José Luis García Vayá

José Luis García Vayá (born 11 August 1998), commonly known as Pepelu, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Portuguese side C.D. Tondela on loan from Levante UD as a central midfielder.

Pepelu
Personal information
Full name José Luis García Vayá
Date of birth (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998
Place of birth Dénia, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Tondela
(on loan from Levante B)
Number 14
Youth career
Dénia
2012–2015 Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Levante B 110 (14)
2015– Levante 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Hércules (loan) 30 (0)
2019– → Tondela (loan) 13 (1)
National team‡
2014–2015 Spain U17 15 (2)
2016 Spain U18 2 (0)
2016–2017 Spain U19 7 (0)
2016 Spain U20 6 (0)
2019– Spain U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:54, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Vayá.

Club career

Born in Dénia, Alicante, Valencian Community, Pepelu joined Levante UD's youth setup in 2012, after starting it out at CD Dénia. On 24 June 2014, while still a youth, he renewed his contract until 2021,[1] and made his senior debut with the reserve team on 7 September, coming on as a half-time substitute in a Tercera División 1–1 home draw against CD Castellón.

On 15 December 2015 Pepelu made his first team debut, replacing Juanfran in a 1–2 Copa del Rey away loss against RCD Espanyol.[2] In August 2017, he was loaned to Hércules CF in Segunda División B, for one season.

Upon returning from loan, Pepelu was a regular starter for the B-side also in the third division, scoring a career-best six goals during the 2018–19 campaign. On 26 July 2019, he moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Primeira Liga side C.D. Tondela.[3]

References
  1. "Pepelu amplía su contrato con el Levante UD hasta 2021" [Pepelu extends his contract with Levante UD until 2021] (in Spanish). Levante's official website. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. "Caicedo resuelve la eliminatoria" [Caicedo solves the tie] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. "El Levante UD y el CD Tondela acuerdan la cesión de Pepelu" [Levante UD and CD Tondela agree the loan of Pepelu] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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