Fernando Llorente (footballer, born 1990)

Fernando Llorente Mañas (born 18 September 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Gimnástica Segoviana CF as a central midfielder.

Fernando Llorente
Personal information
Full name Fernando Llorente Mañas[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-18) 18 September 1990 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Segovia, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gimnástica Segoviana
Youth career
2007–2009 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Villarreal C 33 (1)
2009–2012 Villarreal B 38 (1)
2012–2014 Sabadell 29 (2)
2015 Burgos 16 (2)
2015–2016 Poli Timișoara 31 (1)
2016 Belenenses 0 (0)
2016–2017 Poli Timișoara 13 (0)
2017 Cartagena 16 (7)
2017–2018 Murcia 13 (0)
2018 Mirandés 11 (0)
2018–2019 Recreativo 33 (5)
2019–2020 Rayo Majadahonda 24 (3)
2020–2021 Salamanca 26 (7)
2021–2022 S.S. Reyes 36 (1)
2022– Gimnástica Segoviana 55 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:39, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Club career edit

Born in Segovia, Castile and León, Llorente began his career in the youth ranks of Atlético Madrid before transferring to Villarreal CF, where he made his senior debut in their third team. His professional match with the latter club's reserves took place on 5 September 2009, when he came on as a late substitute for Joan Tomàs in a 3–1 away loss against Córdoba CF in the Segunda División, his only appearance of the season.[2] He became a regular in 2011–12, and scored his first goal on 2 December 2011 as consolation in a 3–1 defeat at UD Las Palmas in the same competition.[3]

On 9 July 2012, Llorente signed a two-year deal with second-division side CE Sabadell FC.[4] On its expiration, he spent five months with Burgos CF of Segunda División B.[5]

Llorente moved abroad for the first time on 18 June 2015, signing a two-year contract at Romanian Liga I club ACS Poli Timișoara.[6] A year later he switched countries again to join C.F. Os Belenenses in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, but an injury-stricken pre-season and competition in midfield caused him to be given permission to leave just two months later,[7] and he returned to Poli in September 2016.[8]

In January 2017, Llorente returned to his country and its third tier, joining FC Cartagena.[9] In the following years, he represented Real Murcia CF, CD Mirandés,[10] Recreativo de Huelva, CF Rayo Majadahonda, Salamanca CF UDS[11][12] and UD San Sebastián de los Reyes in the same league.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Llorente". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Al Córdoba le bastó media hora ante el Villarreal B" [Córdoba only needed half an hour against Villarreal B]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 September 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Las Palmas 3 Villarreal B 1". Diario AS (in Spanish). 2 December 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Llorente ficha por el Sabadell" [Llorente signs for Sabadell]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 July 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. ^ Fuentetaja, Miguel A. (29 January 2015). "El centrocampista segoviano Fernando Llorente ficha por el Burgos CF" [Segovian midfielder Fernando Llorente signs for Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Radio Segovia. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. ^ "ACS Poli l-a transferat pe Fernando Llorente! Alături de el, un jucător trecut pe la echipa a doua a Realului" [ACS Poli have signed Fernando Llorente! Alongside him, a player who came through the second team at Real] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Porta da saída para Llorente" [Exit door to Llorente]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 August 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Llorente regressou ao Poli Timișoara" [Llorente returned to Poli Timișoara]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 September 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  9. ^ "El Cartagena ficha a Fernando Llorente" [Cartagena sign Fernando Llorente]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). 13 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  10. ^ "El Mirandés ficha a Fernando Llorente" [Mirandés sign Fernando Llorente]. Diario de Burgos (in Spanish). 31 January 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  11. ^ "OFICIAL: Fernando Llorente, de Huelva a Majadahonda" [OFFICIAL: Fernando Llorente, from Huelva to Majadahonda] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. ^ Sáez, Nacho (17 July 2020). "El segoviano Fernando Llorente ficha por el Salamanca CF UDS" [Segovia-born Fernando Llorente signs por Salamanca CF UDS]. El Día de Segovia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2021.

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