Samuel Armenteros

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Armenteros and the second or maternal family name is Núñez.
Samuel Armenteros
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Personal information
Full name Cristiano Samuel Armenteros Núñez Mendoza
Date of birth (1990-05-27) 27 May 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Azalea BK
2000–2003 Örgryte
2003–2006 Husqvarna
2006–2008 Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Heerenveen 0 (0)
2009–2013 Heracles Almelo 100 (26)
2013–2015 Anderlecht 5 (1)
2013–2014 → Feyenoord (loan) 19 (1)
2014–2015 → Willem II (loan) 29 (11)
2015–2016 Qarabağ 23 (7)
2016–2017 Heracles Almelo 29 (19)
2017–2020 Benevento 34 (7)
2018 → Portland Timbers (loan) 28 (8)
2020 → Crotone (loan) 11 (3)
2020–2021 Fujairah 22 (8)
National team‡
2005–2006 Sweden U17 3 (2)
2008 Sweden U19 5 (0)
2011–2012 Sweden U21 10 (1)
2017 Sweden 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:55, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 August 2017

Kristiano Samuel Armenteros Nunez Mendoza (born 27 May 1990), known as Samuel Armenteros, is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career[]

Born in Masthugget, Gothenburg, Sweden, to a Cuban father and a Swedish mother, Armenteros moved to the Netherlands at age 16 to join SC Heerenveen's youth system, and made it into the first team under head coach Gertjan Verbeek. He was successively released by Heerenveen in 2009, and later chose to rejoin Verbeek at Heracles Almelo, where he showed himself as a promising striker and managed to score his first Eredivisie goals.

In September 2015, Armenteros signed a two-year contract with reigning Azerbaijan Premier League Champions FK Qarabağ.[1]

On 29 August 2016, Armenteros returned to Heracles Almelo, signing a one-year contract with the club.[2]

Benevento[]

On 30 August 2017, Armenteros signed a contract with Serie A team Benevento.[3] Armenteros struggled at Benevento, getting little playing time, and looked for a transfer in January 2018. Before departing for Benevento in August, he played 45 minutes for Heracles's B team while recovering from injury, meaning that he had officially played for two teams on the fall-through-spring league calendar. Under FIFA rules, he couldn't play for a third team that used that calendar, and any transfer would require going to a league that plays on a spring-to-fall calendar.[4][5]

Loan to Portland Timbers[]

In February 2018, Armenteros was loaned by Benevento to Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer.[6] He won MLS's Goal of the Week twice in a row in May 2018.[7] His loan contract expired on 31 December 2018, and he returned to Benevento.[8]

Loan to Crotone[]

On 30 January 2020, he joined Crotone on loan.[9]

Fujairah[]

On 5 October 2020, Armenteros signed with Emirati club Fujairah.[10]

International career[]

Having appeared for the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a total of 18 times, Armenteros made his full international debut for Sweden on 13 June 2017 in a friendly 1–1 draw with Norway.[11] He also scored first his international goal in that game, 13 minutes after coming on as a substitute for John Guidetti.[12]

Armenteros made his competitive international debut for Sweden on 31 August 2017 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria when he replaced Jakob Johansson in the 82nd minute of a 2–3 loss.[13]

Personal life[]

Born in Sweden, Armenteros is of Afro-Cubans descent.[14]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 31 July 2020[15]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Other[nb 3] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heracles Almelo 2009–10 Eredivisie 15 3 0 0 – – 15 3
2010–11 Eredivisie 34 10 1 0 – – 35 10
2011–12 Eredivisie 33 4 5 2 – – 38 6
2012–13 Eredivisie 18 9 3 4 – – 21 13
Total 100 26 9 6 - - - - 109 32
Anderlecht 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 3 1 1 0 – – 4 1
2013–14 Belgian Pro League 2 0 0 0 – 1 0 3 0
Total 5 1 1 0 - - 1 0 7 1
Feyenoord 2013–14 Eredivisie 19 1 3 1 2 0 – 24 2
Willem II 2014–15 Eredivisie 29 11 1 0 – – 30 11
Qarabağ 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League 23 7 3 3 6 1 – 32 11
Heracles Almelo 2016–17 Eredivisie 29 19 3 2 – – 32 21
2017–18 Eredivisie – 1 0 – – 1 0
Total 29 19 4 2 – – – – 33 21
Benevento 2017–18 Serie A 9 1 – – – 9 1
Portland Timbers (loan) 2018 MLS 28 8 2 0 – – 30 8
Benevento 2018–19 Serie B 13 4 – – 1 0 14 4
2019–20 Serie B 12 2 1 0 – – 13 2
Total 34 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 36 7
Crotone (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 11 3 – – – 11 3
Career total 278 83 23 12 8 1 2 0 311 96
Notes
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup and Azerbaijan Cup.
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Europa League.
  3. ^ Includes Belgian Super Cup.

International[]

As of 31 August 2017.[15]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2017 2 1
Total 2 1

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.[15]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 June 2017 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Honours[]

Anderlecht

Qarabağ FK

References[]

  1. ^ "Armenteros və Migel Markos Madera 'Qarabağ'da!". qarabagh.com (in Azerbaijani). FK Qarabağ. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Samuel Armenteros terug in Almelo". heracles.nl (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Samuel Armenteros al Benevento". goal.com. goal.com. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ^ Stejskal, Sam (31 May 2018). "Stejskal: Samuel Armenteros emerges from 'nightmare' to spark the Timbers". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ^ We spraken Samuel Armenteros over Portland en zijn vriendschap met Romelu Lukaku vice.com
  6. ^ https://www.timbers.com/post/2018/02/09/timbers-acquire-forward-samuel-armenteros
  7. ^ Boehm, Charles (31 May 2018). "Timbers' Samuel Armenteros wins second straight AT&T Goal of the Week award". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Portland Timbers announce roster status ahead of 2019 season". Portland Timbers. 10 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Colpo Crotone, Armenteros è rossoblù!" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 30 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Officiellt: Armenteros flyttar till Förenade Arabemiraten". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). 5 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Samuel Armenteros Nunez Jansson (Svensk Fotboll)". Svensk Fotboll.
  12. ^ "Norge - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  13. ^ "Bulgarien - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  14. ^ "Kuba kan blåsa Sverige på 19-årig rekordtalang". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  15. ^ a b c Samuel Armenteros at Soccerway

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