 Fernández withSantos in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Fernández Cedrés | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-01-03)3 January 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente (on loan fromSantos) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | Danubio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Danubio | 61 | (0) |
| 2019 | →Guaraní (loan) | 38 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Guaraní | 56 | (5) |
| 2022 | →Santos (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2023– | Santos | 35 | (1) |
| 2024 | →Newell's Old Boys (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2025– | →Independiente (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:59, 22 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Rodrigo Fernández Cedrés (born 3 January 1996) is a Uruguayan professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder for Argentine clubIndependiente, on loan from Brazilian clubSantos.
Born inMontevideo, Fernández was aDanubio youth graduate, having joined their youth setup in 2009.[1] He made his first team – andPrimera División – debut on 3 September 2016, starting in a 1–2 away loss againstRampla Juniors.[2] The following 9 August, after already establishing himself as a starter, he renewed his contract with the club.[3]
On 17 December 2018, Fernández moved abroad and signed forParaguayan Primera División sideGuaraní, on loan for one year.[4] An immediate first-choice, he scored his first professional goal on 4 October 2019, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw againstLibertad.[5]
In November 2019, Fernández stated his interest on remaining at the club for the following season,[6] and Guaraní announced the permanent contract of Fernández until 2022 in December, after buying 50% of his economic rights.[7]
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On 29 March 2022, Fernández agreed to a loan deal withCampeonato Brasileiro Série A sideSantos until the end of the year, with a buyout clause.[8] He made his debut on 5 April, starting in a 0–1Copa Sudamericana away loss againstBanfield.[9]
Fernández scored his first goal forPeixe on 12 May 2022, netting his team's third in a 3–0Copa do Brasil home win overCoritiba.[10] He was a regular starter for the club until the end of the year, and featured in 38 matches overall during the season.
On 6 December 2022, Fernández signed a permanent three-year contract with Santos, as the club activated his buyout clause.[11]
On 18 January 2024, Fernández was loaned toArgentine Primera División sideNewell's Old Boys until the end of the year.[12] He was regularly used by the club, appearing in 31 matches.
On 11 January 2025, Fernández remained in Argentina after agreeing to a one-year loan deal withIndependiente.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Danubio | 2016 | Uruguayan Primera División | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | 30 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 61 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 64 | 0 | |||||
| Guaraní | 2019 | Paraguayan Primera División | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 23 | 3 | — | 8[b] | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||||
| 2021 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 93 | 6 | ||||
| Santos | 2022 | Série A | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5[a] | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | |||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 83 | 2 | |||
| Newell's Old Boys (loan) | 2024 | Argentine Primera División | 28[nb 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| Independiente (loan) | 2025 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 222 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 8 | ||
