Ezequiel ‘Equi’ Fernández Scout Report At Al-Qadsiah 2025/2026: Modern Rioplatense ‘5’ Ready For Europe – Player Analysis

A bullfighter keeps waiting for his arrival in Europe, while he continues making merits in the Middle East.

Ezequiel ‘Equi’ Fernández is one of the most impactful Argentinian players to have emerged in recent times.

Making it to Boca Juniors first team at the same time as Valentín Barco, both Xeneize youngsters led the club to the 2023 Copa Libertadores final, which they ultimately lost 2-1 to Fluminense.

After that initial arrival into the first team, Equi became indispensable to Diego Martínez during the first semester of 2024.

As a structural piece of Boca Juniors, and as if he were a time machine, he brought back some of the most distinctive elements of Rioplatense holding midfielders from the golden age of Argentine football.

Ezequiel Fernández is a full ‘centro-jas’; a bullfighter with a flexible waist more typical of an attacker, strong use of both feet, and an overwhelming personality to impact the whole field.

Fernández surprisingly took his first step outside Argentina with Al-Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia.

Real Sociedad and Bayer Leverkusen showed interest in the player in this transfer market.

He has also had approaches from the Argentine National Team.

Called up by Lionel Scaloni in the FIFA international window for South American Qualifiers in September 2024, he showed a great level at the Olympic Games as a starting holding midfielder.

In this Ezequiel Fernández player analysis and scout report, we will examine Fernández’s immense talent and why there has been UEFA Champions League interest in the 23-year-old.

We will also look at his impact for Boca Juniors in two of the most important matches he has played so far: the Copa Libertadores final and a Superclásico against River Plate.

Ezequiel Fernández Style Of Play

Control From The Base

Ezequiel Fernández was part of a double pivot during his time at Boca Juniors under both Jorge Almirón and Diego Martínez.

However, he normally pushed his midfield partner away, sending him to occupy space between the lines.

Therefore, Ezequiel Fernández usually had absolute control over the base of play, facing the field and having a good number of angles to take advantage of his wide passing range over both short and medium distances.

Here, in the build-up or first-phase construction, Ezequiel Fernández positioned himself behind the first line of pressure to exploit positional superiority and utilise both feet to receive on the far foot, thereby accelerating circulation.