Fernando Llorente
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Llorente with Sevilla in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Fernando Javier Llorente Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Swansea City | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | FC 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– | Swansea City | 19 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Spain U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2005 | Spain U20 | 4 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | Spain U21 | 9 | (5) |
| 2008– | Spain | 24 | (7) |
| 2005–2007 | Basque Country | 5 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2017. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2017.
Fernando Javier Llorente Torres (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando ʎoˈɾente ˈtores]; born 26 February 1985), nicknamed El Rey León ("The Lion King" in Spanish), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Welsh club Swansea City.
Llorente started his career with Athletic Bilbao, working his way through the various youth ranks, and becoming one of the most important offensive players for the club in the following decade, since making his first team debut in 2005. He scored 29 goals for the club in all competitions in the 2011–12 season, and was described as a "Bilbao legend". In 2013 he signed with Juventus, winning the Serie A twice during his two-year spell.
A Spanish international since late 2008, Llorente was a member of the squads which won the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012.
Though born in Pamplona, Llorente grew up in the municipality of Rincón de Soto in La Rioja. He joined Athletic Bilbao's youth system in 1996 at the age of 11, being eligible through his Navarrese roots.
Llorente spent several seasons in the various junior levels of the club, moving in 2003 to CD Basconia of Tercera División, effectively an Athletic youth side and also a feeder club since 1997. He gradually paved his way for promotion to Bilbao Athletic – Athletic's reserve team – in Segunda División B.
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