Andrea Pastore (born 14 June 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Miami United FC in the National Premier Soccer League.

Andrea Pastore
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Miami United FC
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2011 Bari
2011–2012 Robur Siena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Robur Siena 0 (0)
2012–2013Borgo a Buggiano (loan) 29 (1)
2013–2014 Pontedera 25 (2)
2014–2016 Trapani 1 (0)
2015Forlì (loan) 14 (0)
2016–2017 Virtus Francavilla 33 (5)
2017–2018 Alessandria 10 (0)
2018Akragas (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2019 Virtus Francavilla 25 (1)
2019–2020 Lecco 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2020

Career edit

Pastore played for Bari until the age of 17, then moved to Serie A Tim club Robur Siena in order to play the Campionato Primavera 1. He signed his first contract and was loaned to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione team U.S. Borgo a Buggiano 1920, where he made 29 appearances and scored 1 goal.

He made his Serie C debut for Pontedera on 1 September 2013 in a game against Grosseto,[1] collecting 25 appearances and scoring 2 goals. After two consecutive seasons of high quality performances, he was bought by Serie B team Trapani Calcio signing a 2-year contract. He will make his debut with Serse Cosmi as head-coach during an away match against Livorno.[2]

On 7 August 2018, he signed a two-year contract with Serie C] club Virtus Francavilla,[3] where he collected 33 appearances and managed to score up to 5 goals and 5 assists under the management of head-coach Antonio Calabro, helping his team reach the historical Lega Pro 2016-2017 Promotion Playoffs milestone.

In July 2017 he signed a three-year contract with U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912,[4] where he participated in winning the Coppa Italia Lega Pro.[5]

He later joined Akragas Calcio for a five-month loan, collecting 14 appearances and scoring a goal.

In August 2018 he returned to Virtus Francavilla,[6] where he played 25 games, scoring one goal.

Ending his contract later that year, he was called to train [7] with one of the biggest teams in Morocco, Wydad AC, close to signing a multi-year deal before the CAF Champions League final against Espérance Sportive de Tunis.

On 20 September 2019, he joined Lecco under the supervision of coach Gaetano D'Agostino.[8]

In November 2021, he moved to National Premier Soccer League team Miami United FC. During an international friendly match against Liga Mexicana de Futbol Champions C.F. Pachuca, he scored a brace for the 3–0 win.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 1 September 2013.
  2. ^ "LIVORNO-TRAPANI 2-0, GOL E HIGHLIGHTS".
  3. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale - Andrea Pastore è un nuovo calciatore della Virtus Francavilla Calcio" (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 7 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Il miglior acquisto? Per i tifosi è Andrea Pastore".
  5. ^ https://www.soccer24.com/italy/coppa-italia-serie-c-2017-2018/#/zH5tZ4ar/draw
  6. ^ "Andrea Pastore ritorna alla Virtus, ora è ufficiale". 7 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Un italiano in Marocco: trattativa ai dettagli col Wydad Casablanca".
  8. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale: Andrea Pastore nuovo giocatore della Calcio Lecco 1912" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecco. 20 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Cierran Los Tuzos Su Pretemporada En Florida". 17 June 2022.

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