Matías Fernández (footballer, born 1986)
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Fernández with Fiorentina in 2015 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Matías Ariel Fernández Fernández | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1986 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Caballito, Argentina | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Unión La Calera | ||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | Colo-Colo | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Colo-Colo | 82 | (37) | ||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Villarreal | 71 | (7) | ||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Sporting CP | 69 | (12) | ||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Fiorentina | 96 | (7) | ||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → AC Milan (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Necaxa | 37 | (4) | ||||||||
| 2019 | Atlético Junior | 11 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Colo-Colo | 19 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Deportes La Serena | 39 | (3) | ||||||||
| Total | 437 | (72) | |||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2005 | Chile U20 | 13 | (5) | ||||||||
| 2005–2018 | Chile | 74 | (14) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Matías Ariel Fernández Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈti.as aˈɾjel feɾˈnandes feɾˈnandes]; born 15 May 1986) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was known for his dribbling skills, also being a free kick specialist.
After starting out at Colo-Colo, he spent several seasons with Villarreal, Sporting CP and Fiorentina, having moved to Europe in 2006. He also played professionally in Mexico and Colombia.
Fernández was elected South American Footballer of the Year in 2006 and appeared for the Chile national team in the 2010 World Cup and three Copa América tournaments, winning the 2015 edition of the latter tournament.