Federico Fernandez

Federico Fernandez (American Spanish: [feðeˈɾiko feɾˈnandes]; born 21 February 1989) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Newcastle United.

Fernandez began his career at Estudiantes de La Plata, where he reached the final of the Copa Sudamericana and won the Copa Libertadores, before moving to Napoli in 2011. He was used sparingly by the Serie A club, and spent time on loan at Getafe, before joining Swansea City in 2014.

Fernandez made his full international debut in 2009 and has since earned over 30 international caps, scoring three goals. He was part of the Argentine squad which reached the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final.

Club Career

Estudiantes

Fernandez made his league debut for Estudiantes de La Plata on 14 September 2008 during the 2008 Apertura tournament in a 1–0 defeat to Velez Sarsfield. He played two games in Estudiantes' run to the final of Copa Sudamericana 2008.

Fernandez scored his first goal with the squad in an away match against Lanus on 2 May 2009, following an assist by teammate Juan Sebastian Veron. Later that year, Estudiantes won the 2009 Copa Libertadores, although Fernandez's only contributions were two substitute appearances against Defensor Sporting Club in the quarter-finals.

Napoli

Fernandez was signed by Serie A club Napoli in December 2010 for a reported fee of about €2.5 million. Due to his lack of a European Union passport, however, he arrived in Italy only in July 2011.

On 2 November 2011, Fernandez scored his first two goals for Napoli, against Bayern Munich in a Champions League group stage away tie. Both headers came after Napoli had conceded three times in the first half, although Napoli lost the match 3–2.

Having only made nine appearances across all competitions for Napoli that season, on 31 January 2013 Fernandez was loaned to Spanish La Liga club Getafe for the remainder of the campaign, bolstering the club's defence follo

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