Carlos Peña (Spanish footballer)

Carlos González Peña (born 28 July 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left back.

For other people with the same name, see Carlos Peña (disambiguation).
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Peña.
Carlos Peña
Peña being presented as a Valladolid player
Personal information
Full name Carlos González Peña
Date of birth (1983-07-28) 28 July 1983[1]
Place of birth Salamanca, Spain[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Left back
Youth career
Damm
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Barcelona C 50 (1)
2001–2006 Barcelona B 107 (6)
2006–2009 Albacete 102 (2)
2009–2010 Recreativo 30 (0)
2010–2015 Valladolid 155 (3)
2015–2016 Oviedo 41 (0)
2017 Getafe 13 (0)
2017–2018 Lorca 35 (0)
2018–2020 Goa 39 (2)
Total 572 (14)
National team
2001–2002 Spain U19 9 (0)
2003 Spain U20 11 (0)
2004–2005 Spain U21 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Peña was born in Salamanca, Castile and León. An unsuccessful FC Barcelona youth graduate (he only played with its C and B-sides for five years), he went on to establish himself as a professional with Albacete Balompié in the second division, appearing in 106 official matches over three seasons.

For the 2009–10 campaign, Peña stayed in that level as he signed with Recreativo de Huelva for four years.[2] He continued to be first-choice at his new club but, after only one season, moved to Real Valladolid, freshly relegated from La Liga.[3]

Peña contributed with 35 games and one goal[4] in his second year, helping the Pucelanos return to the top flight after two years out. He made his debut in the competition on 27 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win against Levante UD.[5]

Peña scored his first goal in the top tier on 11 May 2014, but also put one in his own net in a 3–4 away loss to Real Betis,[6] and Valladolid ultimately suffered relegation. On 25 June 2015 he signed a two-year deal with Real Oviedo, newly promoted to the second division.[7]

On 23 December 2016, the 33-year-old Peña joined fellow league club Getafe CF until June 2018, after cutting ties with the Asturians.[8] The following 19 July, he moved to Lorca FC also in the second division.[9]

On 29 July 2018, Peña moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Indian Super League franchise FC Goa.[10] In April 2020, he announced his retirement.[11]

Club statistics
As of match played on 17 March 2019
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2001–02[12] Segunda División B 10——10
2002–03[12] Segunda División B 90——90
2003–04[12] Segunda División B 270——270
2004–05[12] Segunda División B 342——342
2005–06[12] Segunda División B 364——364
Total 1076——1076
Albacete 2006–07[12] Segunda División 25010—260
2007–08[12] Segunda División 41220—432
2008–09[12] Segunda División 36010—370
Total 102240—1062
Recreativo 2009–10[12] Segunda División 30020—320
Valladolid 2010–11[12] Segunda División 290302[lower-alpha 1]0340
2011–12[12] Segunda División 351104[lower-alpha 1]0401
2012–13[12] La Liga 17020—190
2013–14[12] La Liga 37120—391
2014–15[12] Segunda División 371202[lower-alpha 1]0411
Total 1553100801733
Oviedo 2015–16[12] Segunda División 37000—370
2016–17[12] Segunda División 4010—50
Total 41010—420
Getafe 2016–17[12] Segunda División 13010—140
Lorca 2017–18[12] Segunda División 35010—360
Goa 2018–19[13] Indian Super League 19000—240
Career total 485111809051211
  1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

Honours

Club

Goa*

International

Spain U19

Spain U20

References
  1. "Carlos Peña". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. El lateral zurdo Carlos Peña, primer fichaje del Recreativo de Huelva (Left back Carlos Peña, Recreativo de Huelva's first signing); Diario AS, 19 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. El Valladolid ficha al lateral izquierdo Peña (Valladolid sign left back Peña); Marca, 2 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. El Valladolid, a todo gas (Valladolid, at full blast); Marca, 20 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. Valladolid 2–0 Levante: Víctor Pérez pone al Pucela colíder (Valladolid 2–0 Levante: Víctor Pérez makes Pucela joint-leader); Goal, 27 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. Juanfran strike sinks Valladolid; ESPN FC, 11 May 2014
  7. Peña, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo (Peña, new player of Real Oviedo) Archived 26 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Real Oviedo, 25 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. Carlos Peña llega al Getafe (Carlos Peña arrives at Getafe); Getafe CF, 23 December 2016 (in Spanish)
  9. Javi Muñoz y Peña se unen al Lorca FC (Javi Muñoz and Peña join Lorca FC); Lorca FC, 19 July 2017 (in Spanish)
  10. Mergulhao, Marcus (29 July 2018). "Tiki taka all the way as FC Goa add two more Spaniards". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  11. Mergulhao, Marcus (9 April 2020). "I got everything from football, now it's time to give back: Carlos Pena". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  12. "Peña: Carlos González Peña". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  13. Carlos Peña at Soccerway
  14. "FC Goa receive first-ever League winners shield". Indian Super League. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  15. Das Sharma, Amitabha (14 April 2019). "FC Goa's long wait for a trophy ends". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  16. "España vence a Alemania y se proclama campeona de Europa Sub-19" [Spain beat Germany and are crowned Under-19 European champions] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 July 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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