Julián Fernández (footballer, born 1995)

Julián Rodrigo Fernández (born 22 March 1995) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean club Palestino.

Julián Fernández

Fernández with Palestino in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Julián Rodrigo Fernández[1]
Date of birth	(1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Palestino
Youth career
	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	All Boys	74	(3)
2016–2018	Olimpo	12	(0)
2017–2018	→ Palestino (loan)	27	(2)
2018–2019	Palestino	23	(2)
2019–2024	Newell's Old Boys	97	(4)
2023	→ Lanús (loan)	27	(0)
2024	→ Sport Recife (loan)	12	(2)
2025–	Palestino	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 April 2025

Life and career

Fernández was born in Buenos Aires in 1995.^[1] His older brother Juan Manuel Fernández also became a footballer.^[3]

Fernández came through the youth system of the club he supported, All Boys,^[4] and made his senior debut on June 20, 2013, in the last 16 of the 2012–13 Copa Argentina, replacing Ivan Borghello after 81 minutes of a 3–1 win against Boca Juniors. His first Primera División appearance was also as a second-half substitute, in the final match of the 2012–13 season, a 4–0 defeat away to Arsenal de Sarandí.^[5] He played four times in the 2013–14 season, at the end of which All Boys were relegated, but appeared more frequently in the 2014 Primera B Nacional.^[5]

A proposed move to Primera club Olimpo de Bahía Blanca in January 2015 fell through when All Boys asked too high a fee.^[6] As Fernández established himself as a major player for All Boys, so the transfer rumours continued. In July 2015, a move to another Primera club, Independiente, seemed well on the way to completion.^[7][8] Still only 20 years old, Fernández captained All Boys in the 2016 season.^[9]

In June 2016, All Boys sold 80% of his economic rights to Olimpo. He had played 78 matches for the club in all competitions, and scored 3 goals.^[9] The player said the offer had come at the right time for him: although he loved All Boys and was grateful for their role in shaping him as a person as well as a player, he wanted to play at a higher level and his sale had brought much-needed finance into the club.^[10] He played little for Olimpo's first team – 12 appearances in the Primera, of which 7 starts – before he moved on again.^[11]

Needing to replace Agustín Farías, their captain who was moving to Europe,^[11] Chilean Primera División club Palestino signed Fernández on a six-month loan in June 2017;^[11] the deal included options to extend the loan for a further year or to purchase.^[12]

In 2025, Fernández returned to Palestino from Brazilian club Sport Recife.^[13]