Pere Pons

Pere Pons
Personal information
Full name Pere Pons Riera
Date of birth (1993-02-20) 20 February 1993
Place of birth Sant Martí Vell, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Girona
Number 8
Youth career
2002–2012 Girona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Girona B 8 (1)
2012– Girona 183 (3)
2014 → Olot (loan) 14 (0)
National team‡
2016– Catalonia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 December 2016

Pere Pons Riera (born 20 February 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Girona FC as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Sant Martí Vell, Girona, Catalonia, Pons joined Girona FC's youth setup in 2002, aged nine.[1] He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the regional leagues, in 2012.

On 13 September 2012, Pons made his first-team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Joseba Garmendia in a 0–2 away loss against Sporting de Gijón for the season's Copa del Rey.[2] Three days later he first appeared in Segunda División, again replacing Garmendia in a 5–0 home routing of UD Las Palmas.[3]

Pons scored his first professional goal on 6 October 2013, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw against CE Sabadell FC. On 29 January 2014, he was loaned to Segunda División B side UE Olot until June;[4] he subsequently returned to the Albirrojos in the summer, and was made first-choice by manager Pablo Machín.[5]

On 21 November 2014, Pons renewed his contract with the club, signing until 2017.[6] He contributed with two goals[7][8] in 38 matches during the 2016–17 campaign, in a first-ever promotion to La Liga.

On 15 August 2017, Pons agreed to an extension until 2020.[9] He made his debut in the top flight four days later, starting in a 2–2 home draw to Atlético Madrid.[10]

International career

On 28 December 2016, Pons made his debut for the Catalonia national team, coming on as a half-time substitute for Sergi Roberto in a 3–3 draw against Tunisia (2–4 penalty loss).[11]

Career statistics

As of match played on 18 March 2018[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Girona2012–13Segunda División 9010—100
2013–14 10130—131
2014–15 42010—430
2015–16 39000—390
2016–17 38200—382
2017–18La Liga 24000—240
Total 16235000001673
Olot (loan)2013–14Segunda División B 14000—140
Career totals 17635000001813

References

  1. ↑ "Pere Pons tiene ya dos ofertas para jugar en Primera División" [Pere Pons already has two offers to play in Primera]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 May 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "El torneo del K.O. como bálsamo" [The knockout tournament as balm]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "El Girona le saca los colores a Las Palmas" [Girona drain Las Palmas]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "El Girona cede a Pere Pons al Olot hasta el mes de junio" [Girona loan Pere Pons to Olot until June] (in Spanish). Vavel. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "El capitán del Girona FC: Pere Pons" [The captain of Girona FC: Pere Pons] (in Spanish). Sport Huesca. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "El Girona millora el contracte de Pere Pons" [Girona improve the contract of Pere Pons]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). 21 November 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Aluvión de goles en Montilivi" [Goal flood at Montilivi]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "El Girona resuelve por la vía rápida" [Girona take care of business through the fast lane]. Sport (in Spanish). 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Pere Pons renueva su compromiso con el Girona hasta junio de 2020" [Pere Pons renews his commitment with Girona until June 2020] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "El ADN del Atlético no se ficha" [Atlético's DNA does not work]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Catalonia impress before going down to Tunisia after penalty shootout". Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  12. ↑ Pere Pons at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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