Júnior Fernándes

Cobreloa

The son of Brazilian parents, Fernandes, moved from his native Tocopilla to Calama at the age of six, where he attended school along with his brother Christian. They participated in sports and music. While he lived in Calama, he joined the lower divisions of Cobreloa, participating in each of their youth categories, and was integrated into Cobreloa's B team that participated in the Chilean Third Division during the 2006 season. In this period of time, he shared team and home with countryman forward Alexis Sánchez. Later, in 2007, he was sent on loan to Mejillones (another third division team) after Cobreloa gave up their reserve team. After the request of coach Lewis Sheldon, Fernandes joined Cobreloa's first team to face the Clausura tournament . His professional debut came in the fourth round of the championship, when he replaced striker Felipe Flores in a match that would end with a 2–1 victory over La Serena. His first time as a starter was in a game against Melipilla, which ended in a 5–1 victory, with Fernandes scoring a hat trick.

Palestino

In 2010, he played for Magallanes of the Chilean Tercera División A where he became the figure of the team that won the championship and was promoted to the Primera B. His outstanding performance on Magallanes caught the attention of Palestino, who joined them in 2011. Thanks to his good results, he was later nominated for the Under 25 Chile national football team.

Universidad de Chile

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Fernandes was called up to the Chile national football team to face friendly matches during the second half of 2011 by team manager Claudio Borghi. He debuted officially in the national team on 11 September 2012, on a qualifying match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup against Colombia. He was named in the preliminary squad for the 2015 Copa América but was omitted from the final squad. He made the final squad for the 2019 Copa América, his first major tournament.

Magallanes

Tercera División de Chile: 2010 Universidad de Chile

Primera División de Chile: 2012 Apertura Dinamo Zagreb

Croatian First League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 Croatian Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16 Croatian Super Cup: 2013 Chile

China Cup: 2017 Individual

SIFUP Best Right Forward: 2013 Torneo de Transición