Michael Leonel Pierce (born 28 July 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Leonel Pierce | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-07-28) 28 July 1993 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Chacabuco, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Racing Club | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → All Boys (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Santamarina (loan) | 53 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Santamarina | 42 | (3) |
| 2019 | Botoșani | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Petrolul Ploiești | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2020 | |||
Racing Club were Pierce's first senior club.[1] He appeared on their substitutes bench under Carlos Ischia in September 2013 for a 3–0 loss to Belgrano, before making his pro debut seven months later for Reinaldo Merlo's team against Quilmes on 26 April 2014.
In 2015, Pierce was loaned to All Boys of Primera B Nacional.[4][5] Sixteen appearances in all competitions followed as they finished fourteenth.[6]
January 2016 saw the midfielder join Santamarina on loan. He remained for two seasons, notably scoring his first two goals versus Brown on 25 March 2017.[7]
In September, Santamarina completed the permanent signing of Pierce.
On 11 June 2019, Pierce joined Romania's Botoșani of Liga I.[8] His competitive bow arrived in a 2–2 draw away to Astra Giurgiu on 13 July.
On 20 January 2020, Petrolul Ploiești announced that it signed a contract with Leonel Pierce.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Club | 2013–14 | Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| All Boys (loan) | 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Santamarina (loan) | 2016 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Santamarina | 2017–18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 95 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 98 | 5 | ||||
| Botoșani | 2019–20 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 112 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 5 | |||