Agustín Fontana

Agustín Fontana
Personal information
Full name Cristian Agustín Fontana
Date of birth (1996-06-11) 11 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward[2]
Team information
Current team
 Águilas Doradas
Youth career
Banfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Banfield 40 (9)
2021–2023 River Plate 12 (0)
2022 → Defensa y Justicia (loan) 24 (1)
2023–2024 Sarmiento 22 (2)
2024– Águilas Doradas 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:20, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Cristian Agustín Fontana (born 11 June 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Águilas Doradas.[1]

Career

Banfield

Fontana started his career in the youth system of Banfield.[3] He made his debut for the Primera División team on 25 October 2014 in a defeat away to Vélez Sarsfield, after replacing Santiago Salcedo with twenty-two minutes remaining.[1][4] Two further appearances off the bench arrived in the subsequent 2015 and 2016 campaigns, before the forward made his first start on 10 September 2016 versus Colón.[1] Fontana netted a brace during a 4–4 away draw against Tigre on 8 February 2019, before scoring again just over a week later at home to River Plate.[1] He scored once in 2019–20, prior to netting five times at the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional.[1][2]

On 8 February 2021, Fontana was sent to train with the reserves until his contract expiry date of 30 June 2021 due to contractual disagreements with Banfield; who claimed that he and his agent, Rubén Contini, had gone back on their word from many months prior to sign a contract extension, in turn asking for greater financial incentives.[3][5] Fontana responded soon after, stating he had never officially agreed to extend his contract and that it was Banfield who ended negotiations.[6]

River Plate

On 18 February 2021, having been out in the cold with Banfield, Fontana completed a transfer to River Plate for a fee worth $1,500,000.[7]

To gain some experience, after only playing 440 minutes in 15 games for River plate, Fontana was loaned out to Defensa y Justicia in January 2022 for the rest of the year.[1]

Career statistics

As of 18 February 2021.[1][8]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Banfield 2014 Primera División 1 0 0 0 — — 0 0 1 0
2015 1 0 0 0 — — 0 0 1 0
2016 1 0 0 0 — — 0 0 1 0
2016–17 5 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 6 0
2017–18 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 3 0
2018–19 6 3 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 7 3
2019–20 11 1 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 11 1
2020–21 12 5 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 12 5
Total 40 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 42 9
River Plate 2021 Primera División 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 40 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 42 9
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Agustín Fontana profile". Soccerway. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Hecho en Luis Guillón: las claves del sorprendente Banfield que va por la gloria en la Copa Maradona". Clarín. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Fontana fue separado del Plantel Profesional". Banfield. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Gracias a Pratto, Vélez volvió al triunfo ante Banfield". Minutouno. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Fontana fue separado del plantel de Banfield". Olé. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Fontana le respondió a Banfield". Olé. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Fontana: las cifras de su pase y primera práctica". Olé. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Ficha Estadistica de CRISTIAN FONTANA". BDFA. Retrieved 8 February 2021.