Valentín Enrique Pimentel Armuelles (born 30 May 1991) is a Panamanian footballer who plays for Herrera and the Panama national football team.
Club career
Born in Santa Ana, Pimentel played for the Chepo youth team[2] and for second division teams Vista Alegre and SUNTRACS[3] before joining Plaza Amador.[4]
International career
He made his debut for Panama in a June 2015 friendly match against Ecuador and he was called up to the Panama team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup; he played in Panama's opening game.[5]
In May 2018 he was named in Panama's preliminary 35 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6]
Career statistics
International
- As of 28 June 2018[7]
| Panama | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 11 | 1 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.[8]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 October 2015 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Personal life
Pimentel studies at Panama University to earn a degree in shipping company management. He has a son with his wife Maria Fernanda Carrillo.
References
- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Pimentel y un sueño cumplido – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Pimentel, el marino del gol – La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ Valentín Pimentel Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine – Plaza Amador (in Spanish)
- ^ "Panama vs. Haiti – 8 July 2015". Int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Valentín Pimentel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Pimentel, Valentín". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
External links
- Valentín Pimentel at Soccerway.com
- Valentín Pimentel at National-Football-Teams.com
- Valentín Pimentel at kicker (in German)
- Valentín Pimentel at FBref.com
- Valentín Pimentel at AS.com (in Spanish)
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