Leandro Gastón Sirino Rodríguez (born 22 February 1991) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for South African Premiership club Kaizer Chiefs.[1] Gaston Sirino cemented his legacy in the Betway Premiership while playing for Mamelodi Sundowns from 2018 to 2024, clinching seven league titles with 'The Brazilians'.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Gastón Serino Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Peñarol | |||
| Rampla Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Rampla Juniors | ||
| 2012 | Unión San Felipe B | 9 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Unión San Felipe | 73 | (15) |
| 2015–2016 | San Luis | 40 | (7) |
| 2017 | Bolívar | 41 | (18) |
| 2018–2024 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 115 | (16) |
| 2024– | Kaizer Chiefs | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Career
editSirino is a former youth academy player of Peñarol.[2] He made his professional debut with Rampla Juniors in 2011 and moved to Chile to join Unión San Felipe the next year.[3] In Chile, he started playing at the Segunda División Profesional with the B-team of Unión San Felipe.[4]
In January 2017, he joined Bolivian club Bolívar.[5]
Sirino joined South African club Mamelodi Sundowns in January 2018.[6] On 12 September 2020, he scored the winner in 2019–20 Nedbank Cup final against Bloemfontein Celtic.[7] In reference to Mercedes-AMG, he is nicknamed as AMG among the Sundowns fans.[8]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Others | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goal | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Luis de Quillota | 2015-16 | Primera División | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 | ||||||||
| Total | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||
| Club Bolivar | 2016-17 | Primera División | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2017-18 | PSL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 8 | ||
| 2019-20 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 13 | ||
| Total | 55 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 24 | ||
| Career Total | 89 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 136 | 29 | ||
Honours
editBolívar
Mamelodi Sundowns
- South African Premier Division: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22[9]
- Nedbank Cup: 2019–20, 2021–22
- Telkom Knockout: 2019[10]
- MTN 8: 2021
Kaizer Chiefs
- 2024 Cufa Cup:2024
- 2024 Home of Legends Cup:2024[11]
References
edit- ^ a b Gastón Sirino at Soccerway
- ^ "Antecedentes de Leandro Gastón Sirino, nuevo jugador de San Luis de Quillota". 8 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Sirino, el uruguayo sorpresa de San Luis". La Tercera (in Spanish). 12 April 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "San Felipe 2012 - Campeonato de 2ª Division". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "El delantero Gastón Sirino se suma a Bolívar". 26 January 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Mamelodi Sundowns Confirm Another Signing!". 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "SUNDOWNS COMPLETES RARE TREBLE WITH VICTORY OVER CELTIC THANKS TO SIRINO". Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "5 Of The Most Creative Nicknames Given To Current PSL Stars". 3 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Mamelodi Sundowns seal fifth straight South African league title". 27 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Telkom Knockout Cup: What Mamelodi Sundowns' victory over Maritzburg United means". 15 December 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "SUNDOWNS CROWNED 2021 MTN8 CHAMPIONS". 30 October 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
External links
edit- Gastón Sirino at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Gastón Sirino at WorldFootball.net
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