Samuel Portillo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Portillo Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almirante Brown | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Villa San Carlos | 21 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Deportivo Riestra (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022– | Deportivo Riestra | 16 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Almirante Brown (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024 | |||
Samuel Portillo Gómez[a] (born 2 May 1994) is an Argentine-Paraguayan[1] professional footballer who plays as a striker for Argentine club Almirante Brown on loan from Deportivo Riestra.[2]
Career
[edit]Early life
[edit]Originally from Itaguá 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 Liga Platense playing for Club Comunidad Rural, where he was twice leading goal scorer and champion - before passing to Villa San Carlos.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Villa San Carlos
[edit]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 Dock Suck 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]
Deportivo Riestra
[edit]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 Estudiantes de Caseros and Almirante Brown before signing with Deportivo Riestra.[9] Portillo was still to find in Riestra during 2022.
Style of play
[edit]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]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Portillo and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Samuel Portillo at Fichajes.com (in Spanish)
- Samuel Portillo at Soccerway
- Samuel Portillo at Soccerbase
- Samuel Portillo at WorldFootball.net
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