Alan_Cantero
Alan Cantero
Argentine footballer
Alan Martín Cantero (born 28 June 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Estudiantes BA, on loan from Godoy Cruz.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Martín Cantero | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | San Juan, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Estudiantes BA (on loan from Godoy Cruz) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sportivo Peñarol | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Sportivo Peñarol | 32 | (7) |
| 2020– | Godoy Cruz | 16 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Estudiantes BA (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Cantero came through the youth ranks at Sportivo Peñarol.[3] He was promoted into the Torneo Federal B club's senior set-up in 2016, making his debut in the local league at the age of eighteen.[3] They won promotion from the newly created Torneo Regional Federal Amateur in 2019, with Cantero scoring twice in a 2–1 win over Independiente de Chivilcoy in a promotion play-off final.[3] In Torneo Federal A, the centre-forward netted league goals against Estudiantes, Huracán Las Heras, Sol de Mayo, Sportivo Desamparados and Olimpo before the season's curtailment; he also scored a brace over Desamparados in the Copa Argentina.[2]
In June 2020, Cantero departed Sportivo Peñarol at the expiration of his contract and subsequently joined Primera División side Godoy Cruz.[4][5][6][7] After going unused on the substitute's bench against River Plate a month prior, he made his debut on 14 December during a Copa de la Liga Profesional draw away to Central Córdoba; replacing Tomás Badaloni with eleven minutes left.[2][8][9][10]
In February 2022, Cantero joined Primera Nacional club Estudiantes de Buenos Aires on a loan deal until the end of the year.[11]
- As of 15 December 2020.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sportivo Peñarol | 2019–20 | Torneo Federal A | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | ||
| Godoy Cruz | 2020–21[nb 1] | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |||
- Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
- "Alan Cantero". World Football. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Argentina - A. Cantero". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Godoy Cruz ya tiene su Cantero: el Tomba sumó un nuevo refuerzo". Los Andes. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Alan Cantero, nuevo refuerzo de Godoy Cruz". Argentina F.C. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Alan Cantero: "Me cambió la vida llegar a Godoy Cruz"". Diario Uno. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Leonel González y Alan Cantero, las nuevas caras de Godoy Cruz". Show Gol. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "El sanjuanino Alan Cantero fichó para Godoy Cruz: así juega el crack que militó en Peñarol". Diario de Cuyo. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "Alan Cantero citado en Godoy Cruz para jugar ante Instituto y Talleres". Diario Huarpe. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "EL SANJUANINO CANTERO CONVOCADO ANTE RIVER". Diario El Zonda. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "De Chimbas a Primera: Alan Cantero debutó en Godoy Cruz". Tiempo de San Juan. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- Alan Cantero se va a préstamo a Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, bodegue.net, 1 February 2022
- Alan Cantero at Soccerway