Gonzalo Villar del Fraile (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡonˈθalo βiˈʎaɾ]; born 23 March 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Segunda División club Granada.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Villar del Fraile | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Murcia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Granada | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | Elche | ||
| 2015–2017 | Valencia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Elche B | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Valencia B | 32 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Elche | 35 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Roma | 42 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Getafe (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Getafe (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2023– | Granada | 47 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Spain U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2021 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2021 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editVillar was born in Murcia, and represented Elche CF as a youth. On 4 January 2015, aged just 16, he made his senior debut with the reserves by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 Segunda División B home loss against UE Sant Andreu.[2]
On 28 August 2015 Villar joined Valencia CF for a fee of € 175,000, and returned to youth football.[3] Promoted to the B-team ahead of the 2017–18 season, he was a first-choice in Lubo Penev's side,[4] scoring his first senior goal on 26 August 2017 in a 4–1 home routing of CF Peralada-Girona B.
Elche
editOn 9 July 2018, Villar returned to Elche, being assigned to the main squad in Segunda División;[5] Valencia retained 80% of his future transfer.[6] He made his professional debut on 18 August, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Granada CF.[7]
Villar scored his first professional goal on 24 November 2019, netting his team's third in a 3–3 away draw against Málaga CF.[8]
Roma
editOn 29 January 2020, Villar moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with AS Roma. Roma paid an initial fee of €4 million for his transfer, with potential extra €1 million due based on performance.[9] He made his Serie A debut on 15 February, replacing Diego Perotti in a 1–2 away loss at Atalanta BC.[10]
Loan to Getafe
editOn 13 January 2022, Villar returned to his home country after agreeing to a loan deal with La Liga side Getafe CF until the end of the season.[11]
Loan to Sampdoria
editOn 8 August 2022, Villar joined Sampdoria on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[12]
Second loan to Getafe
editOn 13 January 2023, Villar returned to Getafe on a season-long loan with the option to make the deal permanent, which becomes an obligation if certain conditions are met.[13]
Granada
editOn 4 August 2023, Villar signed a contract with Granada CF, newly-promoted to the top tier.[14]
International career
editDue to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.[15] Villar made his senior debut in the match as Spain won 4–0.[16]
Personal life
editVillar's younger brother Javier is also a footballer and a midfielder. He too was groomed at Elche.[17]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 May 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Elche B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Valencia B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 31 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Total | 32 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Elche | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| Roma | 2019–20 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Getafe (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Getafe (loan) | 2022–23 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Granada | 2023–24 | La Liga | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 36 | 1 | |
| Career total | 188 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 216 | 5 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 8 June 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Gonzalo Villar". U.C. Sampdoria. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "El filial cae en el Narcís Sala (3–0)" [The reserve team stumble at the Narcís Sala (3–0)] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "El juvenil Gonzalo Villar se marcha traspasado al Valencia" [Youth player Gonzalo Villar goes out transferred to Valencia] (in Spanish). Tele Elx. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Sensación Gonzalo Villar" (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "OFICIAL | Gonzalo Villar regresa al Elche C.F." [OFFICIAL | Gonzalo Villar returns to Elche C.F.] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Elche y Granada se presentan con la pólvora mojada" [Elche and Granada present themselves with a wet powder] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Homenaje de goles sin premio" [Goal honour without prize] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Roma complete signing of Gonzalo Villar" (Press release). AS Roma. 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Atalanta 2–1 Roma". Football Italia. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial /Borja Mayoral y Gonzalo Villar" [Official announcement /Borja Mayoral and Gonzalo Villar] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Gonzalo Villar joins Sampdoria on loan". AS Roma. 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Gonzalo Villar joins Getafe on initial loan move". AS Roma. 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial | Gonzalo Villar, nuevo jugador del Granada CF" [Official announcement | Gonzalo Villar, new player of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Oficial | Lista de convocados para el encuentro ante Lituania" [Official | Squad list for the match against Lithuania]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Spain youngsters impress in Lithuania rout". MARCA. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Javi Villar, algo más que el hermano de Gonzalo y su golazo con el Real Madrid" [Javi Villar, something more than the brother of Gonzalo and his great goal with Real Madrid] (in Spanish). El Español. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Gonzalo Villar". SofaScore. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
External links
edit- Gonzalo Villar at BDFutbol
- Gonzalo Villar at Soccerway