Not to be confused with Fernando Llorente (footballer, born 1990).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Llorente and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Fernando Llorente
Llorente playing for Athletic Bilbao in 2010
Personal information
Full name
Fernando Javier Llorente Torres[1]
Date of birth
(1985-02-26) 26 February 1985 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth
Pamplona, Spain
Height
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)
Striker
Youth career
1994–1995
Funes
1995–1996
River Ebro
1996–2003
Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2003–2004
Basconia
33
(12)
2004–2005
Bilbao Athletic
16
(4)
2005–2013
Athletic Bilbao
262
(85)
2013–2015
Juventus
66
(23)
2015–2016
Sevilla
23
(4)
2016–2017
Swansea City
33
(15)
2017–2019
Tottenham Hotspur
36
(2)
2019–2021
Napoli
20
(3)
2021
Udinese
14
(1)
2021–2022
Eibar
19
(2)
Total
522
(151)
International career
2003
Spain U17
3
(2)
2005
Spain U20
4
(5)
2005–2006
Spain U21
9
(5)
2008–2013
Spain
24
(7)
2005–2007
Basque Country
5
(1)
Medal record
Representing Spain
FIFA World Cup
Winner
2010
UEFA European Championship
Winner
2012
UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup
Winner
2003
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Fernando Javier Llorente Torres (Spanish pronunciation:[feɾˈnandoʎoˈɾenteˈtores]; born 26 February 1985), nicknamed El Rey León ("The Lion King" in Spanish),[3] is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He started his career with Athletic Bilbao, working his way through the various youth ranks and, after making his first team debut in 2005, becoming one of the most important offensive players for the club in the following decade. He scored 29 goals in all competitions in the 2011–12 season, and was described as a "Bilbao legend".[4][5] He signed with Juventus in 2013, and won the Serie A title twice during his two-year spell there. Subsequently, he spent 2015–16 back in Spain with Sevilla before moving to Swansea City in 2016 and Tottenham Hotspur the following year, reaching the 2019 Champions League final with the latter. He retired aged 38, following stints at Napoli, Udinese and Eibar.
A Spain international from 2008 to 2013, Llorente was a member of the squads which won the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012.
^"FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
^ ab"Fernando LLORENTE Torres". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^San Martín, P. P. (26 May 2010). "Un 'rey león' en el área" [A 'lion king' in the box]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2010.
^"Chelsea on high alert after striker Fernando Llorente rejects new deal with Athletic Bilbao". Evening Standard. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
^Ortiz de Lazcano, Javier (9 October 2015). "Los discípulos de Pichichi" [Pichichi's disciples]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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