Gerard Valentín

Gerard Valentín
Personal information
Full name Gerard Valentín Sancho
Date of birth (1993-07-28) 28 July 1993
Place of birth Avinyonet, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo La Coruña
Number 23
Youth career
2003–2010 Figueres
2010–2012 Girona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Sevilla C 22 (1)
2013–2014 Olot 24 (0)
2014–2017 Gimnàstic 67 (0)
2017– Deportivo La Coruña 2 (0)
National team‡
2016– Catalonia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 December 2016

Gerard Valentín Sancho (born 28 July 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña as a right back.

Club career

Born in Avinyonet de Puigventós, Girona, Catalonia, Valentín graduated with Girona FC's youth setup, after a stint at UE Figueres.[1] He made his debuts as a senior with Sevilla FC C in the 2012–13 campaign, in Tercera División.

On 13 July 2013, Valentín joined Segunda División B side UE Olot.[2] On 6 July of the following year, after appearing regularly, he signed a two-year deal fellow league team Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[3]

Valentín appeared in 24 matches for Nàstic during the campaign, winning promotion to Segunda División. He made his professional debut on 23 August, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Albacete Balompié.[4]

On 18 January 2016, Valentín renewed his contract until 2019.[5] On 12 July of the following year, he signed a four-year deal with La Liga side Deportivo de La Coruña.[6]

International career

On 28 December 2016, Valentín made his debut for the Catalonia national football team, coming on as a half-time substitute for Pol Lirola in a 3–3 draw against Tunisia (2–4 penalty loss).[7]

Personal life

Valentín's younger brother, Pol, is also a footballer and a right back. He was also groomed at Figueres.[8]

References

  1. ↑ ""Fitxar pel Nàstic va ser un encert"" ["Signing for Nàstic was a success"] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu de Catalunya. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "L´Olot anuncia les incorporacions de Valentín (Sevilla C) i Ferrón (Jonquera)" [Olot announces the additions of Valentín (Sevilla C) and Ferrón (Jonquera)] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "El Nàstic i la UE Olot arriben a un acord pel traspàs de Gerard Valentín" [Nàstic and UE Olot reach agreement for the transfer of Gerard Valentín] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "El Gimnástic remonta in extremis al Albacete" [Gimnástic comes back in extremis against Albacete] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Gerard Valentín será grana hasta el 2019" [Gerard Valentín will be grana until 2019] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gerard Valentin, nuevo jugador del Real Club Deportivo" [Gerard Valentin, new player of Real Club Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Catalonia impress before going down to Tunisia after penalty shootout". Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "El germà del defensa Gerard Valentín arriba al Nàstic per tres temporades" [The brother of defender Gerard Valentín arrives at Nàstic for three seasons] (in Catalan). Camp d'Esports. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
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