Leandro Miguel Fernández (born 12 March 1991) is an Argentine

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Born in Santa Fe, Fernández began his career at

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

. He made his debut on 23 May 2009, as a 74th-minute substitute for Omar Zalazar in a 2–1 loss at

Tiro Federal Club Atlético Tiro Federal Argentino (mostly known just as Tiro Federal or Tiro Federal de Rosario) is an Argentine football club from the city of Rosario, in Santa Fe Province. The team currently fun plays in Torneo Argentino A, the third divis ...

, and made two further substitute appearances that season in

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 tea ...

. He went on to score three goals apiece in each of the three subsequent campaigns, including a brace on 8 May 2010 in a 4–0 win at Gimnasia Jujuy. On 21 August 2011, he was sent off in a 3–2 loss at

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. In early 2012, he was loaned to

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in the

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. He made seven appearances, without scoring, and spoke of the effects of altitude on his play after his debut on 5 February in a 1–1 draw at

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. For the following season, he was loaned to

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its footb ...

, also of Primera B. On 2 January 2014, Fernández was loaned for a third time, to

CSD Comunicaciones Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, are a football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. The most popular and successful footba ...

in Guatemala. On 29 January, he was provoked by opponents from CD Malacateco and substituted in the first half, causing him to vandalise furniture in the changing room.

Personal life

Fernández has four footballing brothers: Brian Fernández, Nicolás Fernández, Juan Cruz Villagra and Tomás Villagra; the latter two took their mother's surname.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Leandro 1991 births Living people Footballers from Santa Fe, Argentina Argentine footballers Association football forwards Defensa y Justicia footballers Club Tijuana footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Comunicaciones F.C. players Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Sport Club Internacional players Club Nacional de Football players Club Atlético Independiente footballers Universidad de Chile footballers Primera Nacional players Liga MX players Argentine Primera División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Uruguayan Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Guatemala Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Uruguay Fernández/Villagra family