Ian Pino

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Soler and the second or maternal family name is Pino.

Ian Soler Pino (born 23 January 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a Midfielder (association football)#Midfielder for Albanian club Tirana.

Ian Soler

Personal information
Full name	Ian Soler Pino
Date of birth	(1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Prats de Lluçanès, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder (association football)#midfielder
Team information
Current team	KF Tirana
Number	6
Youth career
	Damm
2013–2014	Espanyol
2014–2015	Almería
2015–2016	Fulham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Jumilla	9	(0)
2017–2019	Málaga B	23	(0)
2019–2021	Zemplín Michalovce	42	(2)
2021–2022	Zagłębie Lubin	9	(0)
2022–2023	Louisville City	14	(0)
2023	Riteriai	16	(1)
2024	Alessandria	15	(1)
2024–	Tirana	35	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 May 2024

Club career

Born in Prats de Lluçanès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pino represented Damm, Espanyol and Almería before moving abroad with Fulham on 5 September 2015.^[1] After only playing for the club's under-23 squad, he returned to his home country the following July after agreeing to a contract with Segunda División B side Jumilla.

Pino made his senior debut on 11 September 2016, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 home win against Real Murcia.^[2] On 11 January of the following year, he moved to Málaga and was assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.^[3]

Pino scored his first senior goal on 22 January 2017, netting his team's fourth in a 4–3 defeat of Motril. He made his first team debut on 28 November, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Numancia for the season's Copa del Rey.^[4]

On 18 February 2022, Soler signed with USL Championship side Louisville City.^[5] On 9 March 2023, Soler and Louisville mutually agreed to terminate his contract to allow him to return to Europe.^[6]

In March 2023 he signed with Lithuanian Riteriai Club. On 15 March 2023 he made his A Lyga debut against Dainava.^[7][8][9] On 22 October 2023, he scored against Banga.^[10] On 16 November 2023 it was announced he would leave the club.^[11]

Career Statistics

As of match played 3 November 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jumilla	2016-17	Segunda División B	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
Málaga	2017-18	La Liga	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Málaga B	2018-19	Segunda División B	23	0	—		—		—		23	0
Zemplín Michalovce	2019-20	Slovak 1st League	14	1	0	0	—		0	0	14	1
	2020-21	Slovak 1st League	28	1	1	0	—		—		29	1
	Total		42	2	1	0	—		0	0	43	2
Zagłębie Lubin	2021-22	Ekstraklasa	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
Louisville City	2022	USL Championship	14	0	3	0	—		0	0	17	0
Riteriai	2023	A Lyga	16	1	1	0	—		—		17	1
Alessandria	2023-24	Serie C	15	1	0	0	—		—		15	1
Tirana	2024-25	Kategoria Superiore	12	0	0	0	2[b]	0	—		14	0
Career total			140	4	7	0	2	0	0	0	149	4

1. Includes Copa del Rey, Slovak Cup, Polish Cup, U.S. Open Cup, Lithuanian Cup, Coppa Italia, Albanian Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League