Fernando Usero Toledano (born 27 March 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| 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 Tripolis | 100 | (10) |
| 2015 | → Alcorcón (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Atromitos | 26 | (2) |
| 2017 | Mirandés | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Toledo | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | CS Puertollano | 41 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:27, 17 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Football career
editUsero 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 they were in the second division; additionally, he managed to appear four times for the main squad in the same span, as both 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 summer of 2011, after 247 matches 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]
In August 2018, Usero joined Calvo Sotelo Puertollano. On 22 October 2019 the club confirmed, that Usero had left the club for personal reasons.[4]
Club statistics
edit- 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[5] | Segunda División B | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Málaga | 2004–05[5] | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06[5] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Ejido | 2006–07[5] | Segunda División | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2007–08[5] | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 76 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 78 | 4 | |||||
| Elche | 2008–09[5] | Segunda División | 41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 45 | 5 | |||
| 2009–10[5] | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 65 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 69 | 10 | |||||
| Córdoba | 2010–11[5] | Segunda División | 34 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 3 | |||
| Asteras Tripoli | 2011–12[6] | Super League Greece | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13[6] | 28 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 4[a] | 1 | — | 37 | 7 | ||||
| 2013–14[6] | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | ||||
| 2014–15[6] | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[a] | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 10 | 11 | 3 | — | 16 | 2 | — | 127 | 15 | ||||
| Alcorcón (loan) | 2014–15[5] | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Atromitos | 2015–16[6] | Super League Greece | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 306 | 28 | 24 | 3 | — | 20 | 2 | — | 350 | 33 | ||||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editClub
editAsteras Tripoli
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ "El Racing da el primer paso para superar su crisis" [Racing take first step towards overcoming crisis]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 January 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "El Elche cierra los fichajes de Santos y Fernando Usero" [Elche close deals on Santos and Fernando Usero]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 16 July 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Usero y Ribalta causan baja en el Calvo Sotelo Puertollano, lanzadigital.com, 22 October 2019
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Usero: Fernando Usero Toledano". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Usero". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Οι κορυφαίοι του ΠΣΑΠ". Οι κορυφαίοι του ΠΣΑΠ. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
External links
edit- Fernando Usero at BDFutbol
- Fernando Usero at FBref.com
- Fernando Usero at AS.com (in Spanish)
- Fernando Usero at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Fernando Usero at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
