Sebastián Bruno Fernández Miglierina (born 23 May 1985) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danubio.
Club career
Born in Montevideo, 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 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 teammates when Banfield won the Argentine championship for the first time in the history of the club.
On 17 February 2010, Fernandez helped his teammates 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 yearsSebastián Fernández will be presented to Media and will flight to Germany with the team. Málagacf.com 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 club's second highest goalscorer.
In 2011–12, 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. Exactly one year later he scored his first Champions League group stage goal in a 2–2 away draw against FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Fernandez signed for Rayo Vallecano in the summer of 2013 but suffered an injury early in the season, ruling him out of the majority of the campaign. His 86th-minute header in Rayo's 3–0 win against Granada on 26 April 2014 was his first goal in more than two years.
On 1 August 2014 Fernández returned to his home country, joining Nacional. Fernández played for Nacional until the end of 2020. In April 2021, he moved to Liverpool Montevideo.Sebastián Fernández se convierte en nuevo jugador de Liverpool para el Uruguayo 2021, futbol.com.uy, 2 April 2021 On 5 January 2022, Fernández signed a one-year deal with Danubio.Sebastián "Papelito" Fernández jugará la temporada 2022 en Danubio, elpais.com.uy, 5 January 2022
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. In 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 Lisbon.
Fernández scored his first goal for Uruguay in a friendly match against China.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUruguay200610200700200820200920201061201121201210Total142
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fernández goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Sebastián FernándezNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 12 October 2010 Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China 4–0 4–0 Friendly2 15 November 2011 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy 1–0 1–0 Friendly
Honours Defensor Sporting Uruguayan Primera División: 2007 Apertura
Banfield Argentine Primera División: 2009 Apertura
Nacional Uruguayan Primera División: 2014–15, 2016, 2019, 2020 Supercopa Uruguaya: 2019 Torneo Intermedio: 2017, 2018, 2020
References
External links
Málaga official profile
2010 FIFA World Cup profile