Carlos Vigaray

Carlos Martín Vigaray (born 7 September 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza as a right back.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martín and the second or maternal family name is Vigaray.
Carlos Vigaray
Personal information
Full name Carlos Martín Vigaray
Date of birth (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994
Place of birth Leganés, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Zaragoza
Number 2
Youth career
Getafe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Getafe B 46 (0)
2014–2016 Getafe 28 (1)
2016–2019 Alavés 39 (0)
2019– Zaragoza 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:26, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Getafe

Born in Leganés, Madrid, Vigaray finished his youth career with Getafe CF's youth setup, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2012–13 season, in Segunda División B. On 31 May 2013, he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[1]

On 16 January 2014, Vigaray played his first official match with the first team, starting in a 0–2 home loss against FC Barcelona for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[2] Exactly one month later, due to many injuries to the defensive sector,[3] he first appeared in La Liga, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–3 defeat to Real Madrid also at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.[4]

Vigaray scored his first professional goal on 17 December 2014, netting the first in a 2–1 away win against SD Eibar for the Spanish Cup (5–1 on aggregate).[5] On 11 June of the following year, he signed a new two-year deal with Geta and was definitely promoted to the main squad.[6]

On 24 October 2015, Vigaray committed two penalty kicks that resulted in as many yellow cards, with the subsequent 60th-minute dismissal and goals by Éver Banega and Kevin Gameiro in an eventual 0–5 loss at Sevilla FC.[7] He scored his first-ever league goal the following 1 May, helping his team to a 2–0 away triumph over Deportivo de La Coruña.[8]

Alavés

On 13 August 2016, Vigaray signed a three-year contract with Deportivo Alavés also in the top tier.[9] He struggled with injuries and competition from youth graduate Martín Aguirregabiria during his spell at the club, being mainly a backup option.[10]

Zaragoza

On 11 July 2019, free agent Vigaray joined Segunda División side Real Zaragoza on a four-year deal.[11]

References
  1. Carlos, azulón hasta 2015 (Carlos, blue until 2015); Marca, 31 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. Sonrisas y lágrimas (Smiles and tears); Marca, 16 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. Vigaray o Fornies, un canterano para defender a Bale (Vigaray or Fornies, a youth player to defend Bale) Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; El Correo, 14 February 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. Madrid thump Getafe to keep pace; ESPN FC, 16 February 2014
  5. El Getafe no hace concesiones (Getafe make no concessions); Marca, 17 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. El defensa Vigaray renueva hasta 2017 con el Getafe (Defender Vigaray renews until 2017 with Getafe); Diario AS, 11 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  7. Gameiro destroza al Getafe (Gameiro destroys Getafe); Marca, 24 October 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. El Getafe sigue vivo a costa de un Deportivo en caída libre (Getafe still alive at the expense of freefalling Deportivo); Sport, 1 May 2016 (in Spanish)
  9. Carlos Vigaray, fuerza y rapidez para el lateral derecho (Carlos Vigaray, strength and speed for the right flank); Deportivo Alavés, 13 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  10. "Vigaray vuelve a sentirse de nuevo futbolista" [Vigaray feels a footballer again] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  11. "El Real Zaragoza ficha al lateral derecho Carlos Vigaray por cuatro temporadas" [Real Zaragoza sign right-back Carlos Vigaray for four seasons] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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