Ramón Ignacio Fernández Arias (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈmon iɣˈnasjo feɾˈnandes], born 3 December 1984) is a former Argentine-Chilean footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Fernández with O'Higgins in 2019. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramón Ignacio Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Formosa, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Estudiantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2011 | Estudiantes | 6 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | → Sarmiento Junín (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Ben Hur (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Atlanta (loan) | 39 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | → Rijeka (loan) | 50 | (7) |
| 2011 | → Unión La Calera (loan) | 39 | (5) |
| 2012 | O'Higgins | 38 | (12) |
| 2013–2016 | Universidad de Chile | 64 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | → O'Higgins (loan) | 33 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Colo-Colo | 28 | (4) |
| 2018–2021 | O'Higgins | 107 | (8) |
| 2022 | Atlanta | 15 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Deportes Iquique | 31 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | San Antonio Unido | 27 | (3) |
| 2025 | San Marcos | 15 | (1) |
| Total | 540 | (66) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editA product of Estudiantes de la Plata youth system, Fernández joined its reserve team in January 2003 but spent most of the next five years on loan at several Argentine sides, including Sarmiento, Club Sportivo Ben Hur, Defensa y Justicia and Club Atlético Atlanta, before being loaned again to the Croatian side NK Rijeka in July 2008.[1]
At Rijeka, he established himself as a first-team regular in his first season with the club and scored one goal in 20 appearances in the 2008–09 season.[2] At the end of the season, the club decided to renew the loan deal into the next season. Therefore, the loan spell ended in July 2010, returning to Estudiantes subsequently.
After 10 years playing in the Chilean football, in 2022 he returned to Argentina joining Atlanta where he had been a leading figure in 2008.[1]
In June 2022, he returned to Chile and joined Deportes Iquique in the Primera B.[3] After getting the promotion to the Chilean Primera División in 2023, he left the club.[4]
In 2024, Fernández signed with San Antonio Unido in the Segunda División Profesional de Chile.[5] He ended his contract in July 2025.[6] In July 2025, he switched to San Marcos de Arica.[7]
Once retired, Fernández joined "Colo-Colo de Todos los Tiempos" (Colo-Colo from All Time), a team made up by historical players for Colo-Colo.[8] He confirmed his retirement on 6 June 2026.[9]
Personal life
editIn January 2017, Fernández acquired the Chilean nationality by residence.[10]
His son, Valentino, has been with the Colo-Colo youth ranks.[8]
In December 2025, Fernández joined TNT Sports Chile as a commentator for the Copa UC.[11]
Honours
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Ramón Fernández volvió a Atlanta, club donde fue una gran figura" (in Spanish). TNT Sports Chile. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "Ramon Fernandez Statistika" (in Croatian). 1hnl.hr. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ↑ @ClubDIquique (18 June 2022). "¡Bienvenido a la Tierra de Campeones, Ramón Fernández!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2022 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Lizama, Bastián (23 December 2023). "Ramón Fernández anuncia su salida de Deportes Iquique: "La idea era seguir, pero hay cosas que no dependen de uno"". ADN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ↑ Vera, Pablo (25 January 2024). "San Antonio rompe el mercado chileno con dos figuras de renombre". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ↑ Cantillana, Rodrigo (19 July 2025). ""Lo peor de mi carrera": Ramón Fernández queda sin club y está libre en el mercado de fichajes". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ Huerta, Rodrigo (22 July 2025). "Tiene 40 años y es el fichaje sorpresa de uno de los líderes de la B". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- 1 2 Silva, Carlos (26 March 2026). "El inesperado "fichaje" de Colo Colo que jugó en la U: "Disfrutando"". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ Martínez, Vicente (8 June 2026). ""Después de varios meses meditando, me retiro del fútbol... Fui un privilegiado y cumplí mi sueño"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ramón Fernández consiguió la nacionalidad chilena". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ Vásquez, César (17 December 2025). "Campeón con Colo Colo y U. de Chile analiza el retiro para ser comentarista de TNT Sports". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
External links
edit- Ramón Fernández at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Fernández at Football Lineups
- Ramón Fernández at Soccerway