Ignacio Ezequiel Agustín Fernández Carballo (born 25 July 2002), better known as Equi Fernández, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
Fernández started to play in Boca Juniors in 2012, after an agreement signed with Barcelona through which both clubs committed to collaborate in youth players training. He debuted as professional in May 2021, when Boca Juniors was defeated by Patronato 1–0, where he stayed 60 minutes on field.
He was traded to Tigre in February 2022 on loan for a year. The transaction was completed for an estimated fee of €450,000. Fernández played a total of 42 matches with that club. After the loan expired, Fernández returned to Boca Juniors in 2023.
In August 2024, he was transferred to Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiah.
On September 1, 2025, Fernández moved to Germany and signed with Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. Later that month, on 13 September, he made his debut in a 3–1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, receiving a red card in the stoppage time.
Fernández was called up for the Argentina U17 then coached by Pablo Aimar to play the 2019 South American Championship in Peru, where the national side crowned champions. He also played for Argentina in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Brazil.
On 13 December 2023, Fernández made his debut for the Argentina U23 in 3–0 friendly match victory against Ecuador U23. Fernández was also a member of the Argentina national under-23 football team that played at the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in France.
Fernández competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He was one of the key players of Argentina, where he scored a goal against Iraq.
As of match played 12 September 2026
South American U-17 Championship: 2019
Ezequiel Fernandez at Soccerway
Ezequiel Fernandez at Olympics.com