César Gelabert

César Gelabert Piña (born 31 October 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for CD Mirandés.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gelabert and the second or maternal family name is Piña.
César Gelabert
Personal information
Full name César Gelabert Piña
Date of birth (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000
Place of birth Palencia, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mirandés
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2008 Albufereta
2008–2011 Faro Costa Blanca
2011–2015 Hércules
2015–2019 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Real Madrid B 73 (11)
2021– Mirandés 16 (0)
International career
2017 Spain U17 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:30, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Palencia, Castile and León, Gelabert joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2015, from Hércules CF.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 25 February 2018 at the age of just 17, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 Segunda División B home win against Pontevedra CF.[2]

Gelabert was definitely promoted to Castilla in June 2018, but suffered a knee injury which kept him sidelined for the most of the season.[3] After subsequently overcoming another injury, he scored his first senior goal on 3 November 2019, netting Castilla's first in a 2–4 away loss against Sporting de Gijón B.[4]

After attracting interest from several clubs across Europe during the 2020 summer, Gelabert opted to stay,[5] but was unable to establish himself as a regular starter during the campaign. On 5 August 2021, he signed a two-year deal with Segunda División side CD Mirandés.[6]

Gelabert made his professional debut on 16 August 2021, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Málaga CF.[7]

International career

Gelabert represented Spain at under-17 level in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads, winning the former competition. Initially called up with the under-19s for the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, he was forced to miss out the competition due to a broken clavicle.[8]

References
  1. "Gelabert, objetivo de media Europa" [Gelabert, a goal of half Europe] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. "Real Madrid rising star Gelabert makes Castilla debut at 17". Diario AS. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. "Gelabert, la joya de la cantera del Madrid, se rompe el cruzado" [Gelabert, the pearl of Madrid's youth setup, tears the ACL] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. "Gelabert, la mejor noticia para el Castilla de Raúl" [Gelabert, the best news for Raúl's Castilla] (in Spanish). El Español. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. "César Gelabert continuará en el Real Madrid" [César Gelabert will continue at Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Vavel. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  6. "César Gelabert, rojillo las próximas dos temporadas" [César Gelabert, rojillo the following two seasons] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. "El Málaga dominó en la primera parte y el Mirandés, en la segunda" [Málaga dominated in the first half and Mirandés, in the second] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. "Cesar Gelabert out of the European Under-19 Championship". Marca. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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