Fausto Tienza

Fausto Tienza
Personal information
Full name Fausto Antonio Tienza Núñez
Date of birth (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Talavera la Real, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ibiza
Number 8
Youth career
2004–2009 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Valencia B 1 (0)
2009 → La Nucía (loan) 14 (0)
2009–2010 → Caravaca (loan) 6 (0)
2010–2011 → La Muela (loan) 28 (0)
2011–2013 Melilla 31 (2)
2013–2014 Betis B 44 (2)
2013 Betis 1 (0)
2014–2016 Alcorcón 58 (3)
2016–2018 Osasuna 24 (0)
2018 Cádiz 5 (0)
2018–2019 Extremadura 30 (2)
2019–2021 Panathinaikos 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Gimnàstic (loan) 27 (1)
2021–2023 Racing Santander 59 (3)
2023– Ibiza 27 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tienza and the second or maternal family name is Núñez.

Fausto Antonio Tienza Núñez (born 8 January 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Ibiza. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also play as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Talavera la Real, Province of Badajoz, Fausto joined Valencia CF's youth system in 2004, aged 14. In 2006–07, while still a junior, he made his senior debut, playing one match for the reserves in the Segunda División B. In January 2009 he was loaned to neighbouring CF La Nucía[1] and, six months later, moved to another Segunda B club Caravaca CF, also on loan.

In the 2010 summer, still owned by the Che, Fausto joined CD La Muela also in the third level, starting in all of his league appearances but suffering team relegation. On 27 August 2011, he rescinded with Valencia and signed with UD Melilla in the same category;[2] he scored his first goal as a senior on 6 May 2012, against AD Ceuta.

On 12 January 2013, Fausto signed a contract with Real Betis, being assigned to the reserves.[3] On 8 March he made his official debut with the Andalusians' first team, replacing Dorlan Pabón in the dying minutes of a 2–1 La Liga home win against CA Osasuna.[4]

On 15 August 2014, Fausto signed a one-year deal with Segunda División club AD Alcorcón.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 26 October, but in a 1–3 home loss against Real Zaragoza.[6]

On 1 July 2016, Fausto signed a two-year deal with CA Osasuna, newly promoted to the main category.[7] On 24 January 2018, he signed an 18-month contract with Cádiz CF in the second division, after cutting ties with his previous club.[8]

On 9 July 2018, Fausto terminated his contract with Cádiz,[9] and signed for fellow league team Extremadura UD eight days later.[10]

On 12 September 2019, Fausto signed a two-year contract with Greek club Panathinaikos for an undisclosed fee.[11] On the January transfer window, Fausto Tienza has officially returned to his native country. The 30-year-old has been heavily out of favour ever since joining the club only a few months ago. He only featured a mere 52 minutes for the club and has joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Spanish third tier in a loan move until the end of this season.

On 27 May 2021, Fausto joined Racing de Santander in the third division.[12]

References

  1. ^ Fausto y Ballester, refuerzos invernales para la Nucía C.F. (Fausto and Ballester, winter signings for La Nucía C.F.) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine; La Nucía's official website, 19 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Melilla: se suma Fausto Tienza. (Melilla: Fauto Tienza adds up); esFutbol, 28 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "El Betis B ficha a Fausto Tienza, del Melilla" [Betis B signs Fausto Tienza, from Melilla] (in Spanish). Al Final de la Palmera. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Betis fly up to fifth". ESPN FC. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Fausto, nuevo jugador de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Fausto, new player of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Borja Bastón y Jaime meten al Zaragoza en zona de promoción" [Borja Bastón and Jaime put Zaragoza in the promotion zone] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Fausto Tienza ya es jugador del Club Atlético Osasuna" [Fausto Tienza already is a Club Atlético Osasuna player] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Fausto Tienza se une al proyecto Cadista" [Fausto Tienza joins the Cadistaproject] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Acuerdo para la rescisión de Fausto Tienza" [Agreement for the rescision of Fausto Tienza] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Oficial: Fausto Tienza, primer fichaje del Extremadura" [Official: Fausto Tienza, first signing of Extremadura] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Μεταγραφή ο Παναθηναϊκός: Έκλεισε τον 29χρονο αμυντικό χαφ, Φαούστο Τιένζα Νούνιεθ" (in Greek). www.protothema.gr. 12 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Fausto Tienza, primer fichaje del Racing 2021/22" [Fausto Tienza, first signing of Racing 2021/22] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.