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In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisParejoand the second or maternal family name isMuñoz.

Dani Parejo
Parejo withValenciain 2019
Personal information
Full name Daniel Parejo Muñoz[1]
Date of birth (1989-04-16)16 April 1989(age 35)[2]
Place of birth Coslada,Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 10
Youth career
1998–2000 Coslada
2000–2003 Espinilla
2003–2006 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Real Madrid B 37 (11)
2008–2009 Real Madrid 5 (0)
2008 →Queens Park Rangers(loan) 14 (0)
2009–2011 Getafe 64 (9)
2011–2020 Valencia 282 (54)
2020– Villarreal 139 (11)
International career
2006–2008 Spain U19 13 (3)
2009 Spain U20 11 (1)
2008–2011 Spain U21 19 (5)
2018–2019 Spain 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Daniel Parejo Muñoz(Spanish pronunciation:[daˈnjelˈdanipaˈɾexo];born 16 April 1989) is a Spanish professionalfootballerwho plays as acentral midfielderforVillarreal.

After starting out atReal Madrid,he first made a name inLa LigawithGetafe.Transferring toValenciain 2011, he went on to appear in 383 official matches for the latter club and win the2019 Copa del Rey.He also spent four months in England withQueens Park Rangers.

Across allyouth levels,Parejo won 43capsforSpainand scored nine goals. He made his full debut in 2018, at the age of 28.

Club career[edit]

Real Madrid[edit]

Born inCoslada,Community of Madrid,[4]Parejo was a product ofReal Madrid's youth academy, joining at the age of 14. He was called on several occasions by first-team coachBernd Schusterto train with the seniors and, during the2006–07 season,played four games forReal Madrid CastillainSegunda División.[5]

On 4 August 2008, Parejo signed a one-yearloandeal withChampionshipclubQueens Park Rangers,[6][7]and made his debut five days later,coming off the benchin a 2–1 win againstBarnsleyatLoftus Road,[8]going on to total 18 official appearances. On 17 December, Real Madrid officially recalled the player from his loan effective 1 January 2009, after first-team midfieldersRubén de la RedandMahamadou Diarrawere both out forthe campaignwith various physical problems.[9]

Parejo was given the squad number 17, which had previously been assigned toRuud van Nistelrooy,who was also out for several months due to a serious injury. He appeared little during the season, his first match being the 4–0La Ligaaway victory overSporting de Gijónon 15 February as he replacedSergio Ramosfor the final ten minutes.[10]

Getafe[edit]

In late July 2009, asEsteban Granerowas re-bought fromGetafe CF,Parejo went in the opposite direction with Real, as in Granero's case, having a similar option.[11]On 25 March 2010, he scored against his former club after stealing the ball fromgoalkeeperIker Casillas,but the hosts lost 4–2.[12]Having to compete for a starting berth in central midfield with coachMíchel's son,Adrián– a former teammate in Real Madrid B – he nevertheless contributed solidly duringthe campaignas they qualified for the second time in their history for theUEFA Europa League.[13]

Parejo appeared more in2010–11(36 matches), but theMadridoutskirts side only narrowly avoided relegation.[14][15][16]

Valencia[edit]

Parejo playing forValenciain 2015

On 14 June 2011,Valencia CFsigned Parejo for a reported €6 million, with out-of-favour goalkeeperMiguel Ángel Moyágoing to Getafe on a year-long loan as part of the deal.[17][18]He made his league debut on 15 August, playing 80 minutes in a 1–1 away draw toRCD Mallorca.[19]

Parejo was quickly deemed surplus to requirements at his new club, his situation not improving even after the serious injury suffered bySergio Canales,who played in his same position.[20]He bounced back, however, for2012–13,scoring twice in 36 official games in an eventual fifth-place finish.[21][22][23]

In the following years, Parejo was an undisputed starter for several managers. In the2014–15 season,his first ascaptain,he scored a career-best 12 goals, being one of the best scorers in the competition from the midfielder position.[24]In the process, he also became the first Valencia midfielder to score ten or more goals sinceVicentein2003–04.[25]

Parejo andPaco Alcácereach scored twice in a 5–1 win away to third-placeRC Celta de Vigoon 7 November 2015; his first came just beforehalf-time,through afree kickto put the visitors ahead 2–1.[26]However, in January, after a poor run of form, the former was stripped of hiscaptaincyin favour of the latter by managerGary Neville.[27]He was reinstated in that position byMarcelino García Toralahead of the2017–18 campaign.[28]

ParejoliftedtheCopa del Reyon 25 May 2019, after a 2–1 defeat ofFC Barcelonainthe final.[29]

Villarreal[edit]

On 12 August 2020, Parejo joinedVillarreal CFon afree transferand a four-year contract.[30]He moved to the local rivals alongside his teammateFrancis Coquelin,a move which caused fury from Valencia's fans towards their chairmanPeter Lim.[31]

Parejowon the Europa Leaguein hisfirst seasonat theEstadio de la Cerámica.Inthe final,he took the free kick thatGerard Morenofinished for Villarreal's goal in a 1–1 draw againstManchester United,and also scored in the 11–10penalty shootoutvictory.[32]

International career[edit]

Parejo was named in theSpain under-19 teamfor the2007 UEFA European Championship.In the tournament held in Austria, he scored the final winner againstGreece(1–0).[33]

Parejo was promoted to theunder-21 teamthe following year, appearing in severalqualification matchesfor the2009 European Championship.He won his firstcapfor thesenior teamon 27 March 2018, replacingThiago Alcântaralate into the 6–1friendlydefeat ofArgentina.[34]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 25 May 2024[35][36]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid B 2006–07 Segunda División 4 1 — — — — 4 1
2007–08 Segunda División B 33 10 — — — — 33 10
Total 37 11 — — — — 37 11
Real Madrid 2008–09 La Liga 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 5 0
Queens Park Rangers(loan) 2008–09 Championship 14 0 0 0 4 0 — — 18 0
Getafe 2009–10 La Liga 28 6 8 1 — — — 36 7
2010–11 La Liga 36 3 3 0 — 5[c] 1 — 44 4
Total 64 9 11 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 80 11
Valencia 2011–12 La Liga 16 0 6 0 — 8[d] 0 — 30 0
2012–13 La Liga 27 1 4 1 — 5[e] 0 — 36 2
2013–14 La Liga 31 4 4 0 — 11[c] 1 — 46 5
2014–15 La Liga 34 12 3 0 — — — 37 12
2015–16 La Liga 33 8 6 1 — 11[f] 2 — 50 11
2016–17 La Liga 36 5 3 1 — — — 39 6
2017–18 La Liga 34 7 8 1 — — — 42 8
2018–19 La Liga 36 9 8 0 — 12[g] 1 — 56 10
2019–20 La Liga 35 8 3 0 — 8[e] 1 1[h] 1 47 10
Total 282 54 45 4 0 0 55 5 1 1 383 64
Villarreal 2020–21 La Liga 36 3 5 0 — 12[c] 0 — 53 3
2021–22 La Liga 33 2 1 0 — 12[e] 1 0 0 46 3
2022–23 La Liga 37 3 4 0 — 9[i] 0 — 50 3
2023–24 La Liga 33 3 2 0 — 7[c] 1 — 42 4
Total 139 11 12 0 0 0 40 2 0 0 191 13
Career total 540 87 68 5 4 0 100 8 1 1 714 101
  1. ^IncludesCopa del Rey
  2. ^IncludesFootball League Cup
  3. ^abcdAppearances inUEFA Europa League
  4. ^Three appearances inUEFA Champions League,five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^abcAppearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^Appearance inSupercopa de España
  9. ^Appearances inUEFA Europa Conference League

International[edit]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain[37] 2018 1 0
2019 3 0
Total 4 0

Honours[edit]

Valencia

Villarreal

Spain U19

Spain U20

Spain U21

Individual

References[edit]

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