Tomás Pina

Not to be confused with Tomas Piñas.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pina and the second or maternal family name is Isla.

Tomás Pina Isla (born 14 October 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Tomás Pina

Pina in action for Mallorca in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Tomás Pina Isla[1]
Date of birth	(1987-10-14) 14 October 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth	Villarta de San Juan, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
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	78	(1)
2013–2016	Villarreal	84	(2)
2016–2018	Club Brugge	6	(1)
2017–2018	→ Alavés (loan)	30	(1)
2018–2022	Alavés	110	(4)
2022–2023	Henan	32	(3)
2023–2024	Murcia	27	(1)
Total		454	(18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed La Liga totals of 301 matches and eight goals over 12 seasons, with Mallorca, Villarreal and Alavés. He also played in Belgium and China.

Club career

Mallorca

Pina was born in Villarta de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha. After finishing his football development with amateurs CD Móstoles, he moved to RCD Mallorca in the summer of 2008.^[2]

Pina made his professional – and La Liga – debut with the latter on 31 January 2010, playing the last ten minutes in a 2–1 away loss against Xerez CD after coming on as a substitute for Bruno China.^[3] He spent the vast majority of his first professional season with the reserve team, in the Segunda División B.^[4]

Villarreal

On 5 July 2013, after Mallorca's top-flight relegation, Pina signed a five-year deal with Villarreal CF, in turn promoted.^[5] He scored his first goal for his new team on 4 October, starting and closing a 3–0 home win over Granada CF.^[6]

Pina was heavily played during his three-year spell at the Estadio El Madrigal by manager Marcelino García Toral, whether as a starter or a replacement.^[4] In the 2015–16 campaign he appeared in 36 games in all competitions, his only goal helping oust SSC 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 victory in the round of 32.^[7]

Brugge and Alavés

On 4 July 2016, the 28-year-old Pina moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Club Brugge KV from Belgium until 2020.^[8] 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.^[9]

On 12 August 2018, Pina signed a permanent three-year contract with the Glorioso.^[10]

Later career

Pina joined Henan F.C. of the Chinese Super League on 28 July 2022.^[11] The 35-year-old returned to Spain in August 2023, on a deal at Primera Federación club Real Murcia CF.^[12]

In June 2024, Pina announced his retirement.^[13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[14]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mallorca B	2010–11	Segunda División B	17	2	—		—		17	2
Mallorca	2009–10	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2010–11		9	0	2	0	—		11	0
	2011–12		32	1	1	0	—		33	1
	2012–13		36	0	1	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[a]	1	39	1
	2015–16		27	0	2	0	7[a]	1	36	1
	Total		84	2	14	0	16	2	114	4
Club Brugge	2016–17	Belgian Pro League	6	1	0	0	5[b]	0	11	1
Alavés (loan)	2017–18	La Liga	30	1	3	0	—		33	1
Alavés	2018–19	La Liga	28	2	0	0	—		28	2
	2019–20		20	1	0	0	—		20	1
	2020–21		33	1	2	0	—		35	1
	2021–22		29	0	0	0	—		29	0
	Total		140	5	5	0	0	0	145	5
Henan	2022	Chinese Super League	17	2	0	0	—		17	2
	2023		15	1	0	0	—		15	1
	Total		32	3	0	0	—		32	3
Murcia	2023–24	Primera Federación	27	1	1	0	—		28	1
Career total			384	14	24	0	21	2	429	16

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

References

1. "Pina". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
2. Quixano, Jordi (29 October 2021). "Tomás Pina: "Vivir del fútbol me parecía algo inalcanzable"" [Tomás Pina: "To live off of football seemed like something beyond my reach"]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
3. "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.
4. Gómez, Eduardo (9 January 2019). "Tomás Pina, bicentenario en Primera División" [Tomás Pina, two-time century in Primera División]. La Tribuna de Ciudad Real (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
5. "El Villarreal CF ficha a Tomás Pina" [Villarreal CF sign Tomás Pina] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
6. "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.
7. "Pina marvel sends Villarreal past Napoli". UEFA. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. Picó, Diego; Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel (28 July 2022). "Tomás Pina firma por el Henan Songshan Longmen de La Liga China" [Tomás Pina signs for Henan Songshan Longmen from the Chinese League]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
12. "Tomás Pina, experiencia y categoría para mediocentro del Real Murcia C.F." [Tomás Pina, experience and category for Real Murcia C.F. centre midfield] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
13. "Tomás Pina: "El Alavés me dio mucha estabilidad y me hizo identificarme con sus valores"" [Tomás Pina: "Alavés gave me a lot of stability and made me relate to their values"] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
14. Tomás Pina at Soccerway

External links

• Tomás Pina at BDFutbol