs. Libertad) in four games at the 2020 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Paraguay.[1]

In August, Fernández was loaned to fellow top-flight club Defensa y Justicia.[1][5] Hernán Crespo gave him his bow on 18 September in the Libertadores versus Delfín.[1][6]

International career

Fernández represented Argentina's U18s at the 2019 COTIF Tournament in Spain.[3][7]

Personal life

Fernández is named after three-time Copa América winner Enzo Francescoli; due to father Raúl's fascination with the Uruguayan footballer.[4]

Career statistics
As of 1 November 2020.[1][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2019–20 Primera División 0000001[lower-alpha 1]00010
2020–21 000000000000
Total 000000100010
Defensa y Justicia (loan) 2020–21[nb 1] Primera División 1000005[lower-alpha 2]00060
Career total 100000600070
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana

Notes
  1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References
  1. "Argentina - E. Fernández". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. "Enzo Fernández". World Football. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. "Enzo Fernández: "En River tenés que tener una actitud mental ganadora"". River Plate. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. "Enzo Fernández, el juvenil de River que brilla en la Copa Libertadores para Defensa y Justicia". Clarín. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. "Fernández: "Esta oportunidad que me da Defensa es muy importante"". Vavel. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. "Copa Libertadores. Enzo Fernández: la joya del semillero de River que se lució en Defensa y Justicia". La Nación. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  7. "Con Enzo Fernández entre los posibles citados, la Sub 18 defenderá el Torneo de L'Alcúdia". La Página Millonaria. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  8. "Ficha Estadistica de ENZO FERNANDEZ". BDFA. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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