Tomás Pina

Tomás Pina Isla (born 14 October 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo Alavés as a central midfielder.

Not to be confused with Tomas Piñas.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pina and the second or maternal family name is Isla.

Tomás Pina

Pina in action for Mallorca in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Tomás Pina Isla
Date of birth	(1987-10-14) 14 October 1987
Place of birth	Villarta de San Juan, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Alavés
Number	8
Youth career
	Parla Escuela
	Móstoles
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Móstoles	35	(0)
2008–2011	Mallorca B	52	(5)
2010–2013	Mallorca	77	(1)
2013–2016	Villarreal	84	(2)
2016–2018	Club Brugge	6	(1)
2017–2018	→ Alavés (loan)	30	(1)
2018–	Alavés	48	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2020

Club career

Pina was born in Villarta de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha. After finishing his football formation with amateurs CD Móstoles, he moved to RCD Mallorca in the summer of 2008.

Pina made his professional – and La Liga – debut with the latter on 31 January 2010, playing the last ten minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Xerez CD after coming on as a substitute for Bruno China.[1] He spent the vast majority of his first professional season with the reserve team, in the third division.

On 5 July 2013, after Mallorca's top flight relegation, Pina signed a five-year deal with Villarreal CF, in turn promoted.[2] He scored his first goal for his new team on 4 October, starting and netting the closer in a 3–0 home win over Granada CF.[3]

Pina was heavily played during his three-year spell at the Estadio El Madrigal by manager Marcelino Garcia Toral, whether as a starter or a replacement. In the 2015–16 campaign he appeared in 36 games across all competitions, his only goal helping to oust S.S.C. Napoli from the UEFA Europa League as his 59th-minute long-range lob from the left flank earned a 1–1 away draw and a 2–1 aggregate triumph in the round-of-32.[4]

On 4 July 2016, 28-year-old Pina moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Club Brugge KV from Belgium until 2020.[5] On 7 August of the following year, he returned to Spain and its top tier after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Deportivo Alavés with a buyout clause.[6]

On 12 August 2018, Pina signed a permanent three-year contract with the Glorioso.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 March 2019[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mallorca B	2010–11	Segunda División B	17	2	0	0	0	0	17	2
Mallorca	2009–10	La Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2010–11		9	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
	2011–12		32	1	1	0	0	0	33	1
	2012–13		36	0	1	0	0	0	37	0
	Total		78	1	4	0	0	0	82	1
Villarreal	2013–14	La Liga	35	2	4	0	0	0	39	2
	2014–15		22	0	8	0	9[lower-alpha 1]	1	39	1
	2015–16		27	0	2	0	7[lower-alpha 1]	1	36	1
	Total		84	2	14	0	16	2	114	4
Club Brugge	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	6	1	0	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	0	11	1
Alavés (loan)	2017–18	La Liga	30	1	3	0	0	0	38	1
Alavés	2018–19	La Liga	19	2	0	0	0	0	19	2
	Total		49	3	3	0	5	0	57	3
Career total			234	9	21	0	21	2	281	11

1. Appearances in the Europa League
2. Appearances in the Champions League

Honours

Club Brugge

• Belgian Super Cup: 2016

References

1. "El Xerez tira de Carlos Calvo y sorprende al Mallorca" [Xerez hang on Carlos Calvo and surprise Mallorca]. ABC (in Spanish). 31 January 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
2. "El Villarreal CF ficha a Tomás Pina" [Villarreal CF sign Tomás Pina] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
3. "3–0. Villarreal supera al Granada y se afianza en zona de Liga de Campeones" [3–0. Villarreal overcome Granada and solidify Champions League position] (in Spanish). Liga BBVA. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
4. "Pina marvel sends Villarreal past Napoli". UEFA. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
5. "Princiepsakkoord: Tomas Pina naar Club Brugge" [Agreement in principle: Tomas Pina to Club Brugge] (in Dutch). Club Brugge. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
6. "El Deportivo Alavés ficha al centrocampista Tomás Pina" [Deportivo Alavés sign midfielder Tomás Pina] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
7. "Completada la documentación hoy, el Deportivo Alavés se hace con los servicios de Tomás Pina" [Documentation having been completed today, Deportivo Alavés get the services of Tomás Pina] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
8. Tomás Pina at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2017.

External links

• Tomás Pina at BDFutbol