Argenis Fernández
{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1987)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Argenis Fernández
| image =
| fullname = Argenis Alberto Fernández Zapata
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|4|3}}
| birth_place = Ciudad Neily, Costa Rica
| height = {{height|m=1.69|precision=0}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2004–2005
| youthclubs1 = Santos de Guápiles
| years1 = 2006–2008
| clubs1 = Santos de Guápiles
| caps1 = 30 | goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2008–2009
| clubs2 = New England Revolution
| caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2008
| clubs3 = → Alajuelense (loan)
| caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2009–2012
| clubs4 = Alajuelense
| caps4 = 78 | goals4 = 11
| years5 = 2013–
| clubs5 = Santos de Guápiles
| caps5 = 62 | goals5 = 6
| nationalyears1 = 2007
| nationalteam1 = Costa Rica U-20
| nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2010
| nationalteam2 = Costa Rica
| nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| pcupdate = 7 December 2011
| ntupdate = 3 April 2009
}}
{{family name hatnote|Fernández|Zapata|lang=Spanish}}
Argenis Alberto Fernández Zapata (born April 3, 1987) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Santos de Guápiles.
Career
=Club=
Fernández began his career with Santos de Guápiles in the Primera División de Costa Rica, graduating from the youth system to the senior team in 2006.
He was signed by New England Revolution in March 2008 (reportedly for a fee of $300,000, although other reports claim the amount was less). He made his Revolution debut on April 12, 2008, coming on as a half-time substitute in the match against Colorado Rapids. Fernández played in one more game as a substitute before being loaned back to Alajuelense for the remainder of the 2008 Major League Soccer season.{{cite news |title=New England Revolution Loans Out Two Players |url=http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=32501&pcid=115 |date=2008-07-02 |accessdate=2008-07-02 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716230403/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=32501&pcid=115 |url-status=dead }} He subsequently participated in three different competitions during his time with Alajuelense, making 12 total appearances in the Torneo de Invierno 2008, the Copa Centroamericana and the CONCACAF Champions League.
Fernández was waived by Revolution on April 7, 2009, to make room on the roster for Emmanuel Osei.{{cite web |url=http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=36858&pcid=115 |title=New England Revolution |website=www.revolutionsoccer.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412041859/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=36858&pcid=115 |archive-date=2009-04-12}}
He was released by Alajuelense at the end of the 2011-12 seasonhttp://everardoherrera.com/index.php/component/content/article/99-otros-deportes/10212-oficial-argenis-fernandez-no-jugara-mas-con-la-liga.html and he had a short spell at amateur league side Real Lemusa whom he joined in October 2012.[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/Argenis-Fernandez-jugara-futbol-aficionado_0_1297870283.html Argenis Fernández jugará en el futbol aficionado] - Nación {{in lang|es}} He only returned to the Primera Division de Costa Rica after 8 months without a club in 2013 when he rejoined Santos de Guápiles.[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Argenis-Fernandez-Primera-Division-Santos_0_1309069176.html Argenis Fernández regresa a la Primera División con Santos] - Nación {{in lang|es}}
=International=
Fernández played for Costa Rica in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada, where he made two appearances for the Ticos.{{FIFA player|270773}}
He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a January 2010 friendly match against Argentina and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|pid=35758}}
- [https://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug=txrevolutionfernandez&prov=st&type=lgns Fernandez to join Revolution - Yahoo Sports]
- [http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=31228&pcid=115 Revs Add Costa Rica's Argenis Fernandez - Revolution Soccer.net]
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Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Footballers from Puntarenas Province
Category:Costa Rican men's footballers
Category:21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen
Category:Costa Rica men's international footballers
Category:Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers
Category:New England Revolution players
Category:Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
Category:Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Major League Soccer players
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