Fernando Aristeguieta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Luis Aristeguieta de Luca | ||
| Date of birth | April 9, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Nacional | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2007 | San Ignacio de Loyola | ||
| 2007 | Centro Ítalo | ||
| 2007–2009 | Caracas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Caracas | 71 | (31) |
| 2013–2017 | Nantes | 49 | (10) |
| 2015 | → Philadelphia Union (loan) | 21 | (5) |
| 2016 | → Red Star (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2017– | Nacional | 12 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Venezuela | 15 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:24, 21 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 March 2016 |
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Fernando Luis Aristeguieta de Luca (born 9 April 1992) is a Venezuelan international footballer who plays for Primeira Liga side Nacional, as a striker.
In his childhood, he played many international tournaments. Score a goal to Trujillanos Fútbol Club in his professional debut with the Caracas Fútbol Club. At 20 he was the leading scorer in the Torneo Apertura 2012, scoring 14 goals. In his first semester in Europe, he helped his team to ascend with his team to the Ligue 1.
He is the only player in history who has scored a hat-trick in the Clásico del fútbol venezolano, which is the game between the two most popular teams in the country: Caracas Fútbol Club and the Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club. He also became the first Venezuelan player in history Ligue 1 of France to score a goal.
He studied at the Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola, developing a good school performance. With only 8 years received by the Mayor of Baruta the award for educational excellence. He also managed to represent their school in Recreational Mathematics Olympics five times, in which he was the runner up in 2006. In the summer of 2007 and 2008 studied English at the institution Cushing Academy, located in the city of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, achieving complete mastery of the language. During these years, he took the decision to leave school in order to fully focus on soccer, causing quarrels with his parents. Aristeguieta wanted to graduate in a school for athletes, however, he decided to finish at his school. In July 2010, he graduated with an average of 16 points over 20.
At 7 years, he joined the Loyola football team, being coached by former player from Caracas Fútbol Club and Venezuela national team, Leopoldo "Polin" Páez -Pumar, who Fernando considers his mentor both outside and inside the court. Simultaneously he was practicing tennis, participating in tournaments at regional, national and international levels, and even, in 2002 the Venezuelan Tennis Federation designed the ranking of the 10-years, where Fernando Aristeguieta stood in fourth place. In that list, was leader David Souto, who is currently in first place in the ranking of men's professional tennis Venezuela. However, in the same year of publication, Aristeguieta decided to retire from tennis to specialize in football. As a soccer player, he represented his school in Caracas Sports School League and the League César Del Vecchio. He also played in several international championships in European cities such as Barcelona, Gothenburg, Regina, Milan, San Sebastián and Dallas. At 15 he left Loyola to join the football team Italo Venezuelan Center. Two months later he joined the Caracas Fútbol Club.
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