Valentín Pimentel

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

Valentín Enrique Pimentel Armuelles (born 30 May 1991) is a Panamanian footballer who plays for Herrera and the Panama national football team.

Valentín Pimentel

Pimentel with Panama at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Personal information
Full name	Valentín Enrique Pimentel Armuelles[1]
Date of birth	(1991-05-30) 30 May 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Santa Ana, Panama City, Panama
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder / Forward
Team information
Current team	Herrera
Number	20
Youth career
	Chepo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	SUNTRACS	0	(0)
2014–2015	→ Plaza Amador (loan)	38	(9)
2016–2017	La Equidad	12	(0)
2017–2019	Plaza Amador	48	(5)
2019	Costa del Este	33	(9)
2020	Deportivo Lara	3	(1)
2020-2021	Costa del Este	9	(2)
2021–2024	Sporting San Miguelito	80	(14)
2025-	Herrera	1	(0)
International career‡
2015–2019	Panama	28	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:48, 5 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:26, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Santa Ana, Pimentel played for the Chepo youth team^[2] and for second division teams Vista Alegre and SUNTRACS^[3] before joining Plaza Amador.^[4]

International career

He made his debut for Panama in a June 2015 friendly match against Ecuador and he was called up to the Panama team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup; he played in Panama's opening game.^[5]

In May 2018 he was named in Panama's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. ^[6]

Personal life

Pimentel studies at Panama University to earn a degree in shipping company management. He has a son with his wife Maria Fernanda Carrillo.

Career statistics

International

As of 28 June 2018^[7]

Panama
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	11	1
2016	6	0
2017	2	0
2018	4	0
Total	23	1

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.^[8]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 October 2015	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Trinidad and Tobago	1–2	1–2	Friendly

Honours

Panama

• CONCACAF Gold Cup third place: 2015^[9]