Valentín Pimentel

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

Valentín Pimentel

Pimentel with Panama at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Personal information
Full name	Valentín Enrique Pimentel Armuelles[1]
Date of birth	(1991-05-30) 30 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Santa Ana, Panama City, Panama
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder / Forward
Team information
Current team	Sporting San Miguelito
Number	91
Youth career
	Chepo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	SUNTRACS	0	(0)
2014–2015	→ Plaza Amador (loan)	38	(9)
2016–2017	La Equidad	12	(0)
2017–2019	Plaza Amador	48	(5)
2019	Costa del Este	33	(9)
2020	Deportivo Lara	3	(1)
2020-2021	Costa del Este	9	(2)
2021–	Sporting San Miguelito	56	(11)
International career^‡
2015–2018	Panama	28	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 5 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:26, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Valentín Enrique Pimentel Armuelles (born 30 May 1991) is a Panamanian footballer who plays for Sporting San Miguelito 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

1. "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.
2. Pimentel y un sueño cumplido – La Prensa (in Spanish)
3. Pimentel, el marino del gol – La Prensa (in Spanish)
4. Valentín Pimentel Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine – Plaza Amador (in Spanish)
5. "Panama vs. Haiti – 8 July 2015". Int.soccerway.com.
6. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
7. "Valentín Pimentel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
8. "Pimentel, Valentín". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

External links

• Valentín Pimentel at National-Football-Teams.com
• Valentín Pimentel at Soccerway