David Català
David Català Jiménez (born 3 May 1980) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
 Català as a Celta player in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Català Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Espanyol | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Espanyol B | 102 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | Espanyol | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Xerez | 36 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Lleida | 37 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Albacete | 16 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Lorca Deportiva | 26 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Salamanca | 82 | (3) |
| 2009–2012 | Celta | 77 | (5) |
| 2012–2019 | AEK Larnaca | 204 | (18) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2019 | |||
After beginning his career at Espanyol, he spent most of it in Segunda División, representing six teams over nine seasons in the division, mostly Salamanca and Celta. He totalled 274 games and 15 goals in the category.
Club career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Català began his career at hometown club RCD Espanyol. He made his senior debut on 16 May 1999, playing the entirety of the reserves' 3–0 home win over Palamós CF for the Segunda División B championship; he first appeared in La Liga with the first team the following 6 May, as a 43rd-minute substitute for Cristóbal in a 0–2 away loss against CD Numancia.[1]
After leaving for Xerez CD of Segunda División in 2003, Català spent each of the next four seasons at a different team in that level, culminating in Lorca Deportiva CF's relegation in 2007. He remained for two years in the same league with UD Salamanca, before joining fellow league side RC Celta de Vigo on a three year-deal on 23 June 2009; he was recommended by Miguel Torrecilla, the sporting director who made the same move earlier in the summer, and was the second player to be acquired that window after Cristian Bustos.[2]
On 15 April 2012, Català scored in the Galician derby seven minutes after entering in place of Hugo Mallo, albeit in a 2–3 loss to Deportivo de La Coruña at Balaídos.[3] The campaign nonetheless ended in promotion, with him contributing with 18 games and two goals to the feat.
On 28 July 2012, after recently signing a new contract, Català rescinded it and moved abroad for the first time, signing a three-year deal at AEK Larnaca FC of the Cypriot First Division.[4]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol | 1999–2000 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Xerez | 2003–04 | Segunda División | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 3 | |
| Lleida | 2004–05 | Segunda División | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | |
| Albacete | 2005–06 | Segunda División | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Lorca Deportiva | 2006–07 | Segunda División | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| Salamanca | 2007–08 | Segunda División | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | Segunda División | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| Salamanca Total | 82 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 85 | 3 | |||
| Celta | 2009–10 | Segunda División | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | Segunda División | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | Segunda División | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| Total | 77 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 5 | ||
| AEK Larnaca | 2012–13 | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Cypriot First Division | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16 | Cypriot First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 95 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 370 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 400 | 22 | ||
- Appearances in Promotion Playoffs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- Romero, Carmelo (7 May 2000). "El Numancia acaricia la salvación tras ganar al Espanyol" [Numancia caress survival after defeating Espanyol]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- "Catalá: "Creo en este nuevo proyecto"" [Català: "I believe in this new project"]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 June 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- Piñeiro, Miguel (16 April 2012). "El Deportivo vence al Celta en un derbi gallego para el recuerdo" [Deportivo defeat Celta in a Galician derby to remember]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- Bernardo, Julio (28 July 2012). "Catalá se va sorprendido y decepcionado" [Català leaves surprised and disappointed]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- "Català". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- "David Catalá". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
External links
- David Català at BDFutbol
- Celta de Vigo biography (in Spanish)