| Agustín Fontana | |
| Fullname: | Cristian Agustín Fontana |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Lomas de Zamora, Argentina |
| Position: | Centre-forward[1] |
| Currentclub: | Sarmiento |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthclubs1: | Banfield |
| Years1: | 2014–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Banfield |
| Caps1: | 40 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Sarmiento |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 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 Sarmiento.[2]
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.[2] [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.[2] 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.[2] He scored once in 2019–20, prior to netting five times at the 2020 Copa de la Liga Profesional.[2] [1]
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]
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.[2]
| 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[9] | 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 | |||