Carlos Tenorio

Carlos Tenorio
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Personal information
Full name Carlos Vicente Tenorio Medina[1]
Date of birth (1979-05-14) 14 May 1979
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 LDU Quito 61 (31)
2003 → Al Nassr (loan) 16 (15)
2003–2009 Al-Sadd 88 (63)
2009–2011 Al-Nasr 25 (23)
2012–2013 Vasco da Gama 33 (6)
2014 El Nacional 12 (5)
2014–2015 Bolívar 55 (23)
2016 LDU Quito 22 (3)
2017 Sport Boys 2 (0)
2018 Atlético Saquisilí 2 (1)
International career
2001–2011 Ecuador 50[a] (12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2022
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tenorio and the second or maternal family name is Medina.

Carlos Vicente Tenorio Medina (born 14 May 1979) is an Ecuadorian former footballer who last played for Ecuadorian club Atlético Saquisilí.[4] From 2001 to 2009, he played for the Ecuador national team. Tenorio was a strong and quick player who played as a striker.

Club career

Tenorio began his club career with LDU Quito in the Ecuadorian Serie B, helping them regain promotion to Serie A in the 2001 season by topping the division with Tenorio scoring 11 league goals. In 2003, Tenorio won the Serie A title with LDU Quito.[5]Blackburn Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers were interested in buying Tenorio, but LDU refused, believing Tenorio was inexperienced.[6] Afterwards he joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr for one season, scoring 15 goals in 16 appearances. From 2003 to 2009, Tenorio played in Qatar for Al Sadd, winning three Qatar Stars League titles, before moving to Al-Nasr in the United Arab Emirates. Before the 2007 Copa América, Tenorio expressed interest in playing in the Premier League. [7] In 2012, Tenorio returned to South America, playing for various clubs including Vasco da Gama who were relegated from the Brazilian Série A in 2013, and Bolívar who topped the Bolivian Primera División in 2014–15. He returned to Quito for one season in 2016.

International career

Tenorio has represented his nation at the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006. In the 2006 World Cup, he scored against Poland and Costa Rica as Ecuador progressed to the second round.

Career statistics

Club Season League State league+Super Cup League Cup National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
LDU Quito 2001 Serie B 22 11 — — — 22 11
2002 Serie A 37 16 — — 0 0 37 16
2003 2 4 — — 1 1 3 5
Total 61 31 — — 1 1 62 32
Al Nassr 2002–03 Pro League 16 15 — 0 0 0 0 16 15
Al Sadd 2003–04 QSL 14 18 4 10 0 0 0 0 4 1 22 29
2004–05 8 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 1 15 8
2005–06 25 21 0 0 2 1 1 0 7 5 34 27
2006–07 21 5 3 12 3 2 3 2 4 0 33 21
2007–08 17 13 0 0 3 2 2 1 5 1 27 17
2008–09 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 2
Total 88 63 7 22 8 6 9 5 24 8 134 104
Al-Nasr 2009–10 UAE Pro-League 15 18 +1 1 +2 3 0 0 +18 22
2010–11 10 5 — 2 0 0 +10 7
2011–12 0 0 — 4 2 0 0 4 2
Total 25 23 — +5 5 3 0 0 +30 31
Vasco da Gama 2012 Série A 14 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 17 5
2013 19 2 8 2 2 2 0 0 29 6
Total 33 6 10 3 2 2 1 0 46 11
El Nacional 2014 Serie A 12 5 — — 0 0 12 5
Bolívar 2014–15 LFP 34 16 — — 2 0 36 16
2015 Apertura 21 7 — — 1 0 22 7
Total 55 23 — — 3 0 58 23
LDU Quito 2016 Serie A 22 3 — — 4 0 26 3
Sport Boys 2017 LFP 2 0 — — 5 1 7 1
Atlético Saquisilí 2018 Segunda Categoría 2 1 — — — 2 1
Career total 308 169 10 3 6 4 19 3 343 226

National team

Ecuador national team[a]
Year Apps Goals
2001 1 0
2002 14 3
2003 6 1
2004 2 0
2005 3 0
2006 5 3
2007 11 3
2008 4 1
2009 4 1
Total 50 12
Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tenorio goal.
List of international goals scored by Carlos Tenorio
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 12 February 2002 FUJIFILM Stadium, Breda, Netherlands  Turkey 1–0 1–0 Friendly [8]
2 27 March 2002 Giants Stadium, New York City, United States  Bulgaria 2–0 3–0 Friendly [9]
3 16 October 2002 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1–1 1–1 Friendly [10]
4 6 September 2003 Atahualpa Olympic Stadium, Quito, Ecuador  Venezuela 2–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [11]
5 28 May 2006 Vallecas Stadium, Madrid, Spain  Macedonia 1–0 1–2 Friendly [12]
6 9 June 2006 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany  Poland 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup [13]
7 15 June 2006 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany  Costa Rica 1–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup [14]
8 18 January 2007 Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador  Sweden 2–0 2–1 Friendly [15]
9 28 March 2007 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, United States  Mexico 1–1 2–4 Friendly [16]
10 3 June 2007 Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain  Peru 1–1 1–2 Friendly [17]
11 26 March 2008 Estadio La Cocha, Latacunga, Ecuador  Haiti 3–1 3–1 Friendly [18]
12 7 June 2009 Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru  Peru 2–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [19]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Although statistics on National-Football-Teams shows 50 matches,[2] RSSSF appearances for Ecuador shows 51.[3]

References

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Ecuador" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Carlos Tenorio". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Ecuador – International Appearances by Player". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. ^ Carlos Tenorio jugará en Atlético Saquisilí y será compañero de Néicer Reasco‚ eluniverso.com, 17 April 2018
  5. ^ Carlos Tenorio lleva a la ‘U’ tatuada en el corazón, primicias.ec, 22 May 2022
  6. ^ "Paz denies Tenorio English move".
  7. ^ "Tenorio still has Prem dream".
  8. ^ "Turkey vs. Ecuador". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Ecuador vs. Bulgaria". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Costa Rica vs. Ecuador". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Ecuador vs. Venezuela". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Macedonia vs. Ecuador". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Poland vs. Ecuador". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Ecuador vs. Costa Rica". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Ecuador vs. Sweden". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Mexico vs. Ecuador". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  17. ^ "Ecuador vs. Peru". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  18. ^ "Ecuador vs. Haiti". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  19. ^ "Peru vs. Ecuador". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
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