Leonel Pierce
Argentine footballer
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Michael Leonel Pierce (born 28 July 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie D club Gravina.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Leonel Pierce | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Chacabuco, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gravina | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Racing Club | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → All Boys (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Santamarina (loan) | 53 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Santamarina | 42 | (3) |
| 2019 | Botoșani | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Petrolul Ploiești | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Estudiantes de Buenos Aires | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Santamarina | 24 | (0) |
| 2022 | Deportivo Maipú | 33 | (0) |
| 2023 | General Caballero JLM | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | San Martín de Tucumán | 10 | (1) |
| 2024 | Lanzarote | 18 | (0) |
| 2024– | Gravina | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 November 2024 | |||
Career
Racing Club
Racing Club were Pierce's first senior club.[1] He appeared on their substitutes bench under Carlos Ischia in September 2013 for a 3–0 loss to Belgrano, before making his pro debut seven months later for Reinaldo Merlo's team against Quilmes on 26 April 2014.
All Boys (loan)
In 2015, Pierce was loaned to All Boys of Primera B Nacional.[4][5] Sixteen appearances in all competitions followed as they finished fourteenth.[6]
Santamarina (loan)
January 2016 saw the midfielder join Santamarina on loan. He remained for two seasons, notably scoring his first two goals versus Brown on 25 March 2017.[7]
Santamarina
In September, Santamarina completed the permanent signing of Pierce.
Botoșani
On 11 June 2019, Pierce joined Romania's Botoșani of Liga I.[8] His competitive bow arrived in a 2–2 draw away to Astra Giurgiu on 13 July.
Petrolul Ploiești
On 20 January 2020, Petrolul Ploiești announced that it signed a contract with Leonel Pierce.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 13 August 2019.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Club | 2013–14 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| All Boys (loan) | 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Santamarina (loan) | 2016 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Santamarina | 2017–18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 95 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 98 | 5 | ||||
| Botoșani | 2019–20 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 112 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 5 | |||