Gastón Sirino

Gastón Sirino
Personal information
Full name Leandro Gastón Serino Rodríguez
Date of birth (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Durban City
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 37 (2)
2026 Durban City
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2026


Leandro Gastón Sirino Rodríguez (born 22 February 1991) is an 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'. Born in Uruguay, he received his South Africa passport.[2][3][4]

Career

Sirino is a former youth academy player of Peñarol.[5] He made his professional debut with Rampla Juniors in 2011 and moved to Chile to join Unión San Felipe the next year.[6] In Chile, he started playing at the Segunda División Profesional with the B-team of Unión San Felipe.[7]

In January 2017, he joined Bolivian club Bolívar.[8]

Sirino joined South African club Mamelodi Sundowns in January 2018.[9] On 12 September 2020, he scored the winner in 2019–20 Nedbank Cup final against Bloemfontein Celtic.[10] In reference to Mercedes-AMG, he is nicknamed as AMG among the Sundowns fans.[11]

International career

Sirino received a South African passport in 2023, making him eligible to play for South Africa.[2][3]

Career statistics

[1]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Others Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Luis de Quillota 2015-16 Primera División 244244
Total 24400000000244
Club Bolivar 2016-17 Primera División 10130131
Total 10100000030131
Mamelodi Sundowns 2017-18 Premiership 9041007200203
2018-19 235102110220388
2019-20 233214593314113
Total 5587266267519924
Career Total 891372662678113629

Honours

Bolívar

Mamelodi Sundowns

Kaizer Chiefs

References

  1. 1 2 Gastón Sirino at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 Dube, Mthokozisi (24 October 2024). "A twist of fate: How Gaston Sirino accidentally landed in South Africa". FARPost. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 Mokoena, Kgomotso (31 March 2023). "Gaston Sirino wants to play for Bafana". Sunday World. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Tshwaku, Khanyiso (13 January 2023). "Amid Sirino Bafana calls, Downs coach surprised naturalisation isn't common in SA". News24. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Antecedentes de Leandro Gastón Sirino, nuevo jugador de San Luis de Quillota". 8 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sirino, el uruguayo sorpresa de San Luis". La Tercera (in Spanish). 12 April 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "San Felipe 2012 - Campeonato de 2ª Division". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "El delantero Gastón Sirino se suma a Bolívar". 26 January 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Mamelodi Sundowns Confirm Another Signing!". 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "SUNDOWNS COMPLETES RARE TREBLE WITH VICTORY OVER CELTIC THANKS TO SIRINO". Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "5 Of The Most Creative Nicknames Given To Current PSL Stars". 3 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Mamelodi Sundowns seal fifth straight South African league title". 27 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Telkom Knockout Cup: What Mamelodi Sundowns' victory over Maritzburg United means". 15 December 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "SUNDOWNS CROWNED 2021 MTN8 CHAMPIONS". 30 October 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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