Gabri Veiga
Gabriel "Gabri" Veiga Novas (born 27 May 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Celta.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Veiga Novas | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | O Porriño, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celta | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santa Mariña | |||
| Celta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Celta B | 63 | (10) |
| 2020– | Celta | 45 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Spain U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2022– | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2022 | |||
Club career
Veiga was born in O Porriño, Pontevedra, Galicia, and was a RC Celta de Vigo youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves at the age of 17 on 25 August 2019, starting in a 2–2 Segunda División B away draw against Internacional de Madrid.[1]
Veiga scored his first goal on 1 December 2019, netting the opener in a 1–6 loss at CD Atlético Baleares.[2] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 19 September of the following year, coming on as a late substitute for Renato Tapia in a 2–1 home win against Valencia CF.[3]
Veiga scored his first professional goal on 10 September 2022, but in a 4–1 away loss against Atlético Madrid. The following 11 January, he was definitely promoted to the main squad, being assigned the number 24 jersey.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 May 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta B | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 14 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 17 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 31 | 9 | — | — | 31 | 9 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 63 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 10 | ||
| Celta | 2020–21 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 9 | ||
| Total | 45 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 108 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 18 | ||
- Appearance in Segunda División B play-offs
References
- "Nueva temporada, nuevo juvenil debutando con el B" [New season, new juvenil making his debut with the B-team] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Un gol para el recuerdo en una mañana para olvidar" [A goal to remember in a morning to forget] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "La magia de Aspas tumba al Valencia" [The magic of Aspas bring down Valencia] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Gabri Veiga pasa a tener ficha del primer equipo del Celta" [Gabri Veiga starts having a place in Celta's first team] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- Gabri Veiga at BDFutbol
- "Gabri Veiga named LaLiga Santander Player of the Month for February". La Liga. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
External links
- Profile at the RC Celta de Vigo website
- Gabri Veiga at BDFutbol
- Gabri Veiga at Soccerway