Valentín Enrique Pimentel Armuelles (born 30 May 1991) is a Panamanian footballer who plays for Sporting San Miguelito and the Panama national football team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Valentín Enrique Pimentel Armuelles[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 May 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Ana, Panama City, Panama | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting San Miguelito | ||
Number | 91 | ||
Youth career | |||
Chepo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | SUNTRACS | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Plaza Amador (loan) | 38 | (9) |
2016–2017 | La Equidad | 12 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Plaza Amador | 48 | (5) |
2019 | Costa del Este | 33 | (9) |
2020 | Deportivo Lara | 3 | (1) |
2020-2021 | Costa del Este | 9 | (2) |
2021– | Sporting San Miguelito | 56 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2018 | Panama | 28 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 5 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:26, 19 November 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
editBorn in Santa Ana, Pimentel played for the Chepo youth team[2] and for second division teams Vista Alegre and SUNTRACS[3] before joining Plaza Amador.[4]
International career
editHe made his debut for Panama in a June 2015 friendly match against Ecuador and he was called up to the Panama team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup; he played in Panama's opening game.[5]
In May 2018 he was named in Panama's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 28 June 2018[7]
Panama | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2015 | 11 | 1 |
2016 | 6 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 23 | 1 |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[8]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 October 2015 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Personal life
editPimentel studies at Panama University to earn a degree in shipping company management. He has a son with his wife Maria Fernanda Carrillo.
References
edit- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Pimentel y un sueño cumplido – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Pimentel, el marino del gol – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Valentín Pimentel Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine – Plaza Amador (in Spanish)
- ^ "Panama vs. Haiti – 8 July 2015". Int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Valentín Pimentel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Pimentel, Valentín". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
External links
edit- Valentín Pimentel at National-Football-Teams.com
- Valentín Pimentel at Soccerway