Fernando Gabriel Magallán (born 23 August 1997) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Magallán came through the ranks of

. After four appearances in the club's promotion-winning campaign of 2017–18 from

Primera C Metropolitana The Primera C Metropolitana is one of the two professional leagues that form the fourth level of the Argentine football league system. Primera C Metropolitana is made up of 20 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area (Gr ...

, the midfielder returned to their reserves before manager

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promoted him back into their senior set-up in March 2019. He made his

Primera B Metropolitana Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires. ...

debut during a goalless draw with

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on 2 March, prior to featuring later that month in fixtures with Almirante Brown, San Miguel and

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Career statistics

Honours

;Defensores Unidos *

: 2017–18

References

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* 1997 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primera C Metropolitana players Primera B Metropolitana players Defensores Unidos footballers {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub