Gastón Sirino

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

Gastón Sirino

Personal information
Full name	Leandro Gastón Serino Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Kaizer Chiefs
Number	10
Youth career
	Peñarol
	Rampla Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Rampla Juniors
2012	Unión San Felipe B	9	(2)
2013–2015	Unión San Felipe	73	(15)
2015–2016	San Luis	40	(7)
2017	Bolívar	41	(18)
2018–2024	Mamelodi Sundowns	115	(16)
2024–	Kaizer Chiefs	4	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Leandro Gastón Sirino Rodríguez (born 22 February 1991) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for South African Premiership club Kaizer Chiefs.[1] Gaston Sirino cemented his legacy in the Premiership while playing for Mamelodi Sundowns from 2018 to 2024, clinching seven league titles with 'The Brazilians'.

Career

Sirino is a former youth academy player of Peñarol.[2] He made his professional debut with Rampla Juniors in 2011 and moved to Chile to join Unión San Felipe the next year.[3] In Chile, he started playing at the Segunda División Profesional with the B-team of Unión San Felipe.[4]

In January 2017, he joined Bolivian club Bolívar.[5]

Sirino joined South African club Mamelodi Sundowns in January 2018.[6] On 12 September 2020, he scored the winner in 2019–20 Nedbank Cup final against Bloemfontein Celtic.[7] In reference to Mercedes-AMG, he is nicknamed as AMG among the Sundowns fans.[8]

Sirino received a South African passport in 2023, making him eligible to play for South Africa.[9]

Career statistics

[1]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Others		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goal	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
San Luis de Quillota	2015-16	Primera División	24	4									24	4
	Total		24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	4
Club Bolivar	2016-17	Primera División	10	1							3	0	13	1
	Total		10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	13	1
Mamelodi Sundowns	2017-18	Premiership	9	0	4	1	0	0	7	2	0	0	20	3
	2018-19		23	5	1	0	2	1	10	2	2	0	38	8
	2019-20		23	3	2	1	4	5	9	3	3	1	41	13
	Total		55	8	7	2	6	6	26	7	5	1	99	24
Career Total			89	13	7	2	6	6	26	7	8	1	136	29

Honours

Bolívar

• Bolivian Primera División: 2016–17

Mamelodi Sundowns

• South African Premier Division: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22[10]
• Nedbank Cup: 2019–20, 2021–22
• Telkom Knockout: 2019[11]
• MTN 8: 2021

Kaizer Chiefs

• 2024 Cufa Cup:2024
• 2024 Home of Legends Cup:2024[12]

References

1. Gastón Sirino at Soccerway
2. "Antecedentes de Leandro Gastón Sirino, nuevo jugador de San Luis de Quillota". 8 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
3. "Sirino, el uruguayo sorpresa de San Luis". La Tercera (in Spanish). 12 April 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
4. "San Felipe 2012 - Campeonato de 2ª Division". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
5. "El delantero Gastón Sirino se suma a Bolívar". 26 January 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
6. "Mamelodi Sundowns Confirm Another Signing!". 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
7. "SUNDOWNS COMPLETES RARE TREBLE WITH VICTORY OVER CELTIC THANKS TO SIRINO". Retrieved 17 August 2022.
8. "5 Of The Most Creative Nicknames Given To Current PSL Stars". 3 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
9. Dube, Mthokozisi (24 October 2024). "A twist of fate: How Gaston Sirino accidentally landed in South Africa". FARPost. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
10. "Mamelodi Sundowns seal fifth straight South African league title". 27 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
11. "Telkom Knockout Cup: What Mamelodi Sundowns' victory over Maritzburg United means". 15 December 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
12. "SUNDOWNS CROWNED 2021 MTN8 CHAMPIONS". 30 October 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

External links

• Gastón Sirino at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Gastón Sirino at WorldFootball.net