| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Augusto Matías Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | April 10, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Pergamino, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Vélez Sársfield | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | River Plate | 80 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Saint-Étienne | 11 | (1) |
| 2010– | Vélez Sársfield | 39 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:09, 23 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Augusto Matías Fernández (born 10 April, 1986 in Pergamino) is an Argentine football right winger playing for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.
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Fernández started his career playing for River Plate in 2006, coming on as a substitute in a 5–0 victory over Tiro Federal. With River he won the 2008 Clausura under Diego Simeone's coaching, playing on 15 of the 19 games (9 starts).[1]
On 28 August 2009, after fellow Argentine Gonzalo Bergessio joined AS Saint-Etienne, the midfielder arrived to the aforementioned French club.[2] Fernández was loaned to the French club by a third-party owner of his rights, Israeli businessman Pinhas Zahavi.
On 9 July 2010 Argentine Primera División side Vélez Sársfield bought 100% of his rights from Pinhas Zahavi for 1.5 million US dollars.[3] Fernández signed a 3-year deal.[4] On his first tournament with his new club (2010 Apertura), Fernández played 12 games (all as a starter) on Vélez' runner-up campaign.[5] On the next half of the season, Augusto totaled 17 games (over 19) and 4 goals in his team's league winning campaign (2011 Clausura),[6] and 10 games (over 12) and 4 goals on their Copa Libertadores semi-finalist campaign. During the semester, he scored in 57 days twice as much goals as he had during his entire professional career: 3 on the Copa Libertadores and another 3 on the Argentine league.[7][8] Against LDU Quito for the Copa Libertadores round of 16, he also scored his first double.[9]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Final Score | Goal | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | September 14, 2011 | Córdoba, Argentina | Brazil | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | 2011 Roca Cup.[10][11] |
| 2. | September 28, 2011 | Belém, Brazil | Brazil | 2–0 | 0 | Lost | 2011 Roca Cup.[10][11] |
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