José Luis Gayà
Gayà playing for Valencia in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Luis Gayà Peña | ||
Date of birth | 25 May 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Pedreguer, Spain | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Valencia | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2012 | Valencia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Valencia B | 65 | (3) |
2012– | Valencia | 56 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Spain U17 | 2 | (1) |
2013 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Spain U19 | 11 | (1) |
2013 | Spain U20 | 4 | (0) |
2014– | Spain U21 | 11 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016. |
José Luis Gayà Peña (born 25 May 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a left back.
Club career
Born in Pedreguer, Alicante, Valencian Community, Gayà was a product of Valencia CF's youth system, where he started playing as a striker – scoring over 60 goals in one year – before switching to left back.[1] He made his senior debuts with the reserves at not yet 17, playing 21 minutes in a 1–0 away win against Andorra CF for the Segunda División B championship. It would be his only appearance of the season.
On 30 October 2012, Gayà appeared in his first official game with the main squad, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 win at UE Llagostera for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[2] He made his first appearance in the UEFA Europa League on 12 December of the following year, in a 1–1 group stage home draw against FC Kuban Krasnodar.[3]
Gayà played his first game in La Liga with the Che on 27 April 2014, starting and featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against eventual champions Atlético Madrid.[4] On 3 August, he scored the first goal in a 3–1 win over S.L. Benfica in that year's Emirates Cup.[5]
Gayà was made a starter by new manager Nuno Espírito Santo in 2014–15. He scored his first goal as a professional and in the Spanish top flight on 25 September 2014, grabbing his team's second in a 3–0 home success against Córdoba CF.[6] His second came in the domestic cup on 7 January of the following year, helping to a 2–1 win over RCD Espanyol also at the Mestalla Stadium.[7]
On 8 May 2015, Gayà renewed his contract with the club, signing until 2020 with a €50 million release clause.[8][9]
International career
Gayà gained 23 caps for Spain all youth levels comprised. On 26 May 2015, he was called to the full side for a friendly with Costa Rica and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Belarus,[10] but did not make his debut on either occasion.
Club statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Valencia | 2012–13 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
2015–16 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
Total | 56 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 75 | 3 | ||
Career totals | 56 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 75 | 3 |
References
- ↑ Valencia's latest left-back sensation chased by Arsenal and yet to commit at Mestalla, FourFourTwo, 3 February 2015
- ↑ El Valencia resuelve a balón parado (Valencia gets job done through set pieces); Marca, 30 October 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Kuban exit after Valencia draw; UEFA.com 12 December 2013
- ↑ Garcia goal opens up gap; ESPN FC, 27 April 2014
- ↑ Benfica 1–3 Valencia — Match report; Arsenal's official website, 3 August 2014
- ↑ Alcácer, Gayà y Feghouli traen el liderato (Alcácer, Gayà and Feghouli bring first place); Super Deporte, 26 September 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Valencia aprovecha la inercia (Valencia profits from inertia); Marca, 7 January 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ José Luis Gayà renews contract through to 2020; Valencia's official website, 8 May 2015
- ↑ Gayá renueva hasta 2020 (Gayá renews until 2020); Marca, 8 May 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Espanyol defender Ruben Duarte will train with Del Bosque's Spain squad in June". Sport. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ José Luis Gayà at ESPN FC
- ↑ "José Gayá". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
External links
- Valencia official profile
- José Luis Gayà profile at BDFutbol
- Stats and bio at CiberChe (Spanish)