Ignacio Ezequiel Agustín Fernández Carballo, popularly known as Equi Fernández (born 25 July 2002) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Qadsiah.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio Ezequiel Agustín Fernández Carballo | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Qadsiah | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Boca Juniors | 26 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Tigre (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2024– | Al-Qadsiah | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Argentina U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2023– | Argentina U23 | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:25, 15 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:38, 9 August 2004 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Fernández started to play in Boca Juniors in 2012, after an agreement signed with FC Barcelona through which both clubs committed to collaborate in youth players training.[2] He debuted as professional in May 2021, when Boca Juniors was defeated by Patronato 1–0, where he stayed 60 minutes on field.
He was traded to Tigre in February 2022 on loan for a year. The transaction completed for E450,000. Fernández played a total of 42 matches with that club. After the loan expired, Fernández returned to Boca Juniors in 2023.[3]
In August 2024, Fernández was traded to Saudi Arabian club Al Qadsiah.[1]
International career
Fernández was called up for the Argentina U17 then coached by Pablo Aimar to play the 2019 South American Championship in Peru, where the national side crowned champions. He also played for Argentina in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Brazil.
On 13 December 2023, Ezequiel Fernández made his debut for the Argentina U23 in 3–0 friendly match victory against Ecuador U23.[4] Fernández was also a member of the Argentina national under-23 football team that played at the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in France.[5]
Fernández was one of the key players of Argentina at the 2024 Olympics,[6][1] where he scored a goal against Iraq.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Boca Juniors | 2021 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 2 | ||
| Tigre | 2022 | Primera División | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Al-Qadsiah | 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 51 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes Copa de la Liga
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ One appearance in Supercopa Argentina, one appearance in Supercopa Internacional
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance in Trofeo de Campeones
Honours
Boca Juniors
Argentina U17
References
- ^ a b c Equi Fernández se va de Boca y jugará en Arabia Saudita: los números de una transferencia millonaria on La Nueva, 4 Aug 2024
- ^ Acuerdo histórico entre Boca Juniors y el FC Barcelona on iprofesional, 2 March 2012
- ^ Equi Fernández vuelve a Boca tras su préstamo en Tigre, TyC Sports, 27 December 2022
- ^ "Con tantos de Gondou, Di Césare y Castro, la Selección Argentina Sub 23 derrotó 3-0 a Ecuador". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Argentina le ganó el clásico a Brasil y logró la clasificación a los Juegos Olímpicos de Paris 2024". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 11 February 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Equi Fernández mejora lo que tiene alrededor by Ariel Senosiain on TyC Sports, 1 Aug 2024
- ^ Confirmado: jugó los Juegos Olímpicos y seguirá su carrera en Arabia Saudita on DirecTV Sports, 4 Aug 2024
- ^ "Argentina - E. Fernández - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Ignacio Ezequiel Agustín Fernández - Trayectoria y Biografía de Jugadores - Historia de Boca Juniors". www.historiadeboca.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2024.