Piti (footballer)

Piti

Piti in action for Rayo Vallecano in 2011
Personal information
Full name Francisco Medina Luna
Date of birth (1981-05-26) 26 May 1981
Place of birth Reus, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Rayo Vallecano
Number 23
Youth career
Atlético Segre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Novelda 17 (0)
2002–2003 Tàrrega
2003–2004 Reus 36 (23)
2004–2005 Zaragoza B 27 (11)
2005–2006 Zaragoza 3 (0)
2005–2006 → Ciudad Murcia (loan) 29 (8)
2006–2007 Hércules 21 (2)
2007 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 4 (0)
2007–2013 Rayo Vallecano 197 (52)
2013–2016 Granada 67 (8)
2016– Rayo Vallecano 14 (0)
National team‡
2003– Catalonia 6 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 December 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Medina and the second or maternal family name is Luna.

Francisco Medina Luna (born 26 May 1981), known as Piti, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano as a winger or a forward.

Club career

Born in Reus, Tarragona, Catalonia, Piti was signed by Real Zaragoza in 2004 after playing almost exclusively in amateur football, notably scoring 23 goals for CF Reus Deportiu in Tercera División. During his spell in Aragon, however, he was mainly registered with the B-team – he appeared in three La Liga games, totalling 37 minutes – also being loaned to Ciudad de Murcia in Segunda División for the 2005–06 season.

In the summer of 2006 Piti joined Hércules CF in the second level,[1] but, in January of the following year, he moved to Rayo Vallecano in Segunda División B, on loan. After featuring rarely for the Valencian in the first half of 2007–08 (six games, 120 minutes), he returned to Rayo[2] and helped the Madrid outskirts team return to division two, scoring seven goals in 21 matches.

In the following second division seasons, Piti remained an important offensive player for Rayo Vallecano. In 2010–11 he contributed with nine goals – second-best in the squad, tied with Óscar Trejo – as the team returned to the top flight after an eight-year absence.

Piti came of age in the 2012–13 season, at the age of 31, scoring 18 goals in 35 games, only five through penalties, as Rayo posted its best campaign in the main category.[3][4] Highlights included braces at Málaga CF (2–1) and Levante UD (3–2 win), and at home against Getafe CF (3–1).[5][6][7]

In the following years Piti represented, always in the top division, Granada CF and (again) Rayo.

Club statistics

As of match played on 7 November 2015.
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zaragoza B 2004–05[8] Segunda División B 2711——2711
Zaragoza 2004–05[8] La Liga 3000—30
Ciudad Murcia (loan) 2005–06[8] Segunda División 30810—318
Hércules 2006–07[8] Segunda División 15232—184
2007–08[8] Segunda División 6021—81
Total 21253—265
Rayo Vallecano (loan) 2006–07[8] Segunda División B 40003[lower-alpha 1]373
Rayo Vallecano 2007–08[8] Segunda División B 217004[lower-alpha 1]0257
2008–09[8] Segunda División 37821—399
2009–10[8] Segunda División 35761—418
2010–11[8] Segunda División 34900—349
2011–12[8] La Liga 35310—363
2012–13[8] La Liga 351800—3518
Total 20152927321757
Granada 2013–14[9] La Liga 26520—285
2014–15[8] La Liga 33100—331
2015–16[8] La Liga 7200—72
Total 66820—688
Career total 352811757337689
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

References

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