Fernando Usero

Spanish footballer

Fernando Usero
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Usero Toledano
Date of birth	(1984-03-27) 27 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Brazatortas, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Atlético Madrid B	3	(1)
2004–2006	Málaga B	72	(11)
2005–2006	Málaga	4	(0)
2006–2008	Poli Ejido	76	(4)
2008–2010	Elche	65	(10)
2010–2011	Córdoba	34	(3)
2011–2015	Asteras Tripolis	100	(10)
2015	→ Alcorcón (loan)	14	(0)
2015–2016	Atromitos	26	(2)
2017	Mirandés	6	(0)
2018	Toledo	14	(0)
2018–2019	CS Puertollano	41	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:27, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Fernando Usero Toledano (born 27 March 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

Football career

Usero was born in Brazatortas, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha. After emerging through Málaga CF's youth ranks, and a brief spell at Atlético Madrid's reserves, he returned to the Andalusians, playing two seasons for the B-team as they were in the second division; additionally, he managed to appear four times for the main squad in the same span, as both were relegated come June 2006 – his La Liga debut came on 9 January 2005, in a 1–2 away loss against Racing de Santander.^[1]

Usero then played two years at Málaga neighbours Polideportivo Ejido, playing regularly and being relegated in his second year, after which he signed for another side in the second level, Elche CF.^[2] In the summer of 2011, after 247 matches in Spain's division two, he moved abroad for the first time and joined a host of compatriots at Asteras Tripoli F.C. in Greece.

On 19 June 2015, after a four-month loan spell with AD Alcorcón back in his homeland, Usero returned to the Superleague Greece and signed a two-year contract with Atromitos FC.^[3]

In August 2018, Usero joined Calvo Sotelo Puertollano. On 22 October 2019 the club confirmed, that Usero had left the club due to personal reasons.^[4]

Club statistics

As of 8 November 2015

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Madrid B	2003–04^[5]	Segunda División B	3	1	—		—		—		—		3	1
Málaga	2004–05^[5]	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2005–06^[5]	La Liga	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
Ejido	2006–07^[5]	Segunda División	38	2	1	0	—		—		—		39	2
	2007–08^[5]	Segunda División	38	2	1	0	—		—		—		39	2
	Total		76	4	2	0	—		—		—		78	4
Elche	2008–09^[5]	Segunda División	41	5	4	0	—		—		—		45	5
	2009–10^[5]	Segunda División	24	5	0	0	—		—		—		24	5
	Total		65	10	4	0	—		—		—		69	10
Córdoba	2010–11^[5]	Segunda División	34	3	6	0	—		—		—		40	3
Asteras Tripoli	2011–12^[6]	Super League Greece	27	2	4	0	—		—		—		31	2
	2012–13^[6]		28	3	5	3	—		4^[a]	1	—		37	7
	2013–14^[6]		36	4	2	0	—		2^[a]	0	—		40	4
	2014–15^[6]		9	1	0	0	—		10^[a]	1	—		19	2
	Total		100	10	11	3	—		16	2	—		127	15
Alcorcón (loan)	2014–15^[5]	Segunda División	14	0	0	0	—		—		—		14	0
Atromitos	2015–16^[6]	Super League Greece	10	0	1	0	—		4^[a]	0	—		15	0
Career total			306	28	24	3	—		20	2	—		350	33

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Asteras Tripoli

Greek Cup runner-up: 2012–13

Individual

Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2013–14^[7]

References

^ "El Racing da el primer paso para superar su crisis" [Racing take first step towards overcoming crisis]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 January 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ "El Elche cierra los fichajes de Santos y Fernando Usero" [Elche close deals on Santos and Fernando Usero]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 16 July 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
^ "Fernando Usero ficha por el Atromitos griego" [Fernando Usero signs with Greece's Atromitos] (in Spanish). Futbolistas Emigrantes. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
^ Usero y Ribalta causan baja en el Calvo Sotelo Puertollano, lanzadigital.com, 22 October 2019
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Usero: Fernando Usero Toledano". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Usero". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ "Οι κορυφαίοι του ΠΣΑΠ". Οι κορυφαίοι του ΠΣΑΠ. Retrieved 2022-01-19.