Carlos Delgado (footballer)

Carlos Javier Delgado Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos delˈɣaðo]; born 22 April 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Indian club Odisha FC on loan from CD Castellón as a central defender.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Delgado and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Carlos Delgado
Personal information
Full name Carlos Javier Delgado Rodríguez
Date of birth (1990-04-22) 22 April 1990
Place of birth Puerto Real, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Odisha
(on loan from Castellón)
Number 2
Youth career
La Salle
2005–2007 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Málaga B 15 (1)
2009 Sparta Rotterdam 0 (0)
2009–2010 Valladolid B 31 (2)
2010–2011 Almería B 5 (0)
2011 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 11 (1)
2011–2012 Orihuela 31 (1)
2012–2014 Valencia B 35 (1)
2014–2015 Leganés 12 (0)
2015–2016 Recreativo 31 (0)
2016–2018 Albacete 42 (0)
2018– Castellón 33 (0)
2019– → Odisha (loan) 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2020

Club career

Early years / Sparta

Born in Puerto Real, Cádiz, Andalusia, Delgado joined Málaga CF's youth system at the age of 15. In early 2008, he rejected a new contract and went on trial with Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam,[1] finally signing in January 2009[2] but failing to make a single appearance, subsequently returning to his country and joining Real Valladolid, who assigned the player to their reserves.[3]

In summer 2010, Delgado signed with another reserve team, UD Almería B. In January of the following year, after playing only five matches in Segunda División B, he returned to the Netherlands and Sparta on loan.[4] He made his debut for the latter – who now competed in Eerste Divisie – on 28 January, against RBC Roosendaal (4–1 home win);[5] on 11 February, he scored in a 3–2 away victory over FC Dordrecht.[6]

Delgado returned to Spain in July 2011, joining Orihuela CF also in the third level.[7]

Valencia

On 12 June 2012, Delgado signed a two-year contract with Valencia CF, being initially a part of the B-team setup in the third tier.[8] He made his debut for Mestalla on 26 August against Gimnàstic de Tarragona and, the following month, was called up to train with the main squad by manager Mauricio Pellegrino due to Ricardo Costa's injury;[9] on the 29th, he was an unused substitute for a La Liga game against Real Zaragoza.[10]

On 2 October 2012, Delgado made his competitive debut for the Che, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home defeat of Lille OSC in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[11] He continued to appear regularly with the reserves until the end of his tenure.

Leganés

On 8 August 2014, Delgado joined CD Leganés who had recently promoted to the Segunda División.[12] He made his debut for the club on 23 November, starting in a 0–1 away loss against CD Mirandés.[13]

After appearing in only 13 competitive matches, and totalling just 664 minutes of action in the league, Delgado was released.

Recreativo / Albacete

On 2 August 2015, Delgado signed a one-year deal with Recreativo de Huelva of the third division.[14] On 28 June 2016 he moved to fellow league side Albacete Balompié,[15] and achieved promotion to the second level as captain.[16]

Castellón

On 16 July 2018, free agent Delgado agreed to a three-year contract with third-tier's CD Castellón.[17] One year later, he was loaned to Indian Super League franchise Odisha FC.[18]

References
  1. Sparta Rotterdam trials for top Malaga prospect Carlos Delgado Archived 3 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Tribal Football, 12 February 2008
  2. Carlos Delgado, un gaditano en Holanda. (Carlos Delgado, Cádiz-born man in the Netherlands.); Air Futbol, 8 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. El Valladolid B ficha a Carlos Delgado que vuelve del filial del Sparta de Rotterdam (Valladolid B sign Carlos Delgado who returns from Sparta Rotterdam's reserves) Archived 28 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Join Futbol, 7 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. Sparta Rotterdam huurt Carlos Delgado (Sparta Rotterdam sign Carlos Delgado); Sparta Rotterdam, 19 January 2011 (in Dutch)
  5. RBC verliest met 4–1 van Sparta (RBC lose 4–1 to Sparta); Roosendaal op Internet, 28 January 2011 (in Dutch)
  6. Sparta schiet Dordtse hoop op periodetitel aan flarden [Sparta blows Dordrecht's hope for a title to smithereens]; Voetbal International, 11 February 2011 (in Dutch)
  7. El central Carlos Delgado completa la defensa (Centre-back Carlos Delgado completes defence); La Verdad, 30 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. Valencia Mestalla: llega Carlos Delgado. (Valencia Mestalla: Carlos Delgado arrives); esFutbol, 12 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  9. Valencia Mestalla, Carlos Delgado con el primer equipo (Valencia Mestalla, Carlos Delgado with the first team); esFutbol, 28 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  10. Ten-man Valencia ease to victory; ESPN FC, 29 September 2012
  11. Jonas delivers as Valencia see off LOSC; UEFA, 2 October 2012
  12. Carlos Delgado, refuerzo para el centro de la defensa procedente del Valencia (Carlos Delgado, addition for the center of Valencia's defence); CD Leganés, 8 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  13. ¡Oh capitán, mi capitán! (Oh captain, my captain!); Marca, 23 November 2014 (in Spanish)
  14. El central Carlos Delgado nuevo refuerzo para el Decano (Stopper Carlos Delgado new addition to the Dean) Archived 6 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Recreativo Huelva, 2 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  15. Carlos Delgado y Álvaro Arroyo nuevos fichajes del Alba (Carlos Delgado and Álvaro Arroyo new signings of Alba) Archived 17 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Albacete Balompié, 28 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  16. Adri, Carlos Delgado, Arroyo y Aridane elegidos capitanes para esta temporada (Adri, Carlos Delgado, Arroyo and Aridane chosen captains for this season); Cadena SER, 14 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  17. Carlos Delgado se suma a la nueva 'muralla' de Castalia (Carlos Delgado joins the new 'wall' of Castalia); CD Castellón, 16 July 2018 (in Spanish)
  18. Former Valencia Defender Carlos Delgado joins Delhi Dynamos; Delhi Dynamos, 11 July 2019
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