Sebastián Fernández

Seba Fernández
Personal information
Full name Sebastián Bruno Fernández Miglierina
Date of birth 23 May 1985 (1985-05-23) (age 26)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Málaga
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2006 Miramar Misiones 75 (21)
2007–2008 Defensor Sporting 32 (15)
2008–2010 Banfield 61 (12)
2010– Málaga 41 (9)
National team‡
2006– Uruguay 14 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2011
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Miglierina.

Sebastián Bruno Fernández Miglierina (born 23 May 1985 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan football forward[1] who plays for Málaga CF in Spain.

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Club career

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 in 2009 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 team mates when Banfield won the Argentine championship for the first time in the history of the club.

On 17 February 2010, Fernandez helped his team mates 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 clubs second best goalscorer.

In 2011-2012, 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.

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] On 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 PR.

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2010 Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China  China PR 0–4 0–4 Friendly
2. 15 November 2011 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy  Italy 0−1 0−1 Friendly

Honours

Defensor Sporting
Banfield

References

  1. ^ a b "Ficha de jugador de selección: Sebastián Fernández". Tenfield. http://www.tenfieldigital.com.uy/servlet/hprfchsj?0,2,2%2F1543%2F,1,7114. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
  2. ^ Sebastián Fernández will be presented to Media and will flight to Germany with the team. Málagacf.com (Spanish)

External links

Uruguay squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
Málaga CF – current squad