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Which team did Ignacio Fernández (footballer) play for in Dec 2014?
Ignacio Fernández ( footballer ) Ignacio Martín Fernández ( ; born 12 January 1990 ) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlético Mineiro . Club career . Early career . Born in Castelli , Buenos Aires Province , Fernándezs first playing years were with Club Atlético y Social Dudignac . At the age of 13 , he joined Gimnasia y Esgrima La Platas youth ranks . He made his professional debut for El Lobo on 2 October 2010 , in a 4–2 league defeat to Argentinos Juniors . In 2011 , Fernández was sent on a one-year loan to Temperley in the Primera B Metropolitana . He made 30 appearances , scored 10 goals and made eight assistances for the side during that season . In 2012 , Fernández returned to Gimnasia , then recently relegated to the Primera B Nacional . He promptly earned a spot in the starting lineup and contributed with three goals and eight assists to the clubs return to the first division . On 17 August 2013 , he scored his first Primera Divisón goal , the last in a 3–1 win over Rosario Central . Fernández was the top scorer of Gimnasia in the 2015 season , with nine goals . River Plate . On 7 January 2016 , Fernández joined River Plate on a four-and-a-half-year deal . Los Millonarios paid US$ 2.1 million for 70% of his economic rights . He made his debut on 24 January , in a preseason Superclásico which River won 1–0 . Throughout the 2016 season , he established himself in Marcelo Gallardos team , forming a midfield line alongside Leonardo Ponzio , Andrés DAlessandro and Pity Martínez . In August , he started in both legs of the 2016 Recopa Sudamericana , the first competitive honour of his career . In December , he won with River the 2015–16 Copa Argentina . On 9 December 2017 , Fernández scored the winning goal in the 2016–17 Copa Argentina final against Atlético Tucumán , won 2–1 by River . Fernández appeared in 12 of the 14 matches of Rivers campaign in the 2018 Copa Libertadores , including both legs of the final against Boca Juniors . In the second leg , he assisted Lucas Prattos equalizing goal , which forced the contest into extra-time ; River scored twice in the added 30 minutes and won the title , which had extra significance in the fact that it was the first time a Superclásico was contested in the final of a continental competititon . In 2019 , Fernández was assigned the number 10 shirt . On 30 May , in his first match with the new number , he scored the opening goal in the second leg of the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana against Athletico Paranaense , which River won 3–1 on aggregate . On 13 December , he scored the second goal in the 2018–19 Copa Argentina final , a 3–0 triumph over Central Córdoba . Atlético Mineiro . On 20 February 2021 , Fernández joined Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro on a three-year deal . The transfer fee was a reported US$ 6 million , placing it as a joint-record signing for the club , alongside the deals for Yimmi Chará and Matías Zaracho . He made his debut on 19 March , in a 3–0 Campeonato Mineiro win over Coimbra ; he opened the score , assisted the second goal for Igor Rabello and was fouled in the box , with Hulk scoring from the resulting penalty kick . International career . In May 2017 , Fernández received his first call up to the Argentina national team . He made his international debut in a friendly win against Singapore on 13 June , coming off the bench in the 75th minute and assisting an Ángel Di María goal to complete the 6–0 score . Honours . - River Plate - Copa Argentina : 2015–16 , 2016–17 , 2018–19 - Recopa Sudamericana : 2016 , 2019 - Supercopa Argentina : 2017 - Copa Libertadores : 2018 - Atlético Mineiro - Campeonato Mineiro : 2021 - Individual - Copa Argentina Team of the Tournament : 2015–16 , 2016–17 , 2018–19 - South American Team of the Year : 2019 , 2020 - Campeonato Mineiro Team of the Tournament : 2021 External links . - Profile at River Plates official website - Statistics at Soccerway.com