Tomás Pina Isla (born 14 October 1987) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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. He amassed

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totals of 301 matches and eight goals over 12 seasons, with

Mallorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...

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and Alavés. He also played in Belgium and China.

Club career

Mallorca

Pina was born in

Villarta de San Juan Villarta de San Juan is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha (, ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Compr ...

Ciudad Real Ciudad Real (, ) 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. It was founded as Villa Real in 1255 as a ro ...

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. After finishing his football development with amateurs

CD Móstoles Club Deportivo Móstoles was a Spanish football team from Móstoles, a city in the southern metropolitan area of Madrid. Founded in 1955 and dissolved in 2012 it played its last season in Tercera División, holding home matches at '' Estadio El ...

, he moved to

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

in the summer of 2008. Pina made his professional – and

– debut with the latter on 31 January 2010, playing the last ten minutes in a 2–1 away loss against

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after coming on as a substitute for Bruno China. He spent the vast majority of his first professional season with the reserve team, in the

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Villarreal

On 5 July 2013, after Mallorca's top-flight relegation, Pina signed a five-year deal with

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

, in turn promoted. He scored his first goal for his new team on 4 October, starting and closing a 3–0 home win over

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. Pina was heavily played during his three-year spell at the Estadio El Madrigal by manager

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, whether as a starter or a replacement. In the 2015–16 campaign he appeared in 36 games in all competitions, his only goal helping oust

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from the

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as his 59th-minute long-range lob from the left flank earned a 1–1 away draw and a 2–1 aggregate victory in the

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Brugge and Alavés

On 4 July 2016, the 28-year-old Pina moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining

Club Brugge KV (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional Association football, football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capac ...

from Belgium until 2020. On 7 August of the following year, he returned to Spain and its top tier after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually known as Alavés, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Basque ...

with a

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. On 12 August 2018, Pina signed a permanent three-year contract with the ''Glorioso''.

Later career

Pina joined

Henan F.C. Henan Football Club (), currently known as Henan F.C. Jiuzu Dukang () for sponsorship reasons, is a Chinese professional Association football, football club based in Zhengzhou, Henan, that competes in . Henan plays their home matches at the Hangha ...

of the

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on 28 July 2022. The 35-year-old returned to Spain in August 2023, on a deal at

Primera Federación The Primera Federación, officially the Primera Federación Versus e-Learning for sponsorship reasons (formerly known as Primera RFEF). is the third tier of the Spanish football league system beginning with the 2021–22 season. It is administe ...

club

Real Murcia CF Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

. In June 2024, Pina announced his retirement.

Career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pina, Tomas 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Ciudad Real 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Ciudad Real Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players CD Móstoles footballers RCD Mallorca B players RCD Mallorca players Villarreal CF players Deportivo Alavés players Real Murcia CF players Belgian Pro League players Club Brugge KV players Chinese Super League players Henan F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in China Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Spanish expatriate sportspeople in China