Joachim Carcela-Gonzalez (born 16 December 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Etar.

Joachim Carcela
Personal information
Full name Joachim Carcela-Gonzalez
Date of birth (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Ostend, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Etar
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2015 Standard Liège
2015–2016 Anderlecht
2017–2018 Club Brugge
2018–2019 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Standard Liège 2 (0)
2021–2022 Mouscron 20 (5)
2022–2023 Deinze 19 (2)
2024– Etar 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2024

Career

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On 6 June 2019, Carcela signed his first professional contract with Standard Liège.[1] Carcela made his professional debut for Standard Liège in a 2–0 Belgian First Division A win over Waasland-Beveren on 30 October 2019.[2] He finished his two seasons with Standard Liège with only 2 league appearances, but he played in three games of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage, appearing in both games against Benfica and the away game against Lech Poznań.[3][4][5]

On 29 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Mouscron.[6] On 2 October 2021, he scored his first professional goal, opening the score in the game against Lierse Kempenzonen in the 1st minute of the game. He also received his first red card in the same game, in the 87th minute, for a serious foul.[7]

On 7 September 2023, Carcela's contract with Deinze was terminated by mutual consent.[8]

Personal life

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Carcela was born in Belgium and is Spanish descent.[9] Carcela is the cousin of the Moroccan international footballer, Mehdi Carcela.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Nouveau contrat pour Joachim CARCELA-GONZALEZ". Standard de Liège.
  2. ^ "Standard Liège vs. Waasland-Beveren - 30 October 2019". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Benfica v Standard game report". UEFA. 29 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Standard v Lech Poznań game report". UEFA. 26 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Standard v Benfica game report". UEFA. 10 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Joachim Carcela-Gonzalez arrive au Canonnier" (in French). Mouscron. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Lierse K v Mouscron game report". Soccerway. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Joachim Carcela vertrekt uit de Dakota Arena" [Joachim Carcela leaves the Dakota Arena] (in Dutch). Deinze. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Standard: Joachim Carcela, le cousin de Mehdi, à l'entraînement public". Le Soir Plus. 20 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Joachim, le cousin de Mehdi Carcela, était à l'entraînement public du Standard". sudinfo.be. 20 December 2018.
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