Fernando Ponce
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Alejandro Ponce | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Left-back Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Douglas Haig | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| El Riojano | |||
| 2005–2007 | Boca Juniors Balcarce | ||
| 2007–2011 | Banfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Boca Juniors Balcarce | – | (–) |
| 2012–2014 | Racing de Balcarce | – | (–) |
| 2014–2015 | Lynx FC | 8 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Alvarado | 49 | (0) |
| 2017 | Defensores de Belgrano VR | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Sportivo Belgrano | 27 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Alvarado | 43 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Cobresal | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Deportes Temuco (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Fernández Vial (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2023 | Sarmiento de Resistencia | 25 | (1) |
| 2024– | Douglas Haig | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2024 | |||
Fernando Alejandro Ponce (born 23 July 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defender for Douglas Haig.
Early career
[edit]Born in Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Ponce was with Club El Riojano before joining Boca Juniors de Balcarce, aged 13, with whom he made his senior debut in the Liga Balcarceña [es] under Daniel Lapadula, becoming the youngest player in the history of the league. He was honored as the revelation player of the season. At the age of fifteen, he joined Banfield and was promoted to the first team by Sebastián Méndez in 2011, but the next manager, Ricardo La Volpe, didn't consider him.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]Ponce left Banfield and joined Racing Club de Balcarce in 2012, with whom he took part in the Torneo Argentino C.[2][3]
In September 2014, he moved to Europe and joined Lynx FC in the Gibraltar Football League alongside his compatriot Christian Fraiz.[2][3][4]
Back to Argentina, he signed with Alvarado on 14 February 2015.[5]
In January 2017, Ponce joined Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo,[6] switching to Sportivo Belgrano in July of the same year.[7]
In July 2018, he rejoined Alvarado, getting promotion to the Primera B Nacional in the same season.[8][2]
In 2021, Ponce moved to Chile and joined Cobresal in the top division on a deal for three seasons.[9] He was loaned out to Deportes Temuco and Fernández Vial in September 2021 and January 2022, respectively.[10][11]
In 2023, Ponce returned to his homeland and signed with Sarmiento de Resistencia.[12] The next year, he switched to Douglas Haig.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fernando Ponce". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Fernando Ponce, un caudillo que nunca deja de luchar". LoQuePasa.net (in Spanish). 10 July 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Dos embajadores en el Viejo Continente". www.diariolavanguardia.com (in Spanish). 18 September 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Lynx Football Club :: Plantilla Temporada 2014/2015 ::". www.lapreferente.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Se suma Fernando Ponce". Club Atlético Alvarado de Mar del Plata (in Spanish). 15 February 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Fernando Ponce es nuevo jugador de Defensores de Villa Ramallo". MinutoBalcarce.com.ar (in Spanish). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Fernando Ponce es el quinto refuerzo en Sportivo Belgrano". El Periódico - San Francisco (in Spanish). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "La vuelta de uno muy querido: Fernando Ponce regresó a Alvarado". Club Atlético Alvarado de Mar del Plata (in Spanish). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Cobresal confirmó el arribo del argentino Fernando Ponce". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 29 March 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Rangers y Temuco presentaron nuevos refuerzos para recuperar terreno en la Primera B". En Cancha (in Spanish). 3 September 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Fernández Vial refuerza su defensa con el argentino Fernando Ponce". TNT Sports Chile (in Spanish). 28 December 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Sarmiento suma a Fernando Ponce". alertaurbana.com.ar (in Spanish). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Fernando Ponce es nuevo refuerzo de Douglas Haig de Pergamino". Radio Gabal Balcarce (in Spanish). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Fernando Ponce at Soccerway
- Fernando Ponce at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Fernando Ponce at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Buenos Aires Province
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Lynx F.C. players
- Club Atlético Alvarado players
- Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo players
- Sportivo Belgrano footballers
- C.D. Cobresal footballers
- Deportes Temuco footballers
- C.D. Arturo Fernández Vial footballers
- Sarmiento de Resistencia footballers
- Club Atlético Douglas Haig players
- Torneo Argentino C players
- Torneo Federal A players
- Primera Nacional players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Gibraltar
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in Gibraltar
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Men's association football defenders