Pol Valentín

Pol Valentín
Personal information
Full name Pol Valentín Sancho
Date of birth (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997
Place of birth Avinyonet, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Gimnàstic
Number 23
Youth career
Figueres
2015–2016 Gimnàstic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Figueres 8 (0)
2016–2018 Pobla Mafumet 46 (1)
2018– Gimnàstic 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2018

Pol Valentín Sancho (born 21 February 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Gimnàstic de Tarragona as a right back.

Club career

Born in Avinyonet de Puigventós, Girona, Catalonia, Valentín represented UE Figueres as a youth. On 6 December 2014, aged 17, he made his first team debut by coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 Tercera División away win against FC Vilafranca.[1]

On 3 July 2015, Valentín signed a three-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, returning to youth football.[2] He was promoted to the farm team ahead of the 2016–17 season, and scored his first senior goal on 28 August 2016 in a 1–4 loss at Palamós CF; he was also sent off during the match.[3]

Valentín was called up to the 2017 pre-season of the first team by new manager Lluís Carreras, being promoted in late July mainly as Otar Kakabadze's backup.[4] On 7 August of that year, he renewed his contract until 2020.[5]

Valentín made his professional debut on 13 January 2018, starting in a 1–1 away draw against UD Almería for the Segunda División championship.[6]

Personal life

Valentín's elder brother, Gerard, is also a footballer and a right back. He was also groomed at Figueres.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Triomf dels de pic i pala (0–1)" [Victory of peak and shovel (0–1)] (in Catalan). UE Figueres. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Pol Valentin, nova incorporació per a les categories inferiors del Nàstic" [Pol Valentín, new addition for the youth setup of Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic de Tarragona. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Toque de atención a la Pobla (Palamós 4–1 Pobla)" [Wake-up call to Pobla (Palamós 4–1 Pobla)] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pol Valentín deslumbra en la pretemporada del Nàstic" [Pol Valentín shines on Nàstic's pre-season] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Pol, Perales, Roger i De Nova amplien el seu contracte com a granes" [Pol, Perales, Roger and De Nova extend their contract with the grana] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Empate que sabe a poco para Almería y Nàstic" [Draw which leaves a bad taste in the mouth for Almería and Nàstic] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "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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