Fernando Soriano
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Soriano playing with Almería in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Soriano Marco | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zaragoza | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2001 | Zaragoza B | 142 | (32) |
| 2001–2005 | Zaragoza | 81 | (6) |
| 2001–2002 | → Recreativo (loan) | 39 | (4) |
| 2005–2010 | Almería | 149 | (19) |
| 2010–2011 | Osasuna | 30 | (2) |
| 2011– | Almería | 161 | (23) |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | Spain U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 1997 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 1998 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | Spain U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2016. | |||
Fernando Soriano Marco (born 24 September 1979) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Almería as a central midfielder.
Club career
Soriano was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. A product of hometown Real Zaragoza's youth ranks, he was loaned to second division side Recreativo de Huelva before appearing with the first team, which would befall during the 2002–03 season, also in the second level.
In La Liga, Soriano proved a very useful midfield element: in the 2003–04 campaign he scored the winner in 2–1 wins over Racing de Santander[1] and FC Barcelona,[2] while also helping his team to the conquest of the Copa del Rey.[3]
Soriano joined UD Almería for 2005–06, netting seven goals in his first season. He was an instrumental figure in the club's first-ever top division promotion the next season, reuniting with former Zaragoza teammate Corona; both players were instrumental in the following year, as the Andalusians went on to finish eighth in their maiden experience in the main category.[4]
Soriano had a successful season overall in 2009–10, as Almería retained its status for the third consecutive year. Without the presence of striker Álvaro Negredo, he was much more depended upon in goalscoring matters and netted seven times in 35 games, joint-second in the team, as it finished in 13th position (he also collected 13 yellow cards) – he spent many matches appearing as a supporting striker.[5][6]
On 21 May 2010 Soriano, a free agent, signed a 2+1 contract with CA Osasuna,[7] making his official debut for the Navarrese in the season opener, a 0–0 home draw against former team Almería.[8]
In late July 2011, after a disappointing campaign overall, Soriano rescinded his link with Osasuna and returned to his previous club, penning a three-year deal.[9]
Club statistics
- As of 23 May 2015[10]
| Club | Season | Competition | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Zaragoza B | 1997–98 | Segunda División B | 34 | 9 | — | 34 | 9 | |||||
| 1998–99 | 35 | 6 | — | 35 | 6 | |||||||
| 1999–2000 | 32 | 10 | — | 6 | 0 | 38 | 10 | |||||
| 2000–01 | 37 | 7 | — | 37 | 7 | |||||||
| Total | 138 | 32 | — | 6 | 0 | 142 | 32 | |||||
| Recreativo | 2001–02 | Segunda División | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | |||
| Zaragoza | 2002–03 | Segunda División | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 5 | |||
| 2003–04 | La Liga | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 81 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 8 | ||
| Almería | 2005–06 | Segunda División | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 7 | |||
| 2006–07 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |||||
| 2007–08 | La Liga | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||||
| 2009–10 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 149 | 19 | 5 | 0 | — | 154 | 19 | |||||
| Osasuna | 2010–11 | La Liga | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Almería | 2011–12 | Segunda División | 34 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 38 | 6 | |||
| 2012–13 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 45 | 12 | |||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |||||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 136 | 23 | 8 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | 148 | 25 | |||
| Career totals | 573 | 86 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 611 | 91 | ||
Honours
- Zaragoza
References
- ↑ El Zaragoza logra la remontada en Santander (Zaragoza comes from behind in Santander); El Mundo, 23 November 2003 (Spanish)
- ↑ Todos contentos en la Romareda (Everybody happy at la Romareda); El Mundo, 23 May 2004 (Spanish)
- ↑ Beckham misses out on Cup; BBC Sport, 17 March 2004
- ↑ Soriano busca su cuarto ascenso y Corona, el tercero (Soriano in search of a fourth promotion and Corona, a third); Marca, 19 June 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Fernando Soriano quiere ser Pichichi (Fernando Soriano wants to be Pichichi); El Periódico de Aragón, 2 December 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Guerrero deslavazado (Disjointed warrior); Ecos del Balón, 14 January 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Soriano ficha por Osasuna por dos temporadas (Soriano signs for Osasuna for two seasons); Marca, 21 May 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ No goals in Osasuna; ESPN Soccernet, 29 August 2010
- ↑ Fernando Soriano regresa al Almería (Fernando Soriano returns to Almería); Almería's official website, 25 July 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Soriano: Fernando Soriano Marco". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
External links
- Fernando Soriano profile at BDFutbol
- Fernando Soriano profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Fernando Soriano profile at Soccerway
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