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
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Agustín Fontana profile". Soccerway. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Fontana fue separado del Plantel Profesional". Banfield. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Gracias a Pratto, Vélez volvió al triunfo ante Banfield". Minutouno. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Fontana fue separado del plantel de Banfield". Olé. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Fontana le respondió a Banfield". Olé. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Fontana: las cifras de su pase y primera práctica". Olé. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de CRISTIAN FONTANA". BDFA. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
External links
- Agustín Fontana at Soccerway