Fernando Usero
Spanish footballer (born 1984)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fernando Usero Toledano (born 27 March 1984) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Usero Toledano[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Brazatortas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Málaga | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Atlético Madrid B | 3 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Málaga B | 72 | (11) |
| 2005–2006 | Málaga | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Poli Ejido | 76 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Elche | 65 | (10) |
| 2010–2011 | Córdoba | 34 | (3) |
| 2011–2015 | Asteras Tripolis | 100 | (10) |
| 2015 | → Alcorcón (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Atromitos | 26 | (2) |
| 2017 | Mirandés | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Toledo | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Puertollano | 41 | (5) |
| Total | 355 | (46) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Usero was born in Brazatortas, Province of Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha.[2] After emerging through Málaga CF's youth system, and a brief spell at Atlético Madrid's reserves, he returned to the Andalusians, playing two seasons with their B team in the Segunda División and scoring a career-best seven goals in 2005–06.[3] Additionally, he managed to appear four times for the main squad in the same timeframe,[4] as both were relegated come June 2006;[5] his La Liga debut came on 9 January 2005, in a 2–1 away loss against Racing de Santander.[6]
Usero then spent two years at Málaga neighbours Polideportivo Ejido, being an undisputed starter[7][8] and suffering relegation at the end of the 2007–08 campaign,[9] following which he signed for another club in the second division, Elche CF.[10] In summer 2011, having totalled 247 matches in Spain's second tier, he moved abroad for the first time and joined a host of compatriots at Asteras Tripolis F.C. in Greece, arriving from Córdoba CF.[11][12]
On 19 June 2015, after a four-month loan with AD Alcorcón back in his homeland, Usero returned to the Super League Greece and signed a two-year contract with Atromitos FC.[13] He went back to Spain afterwards, seeing out his career aged 35 by representing CD Mirandés (second division),[14] CD Toledo (Segunda División B)[2] and amateurs Calvo Sotelo Puertollano.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 17 April 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2003–04[16] | Segunda División B | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Málaga | 2004–05[16] | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06[16] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Poli Ejido | 2006–07[16] | Segunda División | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2007–08[16] | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 76 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 78 | 4 | |||||
| Elche | 2008–09[16] | Segunda División | 41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 44 | 5 | |||
| 2009–10[16] | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 65 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 68 | 10 | |||||
| Córdoba | 2010–11[16] | Segunda División | 34 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 3 | |||
| Asteras Tripolis | 2011–12[17] | Super League Greece | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13[17] | 28 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 4[a] | 1 | — | 37 | 7 | ||||
| 2013–14[17] | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | ||||
| 2014–15[17] | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[a] | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 10 | 11 | 3 | — | 16 | 2 | — | 127 | 15 | ||||
| Alcorcón (loan) | 2014–15[16] | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Atromitos | 2015–16[17] | Super League Greece | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 322 | 30 | 28 | 3 | — | 20 | 2 | — | 370 | 35 | ||||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
