Fernando Aristeguieta

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Fernando Aristeguieta
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Luis Aristeguieta de Luca
Date of birth	(1992-04-09) April 9, 1992
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Nantes
Number	10
Youth career
1999–2007	San Ignacio de Loyola
000002007	Centro Ítalo
2007–2009	Caracas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2013	Caracas	71	(31)
2013–	FC Nantes	32	(10)
National team^‡
2010–	Venezuela	5	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2012

Fernando Luis Aristeguieta de Luca (born 9 April 1992 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan footballer. He plays for the French Ligue 1 team FC Nantes, as a striker.

Club career

He started playing football at San Ignacio de Loyola's team, where he studied his primary and high school. After a short time in the youth teams of SD Centro Italo Venezolano, on 2007, aged 15, he moved to Caracas FC.^[1] He made his debut for Caracas FC in the 2009–10 season, scoring in his first match against Trujillanos FC. Unfortunately, Aristeguieta missed almost entirely the next season because of a leg injury.

After a great start of the 2012–13 season, in which he scored 18 goals in 22 matches, Aristeguieta joined FC Nantes on loan until the end of the season.^[2] He eventually joined the squad in a full transfer for 1.2 € million on 28 May 2013.^[3]

Club statistics

Accurate as of 24 April 2013.

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Caracas	2009–10	20	6			2	0	22	6
	2010–11	3	0			0	0	3	0
	2011–12	31	11	5	0	0	0	36	11
	2012–13	17	14	5	4	0	0	22	18
	Total	71	31	10	4	2	0	83	35
Nantes	2012–13	17	8	0	0	0	0	17	8
	2013–14	15	2	1	0	0	0	15	1
	Total	32	10	1	0	0	0	32	9
Career totals		96	41	10	4	2	0	107	44

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 August 2011	Robert F. Kennedy, Washington, United States	El Salvador	0–1	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Club

Caracas

Venezuelan First Division: 2009–10
Copa Venezuela: 2009

References

↑ Aristeguieta: “Ojalá hayan mil Caracas FC más en toda Venezuela” (Aristeguieta: "I wish there were a thousand Caracas FC in Venezuela") deportes-venezuela.com, 13 October 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2012. (Spanish)
↑ Fernando Aristeguieta jugará en el Nantes de Francia (Aristeguieta will play on French side Nantes) Caracas FC Official Website. Retrieved 11 January 2013. (Spanish)
↑ F. Aristeguieta et G. Cichero sont Nantais (F. Aristeguieta and G. Cichero join Nantes) FC Nantes official website. 28 May 2013. (French)

External links

FC Nantes official profile (French)
Fernando Aristeguieta at National-Football-Teams.com
Soccerway profile

v t e FC Nantes – current squad

1 Riou 3 Djilobdji 4 Vizcarrondo 5 Veigneau (c) 6 Cichero 7 Pancrate 8 Bessat 9 Đorđević 10 Aristeguieta 11 Bangoura 12 B. Touré 13 Gakpé 14 N'Koudou 15 Nicoliță 16 Zelazny 17 Trabelsi 18 Deaux 19 Bedoya 20 Trebel 21 Audel 22 Cissokho 23 Eudeline 24 Alhadhur 25 Veretout 26 Djidji 40 Dupé Shechter Coach: Der Zakarian

Persondata
Name	Aristeguieta, Fernando
Alternative names
Short description	Venezuelan footballer
Date of birth	9 April 1992
Place of birth	Caracas, Venezuela
Date of death
Place of death

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