Alan Cantero
Argentine footballer (born 1998)
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Alan Martín Cantero (born 28 June 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Alianza Lima.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Martín Cantero | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | San Juan, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Godoy Cruz | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sportivo Peñarol | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Sportivo Peñarol | 32 | (7) |
| 2020– | Godoy Cruz | 16 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Estudiantes BA (loan) | 36 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → Barracas Central (loan) | 51 | (6) |
| 2025 | → Alianza Lima (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:11, 10 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Cantero came through the youth ranks at Sportivo Peñarol.[3] He was promoted into the Torneo Federal B club's senior set-up in 2016, making his debut in the local league at the age of eighteen.[3] They won promotion from the newly created Torneo Regional Federal Amateur in 2019, with Cantero scoring twice in a 2–1 win over Independiente de Chivilcoy in a promotion play-off final.[3] In Torneo Federal A, the centre-forward netted league goals against Estudiantes, Huracán Las Heras, Sol de Mayo, Sportivo Desamparados and Olimpo before the season's curtailment; he also scored a brace over Desamparados in the Copa Argentina.[2]
In June 2020, Cantero departed Sportivo Peñarol at the expiration of his contract and subsequently joined Primera División side Godoy Cruz.[4][5][6][7] After going unused on the substitute's bench against River Plate a month prior, he made his debut on 14 December during a Copa de la Liga Profesional draw away to Central Córdoba; replacing Tomás Badaloni with eleven minutes left.[2][8][9][10]
In February 2022, Cantero joined Primera Nacional club Estudiantes de Buenos Aires on a loan deal until the end of the year.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 15 December 2020.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sportivo Peñarol | 2019–20 | Torneo Federal A | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | ||
| Godoy Cruz | 2020–21[nb 1] | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |||
Notes
- Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.