Julio Pleguezuelo

Julio José Pleguezuelo Selva (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxuljo xoˈse pleɣeˈθwelo ˈselβa], born 26 January 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Dutch club FC Twente. Pleguezuelo mainly plays as a centre back but can also feature as both a right back and a defensive midfielder.[3][4][5]

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

Julio Pleguezuelo
Personal information
Full name Julio José Pleguezuelo Selva[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997
Place of birth Palma, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Twente
Number 5
Youth career
2003–2004 Atlético Baleares
2004–2010 Espanyol
2010–2011 Atlético Madrid
2011–2013 Barcelona
2013–2016 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Arsenal 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Mallorca (loan) 15 (0)
2018 → Gimnàstic (loan) 10 (0)
2019– FC Twente 19 (0)
National team
Spain U16
2014 Spain U17 4 (0)
2014 Spain U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:37, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career
Pleguezuelo whilst with Barca

Pleguezuelo was born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands. In 2004, he joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup, after starting it out at CD Atlético Baleares.[6]

In 2010 Pleguezuelo moved to Atlético Madrid.[7] The following year, however, he signed for FC Barcelona, being linked to Premier League sides Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur during his spell at the latter.[8]

Arsenal

In July 2013, shortly after turning 16, Pleguezuelo moved abroad and signed for Arsenal.[9] On 11 April of the following year, after becoming a key unit at the club's under-18 squad, he signed his first professional contract.[10][11]

Pleguezuelo established himself as the captain of the under-21 side during the 2015–16 campaign.[12] He went on to lead Arsenal to victory in the 2016 U21 Premier League 2 play-off final which was won by 3 goals to 1 over Aston Villa.[13]

Pleguezuelo made his senior Arsenal debut against Blackpool in EFL Cup on 31 October 2018.[14]

Mallorca (loan)

On 5 August 2016, Pleguezuelo was loaned to Segunda División side RCD Mallorca, for one year.[15] He made his professional debut on 7 September, starting in a 1–0 Copa del Rey home win against CF Reus Deportiu.[16]

On 9 October 2016, Pleguezuelo made his debut in the second tier, playing the last nine minutes in a 3–0 home win against SD Huesca.[17] After 15 matches and a subsequent relegation, he returned to his parent club.

Gimnàstic (loan)

On 31 January 2018, Pleguezuelo was loaned to Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the second division until the end of the season.[18]

FC Twente

On 21 May 2019, Pleguezuelo joined FC Twente of the Eredivisie on a free transfer.[19]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 March 2020.
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2016–17[20] Premier League 00000000—00
2017–18[20] Premier League 00000000—00
2018–19[20] Premier League 00001000—10
Total 00001000—10
Arsenal U21 2018–19[21] ——2[lower-alpha 1]020
Mallorca (loan) 2016–17[20] Segunda División 15020———170
Gimnàstic (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 10000———100
FC Twente 2019–20 Eredivisie 19010———200
Career Total 44030100020500
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Arsenal

References
  1. "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. "Pleguezuelo: Julio José Pleguezuelo Selva: Player". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. "Get to know: Julio Pleguezuelo". YouTube.com.
  4. "Julio Pleguezuelo: Feature". Arsenal.com.
  5. "Julio Pleguezuelo". Eurosport.com.
  6. "Aterrizaje fallido de Pleguezuelo" (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. "Arsenal's Barcelona 'signing' - check him out here!". Talksport. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  8. "Nou signing? Arsenal ponder fresh raid on Barcelona's youth academy for Prem wannabe defender". Daily Mirror. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  9. "'It is my type of football here'". Arsenal F.C. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  10. "Pleguezuelo signs professional contract". Arsenal F.C. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  11. "Transfer news: Arsenal's Julio Pleguezuelo has signed professional terms". Sky Sports. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  12. "Arsenal U21 captain Julio Pleguezuelo after first-team role this season ahead of summer loan move". International Business Times. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  13. "Arsenal U21s earn promotion to Division One with win over Aston Villa". Express.co.uk.
  14. "Arsenal youngster Pleguezuelo targets Tottenham start after impressing". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  15. "Julio Pleguezuelo joins Mallorca on loan". Arsenal F.C. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  16. "Brandon Thomas acaba con la maldición copera" [Brandon Thomas ends the cup curse] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  17. "Cuando más falta hacía... apareció Brandon" [When there was the greatest need... Brandon showed up]. Marca. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  18. "Pleguezuelo loaned to Gimnastic de Tarragona". Arsenal FC. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  19. "Julio Pleguezuelo joins FC Twente". 21 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  20. Julio Pleguezuelo at Soccerway
  21. "Games played by Julio Pleguezuelo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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