Andrea Pastore (born 14 June 1994) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Miami United FC in the National Premier Soccer League.
Career
Pastore played for Bari until the age of 17, then moved to Serie A Tim club Robur Siena in order to play the Campionato Primavera 1. He signed his first contract and was loaned to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione team U.S. Borgo a Buggiano 1920, where he made 29 appearances and scored 1 goal.
He made his Serie C debut for Pontedera on 1 September 2013 in a game against Grosseto,[1] collecting 25 appearances and scoring 2 goals. After two consecutive seasons of high quality performances, he was bought by Serie B team Trapani Calcio signing a 2-year contract. He will make his debut with Serse Cosmi as head-coach during an away match against Livorno.[2]
On 7 August 2018, he signed a two-year contract with Serie C] club Virtus Francavilla,[3] where he collected 33 appearances and managed to score up to 5 goals and 5 assists under the management of head-coach Antonio Calabro, helping his team reach the historical Lega Pro 2016-2017 Promotion Playoffs milestone.
In July 2017 he signed a three-year contract with U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912,[4] where he participated in winning the Coppa Italia Lega Pro.[5]
He later joined Akragas Calcio for a five-month loan, collecting 14 appearances and scoring a goal.
In August 2018 he returned to Virtus Francavilla,[6] where he played 25 games, scoring one goal.
Ending his contract later that year, he was called to train [7] with one of the biggest teams in Morocco, Wydad AC, close to signing a multi-year deal before the CAF Champions League final against Espérance Sportive de Tunis.
On 20 September 2019, he joined Lecco under the supervision of coach Gaetano D'Agostino.[8]
In November 2021, he moved to National Premier Soccer League team Miami United FC. During an international friendly match against Liga Mexicana de Futbol Champions C.F. Pachuca, he scored a brace for the 3–0 win.[9]
References
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 1 September 2013.
- ^ "LIVORNO-TRAPANI 2-0, GOL E HIGHLIGHTS".
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale - Andrea Pastore è un nuovo calciatore della Virtus Francavilla Calcio" (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla. 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Il miglior acquisto? Per i tifosi è Andrea Pastore".
- ^ https://www.soccer24.com/italy/coppa-italia-serie-c-2017-2018/#/zH5tZ4ar/draw
- ^ "Andrea Pastore ritorna alla Virtus, ora è ufficiale". 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Un italiano in Marocco: trattativa ai dettagli col Wydad Casablanca".
- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale: Andrea Pastore nuovo giocatore della Calcio Lecco 1912" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecco. 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Cierran Los Tuzos Su Pretemporada En Florida". 17 June 2022.
External links
- Andrea Pastore at Soccerway