Fernando Usero Toledano (born 27 March 1984) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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Football career

Usero was born in Brazatortas,

Ciudad Real Ciudad Real (, ; en, "Royal City") is a municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It is the 5th most populated municipality in the region. History It was founde ...

, Castile-La Mancha. After emerging through

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. They won the UEFA Intert ...

's youth ranks, and a brief spell at

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in ...

's reserves, he returned to the

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ns, playing two seasons for the B-team as they were in the second division; additionally, he managed to appear four times for the main squad in the same span, as both were relegated come June 2006 – his

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debut came on 9 January 2005, in a 1–2 away loss against

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. Usero then played two years at Málaga neighbours

Polideportivo Ejido Poli Ejido 2012 Sociedad Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in El Ejido, Province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1969 and dissolved in 2012, it held home matches at '' Estadio Municipal Santo Domingo'', ...

, playing regularly and being relegated in his second year, after which he signed for another side in the second level,

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at '' Estad ...

. In the summer of 2011, after 247 matches in Spain's division two, he moved abroad for the first time and joined a host of compatriots at Asteras Tripoli F.C. in

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. On 19 June 2015, after a four-month loan spell with

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo ...

back in his homeland, Usero returned to the

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and signed a two-year contract with Atromitos FC. In August 2018, Usero joined Calvo Sotelo Puertollano. On 22 October 2019 the club confirmed, that Usero had left the club for personal reasons.

Club statistics

Honours

Club

Asteras Tripoli *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most i ...

runner-up:

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Individual

* Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2013–14

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Usero, Fernando 1984 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Castilla–La Mancha Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Atlético Madrid B players Atlético Malagueño players Málaga CF players Polideportivo Ejido footballers Elche CF players Córdoba CF players AD Alcorcón footballers CD Mirandés footballers CD Toledo players Super League Greece players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Atromitos F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece