Mario Gila Fuentes (born 29 August 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Lazio.
_(Mario_Gila).png) Gila lining up for Lazio in 2023 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mario Gila Fuentes | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 August 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Lazio | |||||||||||||
| Number | 34 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Santa Perpètua | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Sabadell | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Mollet | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Damm | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Espanyol | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Real Madrid B | 73 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Real Madrid | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Lazio | 34 | (1) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Spain U21 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 10 November 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Barcelona, Catalonia, Gila is a youth product of various clubs in your native region, including Santa Perpètua, Sabadell, Mollet, Damm and Espanyol. He moved to Real Madrid's youth academy in 2018, signing a contract until 2024.[1] He was promoted to their reserves in 2019 where he became their stalwart and vice captain under Raúl.[2]
Real Madrid
editGila made his professional debut with the senior Real Madrid squad in a 4–0 La Liga win over Espanyol, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute.[3]
Lazio
editOn 12 July 2022, Serie A club Lazio announced Gila's signing from Real Madrid for €6m.[4] On 30 October 2022, Gila made his Serie A debut for Lazio in a match against Salernitana, which ended in a 3-1 loss for Lazio.[5]
On 28 November 2023, Gila made his Champions League debut, playing the full match in Lazio's 2-0 group stage victory against Celtic at Olimpico di Roma.[6]
International career
editGila was called up to a preliminary Spain U19 training camp before the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 10 November 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División RFEF | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 5 | — | — | — | 73 | 5 | |||||
| Real Madrid | 2021–22 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lazio | 2022–23 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 6 | ||
Honours
editReal Madrid
Spain U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 2023
References
edit- ^ Jose Nieto (19 January 2022). "El momento de Mario Gila: el central del Real Madrid que ha sabido esperar" [Mario Gila's moment: the Real Madrid central defender who has known how to wait]. El Español (in Spanish).
- ^ Javier Gómez Talavan (15 March 2021). "La Fábrica | Mario Gila, un pilar para el Castilla de Raúl" [The Factory | Mario Gila, a pillar for Raúl's Castilla]. Madridista Rreal (in Spanish).
- ^ "Casemiro entra en una lista con Gila y sin Bale" [Casemiro enters a list with Gila and without Bale]. La República (in Spanish). 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Comunicato 12.07.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Lazio vs. Salernitana - 30 October 2022". Soccerway. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Lazio-Celtic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Group stage". UEFA. 28 November 2023. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Convocatoria para jornadas de entrenamiento en la localidad alicantina de El Albir" [Call for training days in the Alicante town of El Albir] (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Mario Gila Fuentes".
External links
edit- Profile at the SS Lazio website
- Mario Gila at BDFutbol
- Mario Gila at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Mario Gila at Soccerway
- Mario Gila – UEFA competition record (archive)
