Nicolás Fernández (footballer, born 1999)

Nicolás Fernández
	Fernández with Audax Italiano in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Esteban Fernández Muñoz
Date of birth	3 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	San Joaquín, Santiago, Chile
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Universidad de Chile
Youth career
2011–2014	Universidad Católica
2015–2017	Audax Italiano
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2024	Audax Italiano
2025–	Universidad de Chile
International career‡
2016	Chile U17
2018	Chile U20
2019	Chile U23
2024–	Chile
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Chile
South American Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2025; ‡ 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 Universidad de Chile 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]

In January 2025, Fernández signed with Universidad de Chile.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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

^ ^a ^b "Nicolás Fernández". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
^ Nicolás Fernández at Soccerway
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Huerta, Rodrigo (20 January 2025). "La U oficializa a su cuarto refuerzo: jugó la Copa América con Chile". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2025.
^ 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.
^ "Albania v Chile game report". ESPN. 22 March 2024.

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[livefutbol-1] "Nicolás Fernández". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2023.

[2] Nicolás Fernández at Soccerway

[maldonado-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.

[ilic-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] Huerta, Rodrigo (20 January 2025). "La U oficializa a su cuarto refuerzo: jugó la Copa América con Chile". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2025.

[6] 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.

[7] "Albania v Chile game report". ESPN. 22 March 2024.

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