Carlos de Pena

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Pena and the second or maternal family name is Bonino.

Carlos de Pena

Personal information
Full name	Carlos María de Pena Bonino[1]
Date of birth	(1992-03-11) 11 March 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bahia
Number	TBA
Youth career
1997–2002	La Estacada[3]
2002–2004	Mirador Rosado
2005–2012	Nacional
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Nacional	58	(15)
2015–2017	Middlesbrough	6	(0)
2017	→ Oviedo (loan)	7	(1)
2018–2019	Nacional	14	(1)
2019–2022	Dynamo Kyiv	71	(15)
2022–2024	Internacional	61	(7)
2024–	Bahia	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2024

Carlos María de Pena Bonino (born 11 March 1992)[2] is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an defensive midfielder or left midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Bahia.

Club career

Nacional

De Pena made was born in Montevideo. He his official debut for Nacional on 19 February 2013, in the Copa Libertadores match against Toluca at Estadio Nemesio Díez, which ended in a 3–2 victory for the away side.

Middlesbrough

De Pena was involved in a car accident on his way to the airport before his reported £2.6m move to Middlesbrough.[4] He is predominantly a left-winger but has been deployed in a variety of roles throughout his career, including left-back and centre-forward.

He made his first competitive debut for Boro on 22 September 2015 in a 3–0 victory in the third round of the League Cup against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Riverside Stadium.[5]

On 31 January 2017, de Pena was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side Real Oviedo, until the end of the season.[6]

De Pena's contract was terminated by mutual consent on 19 July 2017, putting an end to a two-year stay in which he only made 11 first team appearances.[7]

Return to Nacional

De Pena re-signed for Club Nacional de Football in January 2018.[8] After one year at the club, he left again.

Dynamo Kyiv

On 10 April 2019, de Pena signed for Ukrainian Premier League vice champions Dynamo Kyiv as a free agent. With the club he won the 2019–20 Ukrainian Cup and the 2019 and 2020 Ukrainian Super Cups. On 17 April 2021, he scored the winning goal by penalty during the derby against Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2020–21 season at the NSC Olimpiyskiy.[9] On 25 April 2021, he won the league with Dynamo Kyiv.[10]

Internacional

On 1 April 2022, de Pena moved to Internacional and signed a loan contract until the end of the year.[11]

Bahia

Career statistics

As of 30 October 2021[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nacional	2012–13	Uruguayan Primera División	6	1	—		—		4[a]	0	—		10	1
	2013–14		24	3	—		—		6[a]	2	—		30	5
	2014–15		26	9	—		—		2[a]	0	—		28	9
	2015–16		2	2	—		—		3[b]	0	—		5	2
	Total		58	15	—		—		15	2	—		73	17
Middlesbrough	2015–16	EFL Championship	6	0	1	0	3	0	—		—		10	0
Middlesbrough U21	2016–17	—			—		—		—		1[c]	0	1	0
Real Oviedo (loan)	2016–17	Segunda División	7	1	0	0	—		—		—		7	1
Nacional	2018	Uruguayan Primera División	14	1	—		—		11[d]	0	1[e]	0	26	1
Dynamo Kyiv	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	8	1	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	8	1
	2019–20		28	9	3	0	—		6[f]	0	1[g]	0	38	9
	2020–21		19	3	2	0	—		11[h]	3	1[g]	1	33	7
	2021–22		16	2	0	0	—		6[i]	0	1[g]	0	23	2
	Total		71	15	5	0	—		23	3	3	1	102	19
Career total			156	32	6	0	3	0	49	5	5	1	219	38

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
4. Nine appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
5. Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya
6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
7. Appearance(s) in Ukrainian Super Cup
8. Nine appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
9. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Nacional

• Uruguayan Primera División: 2014–15

Dynamo Kyiv

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2020–21
• Ukrainian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2019, 2020

References

1. "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
2. Carlos de Pena at Soccerway
3. "Carlos De Pena, en el balcón de todos los sueños". Tenfield. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
4. "Carlos de Pena: Middlesbrough sign Nacional winger". BBC. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
5. "Carlos de Pena 'very happy' after making Boro debut against Wolves in Capital One Cup". Middlesbrough Evening Gazette Live Website. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
6. "Carlos De Pena Joins Real Oviedo". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2017.^[permanent dead link‍]
7. "Carlos De Pena Departs Boro". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
8. Nacional confirmó a Carlos De Pena, y Peñarol a Giovanni González, 180.com.uy, 4 January 2018
9. "Шахтар 0 : 1 Динамо". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
10. "Колектив УПЛ вітає "Динамо" з достроковим чемпіонством!". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
11. "Inter contrata atacante Carlos de Pena" (in Portuguese). 1 April 2022.

External links

• Profile on Official website of Dynamo Kyiv
• Carlos de Pena at ESPN FC
• Carlos de Pena at Soccerway
• Carlos de Pena at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)