Tomás Pina Isla

Tomás Pina

Pina in action for Mallorca in 2012
Personal information
Full name Tomás Pina Isla
Date of birth (1987-10-14) 14 October 1987
Place of birth Villarta de San Juan, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Club Brugge
Number 15
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 77 (1)
2013–2016 Villarreal 84 (2)
2016– Club Brugge 5 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pina and the second or maternal family name is Isla.

Tomás Pina Isla (born 14 October 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Club Brugge KV in Belgium as a central midfielder.

Club career

Pina was born in Villarta de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha. After finishing his football formation with amateurs CD Móstoles, he moved to RCD Mallorca in the 2008 summer.

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

On 5 July 2013, after Mallorca's top flight relegation, Pina signed a five-year deal with Villarreal CF, in turn promoted.[2] He scored his first goal for his new team on 4 October, starting and netting the closer in a 3–0 home win over Granada CF.[3]

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

On 4 July 2016, 28-year-old Pina moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Club Brugge KV from Belgium until 2020.[5]

Club statistics

As of 13 May 2012[6]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total
2009–10Mallorca BSegunda División B3530000353
MallorcaLa Liga10000010
2010–11Mallorca BSegunda División B30000030
MallorcaLa Liga30000030
2011–12MallorcaLa Liga3110000311
Total Spain 7340000734
Career total 7340000734

References

  1. "El Xerez tira de Carlos Calvo y sorprende al Mallorca" [Xerez hangs on Carlos Calvo and surprises Mallorca] (in Spanish). ABC. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  2. "El Villarreal CF ficha a Tomás Pina" [Villarreal signs Tomás Pina] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. "3–0. Villarreal supera al Granada y se afianza en zona de Liga de Campeones" [3–0. Villarreal overcomes Granada and solidifies Champions League position] (in Spanish). Liga BBVA. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  4. "Pina marvel sends Villarreal past Napoli". UEFA.com. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "Pina". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
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