Pep Biel

Pep Biel Mas Jaume (born 5 September 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga.

Pep Biel
Personal information
Full name Pep Biel Mas Jaume
Date of birth (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996
Place of birth Sant Joan, Spain
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 16
Youth career
Constància
2013–2015 Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Constància 1 (0)
2014 Rayo Vallecano B 2 (0)
2015–2016 Llosetense 15 (0)
2016–2017 Mallorca B 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Almudévar (loan) 37 (13)
2017–2018 Zaragoza B 31 (2)
2018–2019 Zaragoza 23 (6)
2019– Copenhagen 18 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 August 2019
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mas and the second or maternal family name is Jaume.

Club career

Early career

Biel was born in Sant Joan, Majorca, Balearic Islands, and started his career with CE Constància. On 16 December 2012, aged only 16, he made his first team debut by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 Segunda División B home loss against CE L'Hospitalet.[1]

In 2013 Biel moved to Rayo Vallecano, returning to the youth setup. In July 2015, after finishing his formation and having appeared rarely for the B-team, he joined CD Llosetense also in the third division.[2]

On 14 June 2016, Biel signed for another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B in the third division.[3] On 17 August, however, he was loaned to Tercera División side AD Almudévar for the season.[4]

Zaragoza

On 12 July 2017, Biel agreed to a two-year contract with Real Zaragoza, being assigned to the reserves in the division three.[5] The following 19 January he made his professional debut, replacing Alberto Zapater in a 1–2 away loss against Granada CF for the Segunda División championship.[6]

On 21 May 2018 Biel renewed his contract until 2022, and was definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the 2018–19 season.[7] He scored his first professional goal on 12 November, netting his team's second in a 3–1 away defeat of Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

A regular starter under new manager Víctor Fernández, Biel scored a brace in a 3–3 draw at Cádiz CF on 8 April 2019. He finished the season with six goals in 21 appearances, as his side avoided relegation.

Copenhagen

On 1 August 2019, Danish Superliga side FC Copenhagen announced that they had agreed a fee with Zaragoza and that Biel would undergo a medical in Denmark with the intention of an immediate transfer.[8] Two days later, he signed a five-year contract with the club.[9]

Biel made his debut abroad on 3 August 2019, replacing Viktor Fischer in a 2–1 away defeat of SønderjyskE Fodbold.

Biel was the matchwinner when Copenhagen made european history on 27 February 2020, by advancing to the 1/8-finals of the Europa League after defeating the scottish champions Celtic FC.

References
  1. "Crónica 2ª División B: Constancia 0–1 Hospitalet" [Report 2ª División B: Constancia 0–1 Hospitalet] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. "Pep Biel, de Vallecas a Zaragoza pasando por Mallorca" [Pep Biel, from Vallecas to Zaragoza going through Mallorca] (in Spanish). Vavel. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. "El Mallorca incorpora a Pep Biel Mas y recupera a Jaume Pol para su filial" [Mallorca sign Pep Biel Mas and bring back Jaume Pol to their reserve team] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. "Al Almudévar llega cedido Pep Biel Mas del RCD Mallorca" [To Almudévar arrives on loan Pep Biel Mas from RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. "El mediapunta Pep Biel, nueva incorporación para el Deportivo Aragón" [Attacking midfielder Pep Biel, new addition for Deportivo Aragón] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. "El Granada vuelve a sonreír ante su afición a costa del Zaragoza" [Granada make their supporters smile again at Zaragoza's expense] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. "Pep Biel renueva por cuatro temporadas con el primer equipo" [Pep Biel renews for four seasons with the first team] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. "FCK enige med Real Zaragoza om Pep Biel" [FCK reach an agreement with Real Zaragoza over Pep Biel] (in Danish). FC Copenhagen. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  9. "Pep Biel is new FCK player". FC Copenhagen. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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