Fabián Estoyanoff

Uruguayan footballer (born 1982)
Fabián Estoyanoff
Estoyanoff playing for Peñarol in 2011
Personal information
Full name Fabián Larry Estoyanoff Poggio
Date of birth (1982-09-27) 27 September 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Fénix
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Fénix 77 (16)
2002–2003 → Peñarol (loan) 45 (15)
2005–2008 Valencia 0 (0)
2005–2006 → Cádiz (loan) 29 (2)
2006–2007 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 28 (1)
2007 → Valladolid (loan) 4 (0)
2008 → Peñarol (loan) 11 (4)
2008–2012 Panionios 37 (9)
2010–2011 → Peñarol (loan) 22 (3)
2012–2015 Peñarol 60 (20)
2015 Al Nassr 14 (4)
2016–2017 Fénix 30 (15)
2017–2021 Peñarol 86 (7)
2021– Fénix 55 (6)
International career
2001–2007 Uruguay 30 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:42, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Fabián Larry Estoyanoff Poggio (born 27 September 1982) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Centro Atlético Fénix.

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Estoyanoff started his career at Centro Atlético Fénix in 2000, and was loaned to Peñarol two years later. In 2005 he signed a five-year contract with Valencia CF in Spain,[1] but never represented the club during his tenure, which included several loan spells.[2]

Estoyanoff made his La Liga debut in the 2005–06 season, appearing regularly as Cádiz CF[3] were relegated. The following campaign he also featured consistently for Deportivo de La Coruña (although mainly as a substitute),[4] scoring the game's only goal in a start against RCD Mallorca at home, through a penalty.[5]

Valencia loaned Estoyanoff again for 2007–08, and he started out with Real Valladolid,[6] where a lack of playing time prompted another loan, with a return to Uruguay and Peñarol in January 2008.[7] There, he once again teamed up with Carlos Bueno; he played in Spain as a non-foreigner, having received an Italian passport.[8]

Estoyanoff was finally released by Valencia in June 2008, eventually agreeing on a move to Panionios FC, having a successful first season in the Super League Greece. In 2010, the 28-year-old re-joined former side Peñarol on loan, and the move was made permanent the following year.[9]

In January 2015, Estoyanoff signed for Al Nassr FC in the Saudi Professional League. On 5 May, after his team had suffered a 1–3 home loss to Lekhwiya SC for the AFC Champions League, he attacked opposing player Nam Tae-hee from behind in the tunnel, being subsequently fined in 50% of his salary.[10]

International career

Estoyanoff made his debut for Uruguay on 25 July 2001 at that year's Copa América, playing the final 15 minutes in a 2–1 semi-final defeat against Mexico.[11][12] Subsequently, he appeared at the 2004 – scoring twice for the eventual third-placed nation[13]– and 2007 continental tournaments.[14]

Personal life

Estoyanoff's grandfather, Dimitar Stoyanov, was a Bulgarian stock breeder from the Sofia Valley who emigrated to Uruguay during the Balkan Wars (1912–13).[15]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay[16] 2001 2 0
2002 0 0
2003 7 1
2004 5 2
2005 6 0
2006 7 1
2007 3 0
Total 30 4
Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Estoyanoff goal.
List of international goals scored by Fabián Estoyanoff[16]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 February 2003 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, Hong Kong  Iran 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2 13 July 2004 Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura, Peru  Argentina 2–2 4–2 2004 Copa América
3 24 July 2004 Estadio Garcilaso, Cusco, Peru  Colombia 1–0 2–1
4 21 May 2006 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States  Northern Ireland 1–0 1–0 Friendly

References

  1. ^ El Valencia ficha al uruguayo de 22 años Fabián Estoyanoff (Valencia sign 22-year-old Uruguayan Fabián Estoyanoff); La Vanguardia, 8 July 2005 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Vuelve Estoyanoff, el hombre que nunca estuvo allí (Return of Estoyanoff, the man who was never there); El Desmarque, 27 February 2017 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Estoyanoff se marcha cedido al Cádiz (Estoyanoff goes on loan to Cádiz); Diario AS, 11 July 2005 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Estoyanoff: "La primera meta es acceder a las competiciones europeas" (Estoyanoff: "The first goal is to reach European competitions"); Marca, 15 July 2006 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El Deportivo vence con lo mínimo al Mallorca (Deportivo defeat Mallorca with the least); Marca, 3 February 2007 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Estoyanoff jugará cedido en Valladolid la próxima temporada (Estoyanoff will play on loan to Valladolid next season); Marca, 27 July 2007 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Estoyanoff regresa a Peñarol (Estoyanoff returns to Peñarol); Mundo Deportivo, 18 January 2008 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ ¿Una sociedad en la que los dos ganan? (A win-win society?); ESPN Deportes, 16 July 2005 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Fabián Estoyanoff: "a Europa no vuelvo" (Fabián Estoyanoff: "I'm not going back to Europe"); Fútbol Uruguay, 29 November 2011 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Al-Nassr’s Fabián Estoyanoff fined half of salary after attack on opponent; The Guardian, 7 May 2015
  11. ^ Copa América 2001; at RSSSF
  12. ^ "Mexico win stormy semi". BBC Sport. 25 July 2001. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  13. ^ Copa América 2004; at RSSSF
  14. ^ Copa America: Uruguay struggles past Bolivia 1–0, keeps hopes alive; Taiwan News, 1 July 2007
  15. ^ Estoyanoff, en el nombre del abuelo (Estoyanoff, in the name of the grandfather); El Observador, 23 October 2012 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ a b "Fabián Estoyanoff" (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

External links

  • Fabián Estoyanoff at BDFutbol
  • National team data (in Spanish)
  • Fabián Estoyanoff at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Fabián Estoyanoff – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Fabián Estoyanoff at Soccerway
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Centro Atlético Fénix – current squad
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Uruguay squad – 2001 Copa América fourth place
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Uruguay squad – 2004 Copa América third place
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Uruguay squad – 2007 Copa América fourth place
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