Fernando Luna (footballer)

Fernando Luna

Personal information
Full name	Fernando David Luna
Date of birth	(1990-01-19) 19 January 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Ramallo Partido, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Independiente Rivadavia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Defensores de Belgrano	14	(3)
2012	Social Ramallo
2012–2013	Américo Tesorieri	7	(0)
2013	→ Atlético Uruguay (loan)	9	(1)
2013	La Emilia
2013–2014	Villa Dálmine	11	(1)
2014–2016	Tristán Suárez	27	(3)
2015–2016	→ Arsenal de Sarandí (loan)	15	(2)
2016–2017	Atlético de Rafaela	28	(5)
2017–2019	Emelec	53	(7)
2020–2021	Patronato	12	(0)
2021	Quilmes	6	(0)
2022–	Independiente Rivadavia	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:01, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Fernando David Luna (born 19 January 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Independiente Rivadavia. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

Luna began with Defensores de Belgrano in 2011, prior to having subsequent spells with Social Ramallo, Américo Tesorieri, Atlético Uruguay (loan) and La Emilia. ^{[4] [5] [6]} He left La Emilia in 2013 to join Villa Dálmine of Primera B Metropolitana. ^[1] He made his debut for the club on 3 August in a league match against Comunicaciones. ^[1] Ten more appearances came, one included his only goal for Villa Dálmine, before he departed to sign for fellow Primera B Metropolitana team Tristán Suárez. He went onto make twenty-seven appearances and scored three goals in two seasons with Tristán Suárez. ^[1]

In July 2015, Luna joined Argentine Primera División club Arsenal de Sarandí on loan for the 2015 and 2016 campaigns. ^[1] He played his first top-flight game on 4 August in a 4–1 loss to Banfield, while in his next match, vs. Boca Juniors, Luna scored one of his two goals for Arsenal. ^[1] Overall, he participated fifteen times for Arsenal and scored twice before returning to his parent club. On 11 July 2016, Luna joined Primera División side Atlético de Rafaela permanently. ^{[1] [2]} Five goals in twenty-eight matches followed. At the end of the 2016–17 campaign, Luna left to join Ecuadorian Serie A team Emelec. ^[1] He scored three goals in twenty appearances in all competitions during his first season with Emelec, which concluded with them winning the 2017 league title. ^[1]

On 26 December 2019 Club Atlético Patronato confirmed, that Luna had joined the club on a deal until the summer 2021. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of 2 January 2019. ^{[1] [2]}

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup [lower-alpha 1]		League Cup		Continental [lower-alpha 2]		Other [lower-alpha 3]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético de Rafaela	2016–17	Primera División	28	5	1	0	—		—		0	0	29	5
Emelec	2017	Serie A	16	3	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	2 [lower-alpha 5]	0	20	3
	2018		27	4	—		—		6 [lower-alpha 6]	0	1 [lower-alpha 7]	0	34	4
	2019		0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		43	7	—		—		8	0	3	0	51	7
Career total			71	12	1	0	—		8	0	3	0	83	12

1. Includes the Copa Argentina
2. Includes the Copa Libertadores
3. Includes the Ecuadorian Serie A play-offs
4. Two appearances in 2017 Copa Libertadores
5. Two appearances in 2017 Serie A play-offs
6. Six appearances in 2018 Copa Libertadores
7. One appearance in 2018 Serie A play-offs

Honours

Emelec ^[1]

• Ecuadorian Serie A: 2017

References

1. "Fernando Luna profile". Soccerway. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
2. "Fernando Luna profile". ESPN FC. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
3. "Fernando Luna profile". Atlético de Rafaela. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
4. "Fernando Luna, cerca de ser el séptimo". Info Atlético. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
5. "Fernando Luna profile". BDFA. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
6. "Villa golea y gusta: derrotó 5 a 1 a Tesorieri". El Esquiú. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
7. ¡BIENVENIDO, FERNANDO LUNA!, capatronato.com, 26 December 2019

External links

• Fernando Luna at Soccerway