Michael Leonel Pierce (born 28 July 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.[3]
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 |
Career
editRacing Club
editRacing 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)
editIn 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)
editJanuary 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
editIn September, Santamarina completed the permanent signing of Pierce.
Botoșani
editOn 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
editOn 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