Luis Ardente

Luis Emanuel Ardente (born 17 September 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Estudiantes.[2]

Luis Ardente

Personal information
Full name	Luis Emanuel Ardente
Date of birth	17 September 1981
Place of birth	San Isidro, Argentina
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Estudiantes
Youth career
	Glorias de Tigre
	Deportivo Tigre
	Tigre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2011	Tigre	82	(0)
2006–2007	→ San Telmo (loan)	39	(0)
2011–2020	San Martín	226	(9)
2020–	Estudiantes	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:44, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

Ardente had youth spells with Glorias de Tigre, Deportivo Tigre and Tigre.[3] He got his first-team career underway with Tigre in 2001.[4] He remained with the club for ten years, making a total of eighty-three appearances over the course of seasons in Primera B Metropolitana, Primera B Nacional and the Argentine Primera División.[4] Midway through his spell, he was loaned to San Telmo of Primera B Metropolitana.[4] Thirty-nine appearances followed during the 2006–07 season.[4] On 17 July 2011, Ardente joined Argentine Primera División side San Martín.[2] He made his debut on 9 June 2012 versus Unión Santa Fe.[2][5]

That was the first of one hundred and eighteen matches in his first five campaigns.[2][6] In April 2016, Ardente netted the first goal of his senior career by converting a penalty during a 4–3 defeat to Huracán.[2][7] He scored another spot-kick a month later versus Atlético Tucumán.[2][8] Seven further goals followed across the next two seasons; all of which were penalties.[2] In July 2020, after nine years with the club, Ardente departed to join fellow Primera B Nacional team Estudiantes.[2][9] He later revealed he had planned to retire at San Martín and only left after they decided not to renew his contract.[9]

Career statistics

As of 4 October 2020.[2][4]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
San Telmo (loan)	2006–07	Primera B Metropolitana	39	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	39	0
San Martín	2011–12	Primera División	1	0	1	0	—		—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
	2012–13		29	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	29	0
	2013–14	Primera B Nacional	35	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	36	0
	2014		20	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	21	0
	2015	Primera División	25	0	2	0	—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	28	0
	2016		16	2	0	0	—		—		0	0	16	2
	2016–17		27	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	27	1
	2017–18		27	6	0	0	—		—		0	0	27	6
	2018–19		25	0	2	0	2	0	—		0	0	29	0
	2019–20	Primera B Nacional	21	0	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	22	0
	Total		226	9	8	0	2	0	—		3	0	239	9
Estudiantes	2020–21	Argentine Primera B Nacional	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Career total			265	9	8	0	2	0	—		3	0	278	9

1. Appearance(s) in the Argentine Primera División play-offs

Honours

Tigre[4]

• Primera B Metropolitana (2): 2004 Apertura, 2005 Clausura

References

1. "Luis Ardente". World Football. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
2. "Luis Ardente profile". Soccerway. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
3. "Quién es Ardente?". Tiempo de San Juan. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
4. "Luis Ardente profile". BDFA. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
5. "Ardente, el dueño del arco". Olé. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
6. "Cara a cara: Luis Ardente - Javi García". Vavel. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
7. "Luis Ardente: San Juan por su sangre". Diario La Ventana. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
8. "Ardente, el arquero goleador que le dio el triunfo al Santo". Diario Hoy. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
9. "Luis Ardente: "Cuando me retire del fútbol volveré a vivir a San Juan"". Diario Huarpe. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

External links

• Luis Ardente at Soccerway