Fernando Usero

Fernando Usero

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Usero Toledano
Date of birth	27 March 1984
Place of birth	Brazatortas, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Atromitos
Number	8
Youth career
	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2004	Atlético Madrid B	3	(1)
2004–2006	Málaga B	72	(11)
2005–2006	Málaga	4	(0)
2006–2008	Poli Ejido	76	(4)
2008–2010	Elche	65	(10)
2010–2011	Córdoba	34	(3)
2011–2015	Asteras Tripoli	100	(10)
2015	→ Alcorcón (loan)	14	(0)
2015–	Atromitos	26	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Fernando Usero Toledano (born 27 March 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Greek club Atromitos F.C. as a central midfielder.

Football career

Usero was born in Brazatortas, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha. After emerging through Málaga CF's youth ranks, and a brief spell at Atlético Madrid's reserves, he returned to the Andalusians, playing two seasons for the B-team as it was in the second division; additionally, he managed to appear four times for the main squad in the same span, as both teams were relegated come June 2006 – his La Liga debut came on 9 January 2005, in a 1–2 away loss against Racing de Santander.^[1]

Usero then played two years at Málaga neighbours Polideportivo Ejido, playing regularly and being relegated in his second year, after which he signed for another side in the second level, Elche CF.^[2] In the 2011 summer, after 247 games in Spain's division two, he moved abroad for the first time and joined a host of compatriots at Asteras Tripoli F.C. in Greece.

On 19 June 2015, after a four-month loan spell with AD Alcorcón back in his homeland, Usero returned to the Superleague Greece and signed a two-year contract with Atromitos FC.^[3]

Club statistics

As of 8 November 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Madrid B	2003–04[4]	Segunda División B	3	1	—		—		—		—		3	1
Málaga	2004–05[4]	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2005–06[4]	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
Ejido	2006–07[4]	Segunda División	38	2	1	0	—		—		—		39	2
	2007–08[4]	Segunda División	38	2	1	0	—		—		—		39	2
	Total		76	4	2	0	—		—		—		78	4
Elche	2008–09[4]	Segunda División	41	5	4	0	—		—		—		45	5
	2009–10[4]	Segunda División	24	5	0	0	—		—		—		24	5
	Total		65	10	4	0	—		—		—		69	10
Córdoba	2010–11[4]	Segunda División	34	3	6	0	—		—		—		40	3
Asteras Tripoli	2011–12[5]	Superleague Greece	27	2	4	0	—		—		—		31	2
	2012–13[5]	Superleague Greece	28	3	5	3	—		4[lower-alpha 1]	1	—		37	7
	2013–14[5]	Superleague Greece	36	4	2	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		40	4
	2014–15[5]	Superleague Greece	9	1	0	0	—		10[lower-alpha 1]	1	—		19	2
	Total		100	10	11	3	—		16	2	—		127	15
Alcorcón (loan)	2014–15[4]	Segunda División	14	0	0	0	—		—		—		14	0
Atromitos	2015–16[5]	Superleague Greece	10	0	1	0	—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		15	0
Career total			306	28	24	3	—		20	2	—		350	33

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

1. "El Racing da el primer paso para superar su crisis" [Racing takes first step towards overcoming crisis] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 9 January 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
2. "El Elche cierra los fichajes de Santos y Fernando Usero" [Elche close deals on Santos and Fernando Usero] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
3. "Fernando Usero ficha por el Atromitos griego" [Fernando Usero signs with Greece's Atromitos] (in Spanish). Futbolistas Emigrantes. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
4. "Usero: Fernando Usero Toledano". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
5. "Usero". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

External links

• Fernando Usero profile at BDFutbol