Leonel Pierce
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Leonel Pierce | ||
Date of birth | 28 July 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Chacabuco, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[2] | ||
Youth career | |||
Racing Club | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Racing Club | 1 | (0) |
2015 | → All Boys (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Santamarina (loan) | 53 | (2) |
2017–2019 | Santamarina | 42 | (3) |
2019 | Botoșani | 6 | (0) |
2020 | Petrolul Ploiești | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2020 |
Michael Leonel Pierce (born 28 July 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.[3]
Career
[edit]Racing Club
[edit]Racing Club were Pierce's first senior club.[1] He appeared on their substitutes bench under Carlos Ischia in September 2013 for a 3–0 loss to Belgrano, before making his pro debut seven months later for Reinaldo Merlo's team against Quilmes on 26 April 2014.
All Boys (loan)
[edit]In 2015, Pierce was loaned to All Boys of Primera B Nacional.[4][5] Sixteen appearances in all competitions followed as they finished fourteenth.[6]
Santamarina (loan)
[edit]January 2016 saw the midfielder join Santamarina on loan. He remained for two seasons, notably scoring his first two goals versus Brown on 25 March 2017.[7]
Santamarina
[edit]In September, Santamarina completed the permanent signing of Pierce.
Botoșani
[edit]On 11 June 2019, Pierce joined Romania's Botoșani of Liga I.[8] His competitive bow arrived in a 2–2 draw away to Astra Giurgiu on 13 July.
Petrolul Ploiești
[edit]On 20 January 2020, Petrolul Ploiești announced that it signed a contract with Leonel Pierce.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 13 August 2019.[3]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Racing Club | 2013–14 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
All Boys (loan) | 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Santamarina (loan) | 2016 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||||
Santamarina | 2017–18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |||
2018–19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
Total | 95 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 98 | 5 | ||||
Botoșani | 2019–20 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 112 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ficha Estadistica de MICHAEL PIERCE". BDFA. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Leonel Pierce". World Football. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Argentina - L. Pierce". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Refuerza el mediocampo". Solo Ascenso. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Nuevo Refuerzo: Michael Leonel Pierce". All Boys. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Pierce firmó con All Boys". Vavel. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Pierce, el socio de todos". El Eco. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "FC Botoşani şi-a rezolvat primele patru transferuri pentru noul sezon. Unul dintre ei a început fotbalul la Ajax". ProSport. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ Mihaitalazarica (20 January 2020). "Oficial: Michael Leonel Pierce a semnat cu FC Petrolul Ploiești" (in Romanian). Petrolul Ploiești. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Leonel Pierce at Soccerway