Pedro Orfila Artime (born 6 March 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back or a central defender for Marino de Luanco.

Pedro Orfila
Personal information
Full name Pedro Orfila Artime
Date of birth (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Luanco, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Marino de Luanco
Number 5
Youth career
1998–2000 Avilés
2001–2007 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Sporting Gijón B 111 (1)
2010–2014 Sporting Gijón 18 (0)
2013–2014Racing Santander (loan) 25 (0)
2014–2015 Racing Santander 39 (0)
2015–2017 Numancia 51 (0)
2017–2018 Murcia 36 (5)
2018–2019 Cartagena 17 (0)
2019–2022 Atlético Baleares 73 (1)
2022–2024 Avilés 41 (0)
2024– Marino de Luanco 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Club career

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Sporting Gijón

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Born in Luanco, Asturias, Orfila joined Sporting de Gijón's academy at the age of 13. He spent the better part of his first four seasons as a senior with their reserves, in the Segunda División B.[1]

Orfila made his competitive debut for the first team on 27 October 2010, playing the entire 3–1 away loss against RCD Mallorca in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[2][1] His La Liga bow only arrived on 19 February 2012, in a 1–1 home draw with Atlético Madrid where he excelled at right-back.[3]

During his spell at the El Molinón, Orfila made 23 official appearances.[4]

Racing Santander

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For the 2013–14 campaign, Orfila was loaned to third-tier club Racing de Santander.[5] In July 2014, after winning promotion to the Segunda División, he signed a permanent two-year contract as a free agent.[6]

Orfila only missed three matches in 42 in 2014–15, but the Cantabrians were immediately relegated.[7]

Later career

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Orfila subsequently competed in divisions two and three, representing CD Numancia,[8] Real Murcia,[9] FC Cartagena[10] and CD Atlético Baleares.[11] On 16 December 2021, he scored twice as the latter side defeated top-flight Getafe CF 5–0 in the domestic cup; the opposition played more than one hour with one man less after Erick Cabaco was sent off for headbutting Isi Ros.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cabranes, Ángel (21 February 2012). "Orfila se gana el sitio" [Orfila earns his place]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ "El Mallorca encarrila la eliminatoria en el minuto 93" [Mallorca get the upper hand in tie in the 93rd minute]. El País (in Spanish). 27 October 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ Malagón, Manuel (19 February 2012). "El Atlético también engrandece a Juan Pablo" [Atlético also make Juan Pablo bigger]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ "¿Qué fue de Pedro Orfila?" [What happened to Pedro Orfila?]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Pedro Orfila, cedido al Racing de Santander" [Pedro Orfila, loaned to Racing Santander]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 19 August 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Pedro Orfila firma con el Racing por dos temporadas" [Pedro Orfila signs with Racing for two seasons]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 16 July 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Resumen temporada 2014/2015 del Racing de Santander: cosa de magia negra..." [Racing Santander 2014/2015 season summary: black magic material...] (in Spanish). Vavel. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Gaztañaga y Pedro Orfila, dos fichajes para un Numancia más competitivo" [Gaztañaga and Pedro Orfila, two signings for a more competitive Numancia]. El Mirón de Soria (in Spanish). 10 July 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Pedro Orfila ficha por el Murcia" [Pedro Orfila signs for Murcia]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Orfila, segundo exgrana que ficha el Cartagena" [Orfila, second former grana to sign for Cartagena]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). 3 August 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  11. ^ Fuente, Adrián (5 August 2019). "El Atlético Baleares incorpora a Pedro Orfila" [Atlético Baleares add Pedro Orfila]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  12. ^ "5–0. El Getafe cae a plomo ante el Atlético Baleares" [5–0. Getafe plummet against Atlético Baleares]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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