Érik Alan Pimentel Benavides (born 15 May 1990), also known as El Puma, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Érik Alan Pimentel Benavides[1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 15, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Coacalco de Berriozábal, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | América | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2018 | América | 56 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Atlante (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Puebla (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Puebla | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Mixco | 18 | (0) |
| 2020 | Correcaminos | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Rio Grande Valley | 69 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:25, 16 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
A homegrown player, Pimentel debuted in the Apertura 2011 tournament on 24 July 2011 as a starter in a match against Querétaro in which América won 2–1 at the Estadio Azteca.[2]
On 27 April 2021, Pimentel joined USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC ahead of the 2021 season.[3]
Honours edit
América
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
- ^ http://msn.mediotiempo.com/ficha.php?id_partido=35590[permanent dead link]
- ^ "TOROS SIGN FORMER FOUR-TIME CLUB AMÉRICA CHAMPION ERIK 'EL PUMA' PIMENTEL". Rio Grande Valley FC Toros. 27 April 2021.
External links edit
- Érik Pimentel – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- América Profile
- Érik Pimentel at ESPN FC
- Érik Pimentel at Soccerway
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