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For the Spanish footballer born in 1990, see Fernando Llorente Mañas.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Llorente Torres | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | FC Funes | ||
| 1995–1996 | River Ebro | ||
| 1996–2003 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Baskonia | 33 | (12) |
| 2004–2005 | Bilbao Athletic | 16 | (4) |
| 2005– | Athletic Bilbao | 178 | (55) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Spain U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2005 | Spain U20 | 4 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | Spain U21 | 9 | (5) |
| 2008– | Spain | 13 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2010 | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Fernando Llorente Torres (born February 26, 1985), nicknamed El Rey León (The Lion King in Spanish), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao and the Spanish national team, as a striker.
Llorente started his career with Athletic Bilbao, swiftly working his way through the various youth ranks, and becoming one of the most important offensive players for the club in the following decade, since making his first team debuts in 2005.
A Spanish international since late 2008, he helped the national team win the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Though born in Pamplona, Navarre, Llorente grew up in the municipality of Rincón de Soto in La Rioja. He joined Athletic de Bilbao's youth system in 1996, at the age of 11, being eligible through his Navarrese roots. He spent several seasons in the various junior levels of the club, moving in 2003 to CD Baskonia of the fourth category, effectively an Athletic youth team, and also a feeder club since 1997.
Llorente scored 12 goals in 33 appearances for Baskonia, paving way for his promotion to Bilbao Athletic, Athletic's reserve team, then in Segunda División B.
After featuring in 16 games and scoring four goals for the Bilbao Athletic in the first half of season, Llorente was awarded with a contract extension until June 2008. On January 16, 2005, he made his first-team debut in a 1–1 home draw against RCD Espanyol. Three days later, in a Spanish Cup match with UD Lanzarote, Llorente scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 victory, and would go on to feature in all but five of the 19 remaining league games while scoring three goals, and also featuring in four Cup matches and the UEFA Cup game against FK Austria Wien.
Before the 2005–06 season, Llorente's squad number was promoted from number 32 to 9. He scored in the opening day, a Basque derby 3–0 victory against Real Sociedad. Throughout the season, Llorente found goals hard to come by, which could be partly attributed to a series of injuries including a knee strain, gastroenteritis, and a muscle injury. He ended the season with just four goals, two in the league and as much in the Cup, against CE L'Hospitalet.
On July 13, 2006, Llorente signed a new contract with Athletic until June 2011, which included a buy-out clause of between €30 and 50 million. He started the season as arguably the club's fourth-choice striker, behind Aritz Aduriz, Joseba Etxeberria and veteran Ismael Urzaiz. Athletic's poor form and lack of goals led to then-coach Félix Sarriugarte into rotating the players, allowing Llorente to force his way back into the side. Llorente ended the season with only two goals in 23 matches, although he did score an important goal in the closing minutes of a 1–1 away draw with Valencia CF.
In preparation for the 2007–08 season, Llorente scored six goals in as many pre-season games, and another against CD Numancia in the Caja Duero Trophy. His form led to him becoming Athletic's first-choice forward, and although he started the season poorly, he ended it with a total of 11 league goals for a side that finished in mid-table. His tally included four goals in two games against Valencia, both impressive wins, and further strikes against FC Barcelona, Villarreal CF and Atlético de Madrid.
Prior to 2008–09, Llorente was confident of a successful season. "I know that I am capable of scoring goals and having a good year and I want to start this term in the same form that I ended the last one in" he said. Despite Athletic's modest start to the season, he netted 14 league goals - a career-best - with another four in the Cup, helping his team reach the final against Barcelona (1–4 loss).
In the 2009–10 season, Llorente again netted in double figures; additionally, he led all scorers in the Europa League for a lengthy period, with eight goals. He added 14 in the league as Athletic finished in eighth position. He finished the season with an impressive 22 goals in all competitions.
2010–11 season, On 28 August 2010, Llorente scored the first goal of 2010–11, in a 1–0 win at Hércules CF. His form continued in the next ten league fixtures, as he found the net seven times. this run included goals against Athletico Madrid, Sevilla FC, Villarreal CF and Real Madrid C.F. He currently has 9 league goals in 12 games which is only betterd by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. This is a testament to how good the large target man really is. Bilbao will have a real task holding on to their prized assest in the summer, as europes ellite will be queing for his signature. He also looks set to smash his previous best of 14 La Liga goals
Statistics
Club
All stats correct as of September 12, 2010.
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Baskonia | Tercera División | 2003–04 | 33 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 12 |
| Bilbao Athletic | Segunda División B | 2004–05 | 16 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 4 |
| Athletic Bilbao | La Liga | 2004–05 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
| 2005–06 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 40 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 43 | 18 | ||
| 2009–10 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 23 | ||
| 2010–11 | 12 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 9 | ||
| Total club | 178 | 55 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 214 | 74 | ||
| Career Total | 227 | 71 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 263 | 90 | ||
International
International statistics
As of 12 October 2010.
| National team | Season | Friendly | Competitive | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Spain | 2008–09 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2009–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Career total | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | |
Note: Each season is September - August
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 11, 2009 | Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Sevilla, Spain |  England |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | June 20, 2009 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa |  South Africa |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2009 Confederations Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | May 28, 2010 | Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, Austria |  Saudi Arabia |
3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | September 7, 2010 | El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Argentina |
1–3 | 1–4 | Friendly | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | October 8, 2010 | Estadio El Helmántico, Salamanca, Spain |  Lithuania |
1–0 | 3–1 | Euro 2012 qualifying | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | October 8, 2010 | Estadio El Helmántico, Salamanca, Spain | Lithuania |
2–1 | 3–1 | Euro 2012 qualifying | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | October 12, 2010 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |  Scotland |
3–2 | 3–2 | Euro 2012 qualifying
HonoursClub
Country
Individual
References
External links
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Pamplona
- Navarrese sportspeople
- Spanish footballers
- Association football forwards
- La Liga footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain international footballers
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- FIFA World Cup-winning players