Fernando Soriano

Fernando Soriano
Personal information
Full nameFernando Soriano Marco
Date of birth24 September 1979
Place of birthZaragoza, Spain
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Almería
Number23
Youth career
Zaragoza
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1997–2001Zaragoza B142(32)
2001–2005Zaragoza81(6)
2001–2002→ Recreativo (loan)39(4)
2005–2010Almería149(19)
2010–2011Osasuna30(2)
2011–Almería125(22)
National team
1995–1996Spain U166(1)
1997Spain U175(0)
1998Spain U181(0)
1999Spain U202(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 December 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Soriano and the second or maternal family name is Marco.

Fernando Soriano Marco (born 24 September 1979) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Almería as a central midfielder.

Football career

Soriano was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. A product of hometown Real Zaragoza's youth ranks, he was loaned to second division side Recreativo de Huelva before appearing with the first team, which would befall during the 2002–03 season, also in the second level.

In La Liga, Soriano proved a very useful midfield element: in the 2003–04 campaign he scored the winner in 2–1 wins over Racing de Santander[1] and FC Barcelona,[2] while also helping his team to the conquest of the Copa del Rey.[3]

In 2005–06 Soriano joined UD Almería, netting seven goals in his first season. He was an instrumental figure in the club's first-ever top division promotion the next season, reuniting with former Zaragoza teammate Corona; both players were instrumental in the following year as the Andalusians went on to finish eighth in their maiden experience in the main category.

Soriano had a successful season overall in 2009–10, as Almería retained its status for the third consecutive year. Without the presence of striker Álvaro Negredo, he was much more depended upon in goalscoring matters and netted seven times in 35 games, joint-second in the team, as it finished in 13th position (he also collected 13 yellow cards) – he spent many matches appearing as a supporting striker.[4]

On 21 May 2010 Soriano, a free agent, signed a 2+1 contract with CA Osasuna,[5] making his official debut for the Navarrese in the season opener, a 0–0 home draw against former team Almería.[6]

In late July 2011, after a disappointing campaign overall, Soriano rescinded his link with Osasuna and returned to his previous club, penning a three-year deal.[7]

Club statistics

As of 9 December 2014
Club Season Competition League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zaragoza B 1997–98[8] Segunda División B 349—349
1998–99[9] 356—356
1999–2000[10] 3210—603810
2000–01[11] 377—377
Total 13832—6014232
Recreativo 2001–02[12] Segunda División 39400—394
Zaragoza 2002–03[13] Segunda División 38421—405
2003–04[14] La Liga 24231—273
2004–05[15] 190008110281
Total 816318110938
Almería 2005–06[16] Segunda División 34710—357
2006–07[17] 22200—222
2007–08[18] La Liga 34210—352
2008–09[19] 24120—261
2009–10[20] 35710—367
Total 1491950—15419
Osasuna 2010–11[21] La Liga 30210—312
Almería 2011–12[22] Segunda División 34442—386
2012–13[23] 391220—404512
2013–14[24] La Liga 35400—354
2014–15 13200—132
Total 1212262—4013124
Career totals 558851748111059490

Honours

Zaragoza

References

  1. ↑ El Zaragoza logra la remontada en Santander (Zaragoza comes from behind in Santander); El Mundo, 23 November 2003 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Todos contentos en la Romareda (Everybody happy at la Romareda); El Mundo, 23 May 2004 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Beckham misses out on Cup; BBC Sport, 17 March 2004
  4. ↑ Fernando Soriano quiere ser Pichichi (Fernando Soriano wants to be Pichichi); El Periódico de Aragón, 2 December 2012 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Soriano ficha por Osasuna por dos temporadas (Soriano signs for Osasuna for two seasons); Marca, 21 May 2010 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ No goals in Osasuna; ESPN Soccernet, 29 August 2010
  7. ↑ Fernando Soriano regresa al Almería (Fernando Soriano returns to Almería); Almería's official website, 25 July 2011 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Fernando Soriano 1997/1998 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  9. ↑ Fernando Soriano 1998/1999 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  10. ↑ Fernando Soriano 1999/2000 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  11. ↑ Fernando Soriano 1997/1998 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  12. ↑ Fernando Soriano 2001/2002 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  13. ↑ Fernando Soriano 2002/2003 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  14. ↑ Fernando Soriano 2003/2004 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  15. ↑ Fernando Soriano 2004/2005 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  16. ↑ Fernando Soriano 2005/2006 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  17. ↑ Fernando Soriano 2006/2007 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  18. ↑ Fernando Soriano 2007/2008 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  19. ↑ Fernando Soriano 2008/2009 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  20. ↑ Fernando Soriano 2009/2010 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  21. ↑ Fernando Soriano 2010/2011 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  22. ↑ Fernando Soriano 2011/2012 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  23. ↑ Fernando Soriano 2012/2013 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014
  24. ↑ Fernando Soriano 2013/2014 statistics; BDFutbol. Retrieved on 21 September 2014

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