Yarek Gąsiorowski Hernandis (born 12 January 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Valencia.
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| Full name | Yarek Gąsiorowski Hernandis | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Polinyà de Xúquer, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2022 | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Valencia B | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Valencia | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Spain U17 | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Spain U19 | 28 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:24, 18 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:32, 28 July 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
editBorn in Spain, Gąsiorowski was born to a Polish father and Spanish mother.[1] His mother named him by Polish name Jarek and replaced the first letter by Y to keep Polish ([ja]), not Spanish pronunciation ([xa]).[2]
Club career
editGąsiorowski trialled for Valencia in 2012, and joined their academy shortly after. On 4 August 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club for 3+2 years.[3] In September 2022, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.[4]
International career
editGąsiorowski has dual citizenship (Spain and Poland) and has received invitations to both the Spain U17s and the Poland U17s.[2] He was called-up to the Poland U17s twice, both call-ups were however dismissed by Valencia.[5] Afterwards, Gąsiorowski chose to play for Spain (his lack of knowledge of Polish was among reasons).[6][2] He was called up to the Spain U19s in September 2022.[7]
Style of play
editFormerly a full-back, Gąsiorowski is a centre-back that likes to "bring the ball out from the back, tends to win aerial challenges, likes to be physical when needed and always close to opposition forwards.” He is a long throw specialist.[3]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 17 August 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valencia B | 2022–23 | Segunda Federación | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Valencia | 2023–24 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in 2023 Segunda Federación play-offs
Honours
editSpain U19
Individual
References
edit- ^ Pérez, Luis Mejías (13 April 2022). "Yarek Gasiorowski, el gran central del Valencia".
- ^ a b c One family between two flags: The long summer of Yarek Gąsiorowski // AIPS, July 12, 2023
- ^ a b "#VCF | El trofeo Valencia Naranja cumple sus bodas de oro en la previa a la Liga". Plaza Deportiva.
- ^ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (28 September 2022). "Next Generation 2022: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Zmiana perspektywy na grę dla Polski". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). 26 July 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Barker, Gabby (24 May 2022). "The five U-17s who chose to play with the National Team". Sports Finding.
- ^ "Yarek Gasiorowski, el central que ya conoce Gattuso y que sigue la estela internacional de Paterna". ElDesmarque Valencia. 14 September 2022.
- ^ Yarek Gąsiorowski at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 Under-19 EURO final: Spain 2-0 France". UEFA. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "2024 Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
edit- Yarek Gąsiorowski at BDFutbol
- Yarek Gąsiorowski at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Yarek Gąsiorowski at Soccerway