Fernando Piñero (born 16 February 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Arabian club Al-Bukiryah.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Piñero | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | San José de la Esquina, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Bukiryah | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Rosario Central | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Rosario Central | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Santamarina | 64 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Agropecuario | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Central Córdoba | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Santamarina | 12 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Atlético Rafaela | 35 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Magallanes | 56 | (8) |
| 2024– | Al-Bukiryah | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2024 | |||
Career edit
Rosario Central signed Piñero in 2011.[1] He was moved into Miguel Ángel Russo's first-team squad during the 2014 Argentine Primera División campaign, appearing as an unused substitute in league fixtures with Quilmes and Vélez Sarsfield as well as in the Copa Sudamericana against Boca Juniors on 18 September.[2][3] His professional debut came on 22 November as he played the full duration of a 1–1 draw with Olimpo.[2][4] In January 2016, Piñero joined Santamarina of Primera B Nacional.[2] He stayed for 2016 and 2016–17, making sixty-seven appearances and scoring two; notably his career first over Guillermo Brown in June 2016.[2][5]
Piñero was signed by Agropecuario, a fellow Primera B Nacional team, on 4 August 2017.[2] Eight appearances followed throughout the 2017–18 season.[2] Central Córdoba became Piñero's fourth senior team in June 2018, with the defender making his bow on 1 October against Brown.[2][6]
After spent two seasons with Chilean club Magallanes, he moved to Saudi Arabia in 2024 and joined Al-Bukiryah in the second level.[7]
Career statistics edit
- As of 5 December 2018.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosario Central | 2014 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Santamarina | 2016 | Primera B Nacional | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 67 | 2 | ||||
| Agropecuario | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Central Córdoba | 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 75 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 | |||
- ^ Includes the Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes the Copa Sudamericana
References edit
- ^ "Jugadores con primer contrato profesional: Fernando Piñero". Rosario Central. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Argentina - F. Piñero". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Los juveniles de Rosario Central se preparan en Arroyo Seco". Rosario. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de FERNANDO PIÑERO". BDFA. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Fernando Piñero: El único objetivo que tenemos en mente es el de ascender". BN Partidos. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Fernando Piñero acordó su incorporación". El Liberal. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ Vera, Pablo (1 February 2024). "Del fútbol chileno a Arabia". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
External links edit
- Fernando Piñero at Soccerway