Samuel Portillo
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 May 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Argentina | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Deportivo Riestra (on loan from Villa San Carlos) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Villa San Carlos | 21 | (3) |
2021– | → Deportivo Riestra (loan) | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:09, 30 March 2021 (UTC) |
Samuel Portillo (born 2 May 1994) is an Argentine-Paraguayan[1] professional footballer who plays as a striker for Argentine club Deportivo Riestra, on loan from Villa San Carlos.[2]
Career[]
Early life[]
Originally from in Paraguay,[1] Portillo migrated to Argentina, where he became a painter.[3] His brother contracted him to work in the city of La Plata.[3] In Argentina, Portillo played in the playing for Club Comunidad Rural, where he was twice leading goal scorer and champion - before passing to Villa San Carlos.[3]
Professional career[]
Villa San Carlos[]
Portillo joined Villa San Carlos for the 2018–19 season.[4] In his first season with Villa San Carlos, he achieved promotion from the Primera C to the Primera B, noting six goals.[3] In 2019, Portillo came off of the bench in the second half to score a double in a home victory against in the league's reduced semi-final.[5] In February 2021, Argentina's TyC Sports reported that Gimnasia La Plata were interested in Portillo.[3] Portillo mentioned the negotiations with Gimnasia LP fell through.[1]
Loan to Deportivo Riestra[]
On 15 February 2021, Portillo joined Primera B Nacional side Deportivo Riestra on loan until 31 December.[6] His loan runs until January 2022.[7] Portillo arrived at the club with the option to be bought.[8] He was eyed by and Almirante Brown before signing with Deportivo Riestra.[9]
Style of play[]
In 2021, Portillo told Paraguayan newspaper Cronica that as an attacker, he always watches videos of Paraguayan strikers Roque Santa Cruz and Nelson Haedo Valdez.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Crónica / UN GOLEADOR QUE "PINTA" MUY BIEN". 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Crónica / UN GOLEADOR QUE "PINTA" MUY BIEN". Crónica (in Spanish). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Samuel Portillo, la revelación de Villa San Carlos que busca sumar Gimnasia". www.tycsports.com.
- ^ "Samuel Portillo :: Samuel Portillo :: Deportivo Riestra". www.ceroacero.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "¡PORTILLAZO!". 2 June 2019.
- ^ Samuel Portillo at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Samuel Portillo (Deportivo Riestra) - Ficha del jugador 2021 | Fichajes.com". Fichajes.com : Información sobre los fichajes y actualidad del mundo del fútbol.
- ^ Redacción, Mundo Ascenso. "DEPORTIVO RIESTRA | Portillo llega a Riestra". www.mundoascenso.com.ar.
- ^ "Portillo seguirá su carrera en la Primera Nacional - Diario Hoy En la noticia". diariohoy.net.
External links[]
- Fichajes Profile
- Samuel Portillo at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Argentine footballers
- Association football forwards
- Villa San Carlos footballers
- Deportivo Riestra players
- Primera B Metropolitana players
- Primera Nacional players
- Argentine football forward, 1990s birth stubs