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Mario Gaspar

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In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisPérezand the second or maternal family name isMartínez.
Mario Gaspar
Mario Gaspar playing withVillarrealin 2018
Personal information
Full name Mario Gaspar Pérez Martínez[1]
Date of birth (1990-11-24)24 November 1990(age 33)[2]
Place of birth Novelda,Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Elche
Number 2
Youth career
Albacete
2007 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Villarreal C 15 (1)
2008–2011 Villarreal B 79 (0)
2009–2022 Villarreal 337 (10)
2022–2023 Watford 31 (0)
2023– Elche 32 (3)
International career
2008–2009 Spain U19 13 (2)
2009 Spain U20 1 (0)
2011 Spain U21 2 (0)
2015–2016 Spain 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Mario Gaspar Pérez Martínez(Spanish pronunciation:[ˈmaɾjoɣasˈpaɾˈpeɾeθmaɾˈtineθ];[a]born 24 November 1990) is a Spanish professionalfootballerwho plays as aright-backforSegunda DivisiónclubElche.

He spent 15 years of his career atVillarreal,making 424 official appearances and winning the2020–21 UEFA Europa League.[3][4]In July 2022, he signed withWatford.

Mario Gaspar played his first match withSpainin 2015, scoring on his debut.

Club career

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Villarreal

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Born inNovelda,Alicante,Valencian Community,Mario Gaspar finished his development atVillarreal CFafter arriving fromAlbacete Balompié.[5]On 15 March 2009, aged just 18, he made his first-team – andLa Liga– debut, in a game againstAtlético Madrid:hereplacedGiuseppe Rossiwith roughly 25 minutes to play, with the score at 2–1, but theYellow Submarineeventually lost 3–2 away.[6]

Mario Gaspar spent the entire2009–10 seasonwiththe reserves.He started in all 31 games he appeared in, as they easily retained their newly-foundSegunda Divisiónstatus.[7][8]

Midway throughthe following campaign,Mario Gaspar was definitely promoted to the main squad followingÁngel López's severekneeinjury, also making the starting XI.[9]On 16 January 2011, in his first start, he played the full 90 minutes in a 4–2 home win overCA Osasuna,[10]finishing with 22 appearances. He scored his first competitive goal on 1 May 2012, opening the 3–2 victory atSporting de Gijóntowards the end of aseason which finished with relegation.[11]In May 2014, with a year remaining on his contract, it was extended for a further four.[12]

Mario Gaspar scored his first goal inEuropean competitionon 21 August 2014, concluding a 3–0 away defeat ofFC Astanain the first leg of theirUEFA Europa Leagueplay-off(7–0 aggregate).[13]In January 2017, he signed a new deal to last until 2023.[14][15]

On 18 March 2018, Mario Gaspar played his 300th official match for Villarreal, in a 2–1 win at Atlético; onlyCani,Marcos Sennaand teammateBruno Sorianohad reached that figure before for the club.[16]He filled in ascaptainduring the lengthy injuries of the last of those players,[17]and on 21 April 2021 with a 2–1 away loss toDeportivo Alavéshe joined him at 400 matches.[18]

In2021–22,still under managerUnai Emery,Mario Gaspar was kept out of the team by bothSerge AurierandJuan Foyth.[19]

Watford

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On 29 July 2022, Mario Gaspar signed forEFL ChampionshipclubWatford.[20]He made his league debut on 8 August, a 77th-minute substitute forHassane Kamarain the 1–1 draw atWest Bromwich Albion.[21]

Mario Gaspar was released in July 2023, having reached an agreement to cancel his contract.[22]

Elche

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On 31 July 2023, Mario Gaspar returned to Spain, joining second-tierElche CFon a one-year contract with an option for a further year.[23]

International career

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Gaspar withSpainin 2015

Mario Gaspar earned 16capsforSpain at youth level,including two for theunder-21s.He received his first call up tothe senior sidein October 2015,[24]making his debut on the 12th by scoring the game's only goal inUkraine– the last round, the nation had already secured the first position in its group – for theUEFA Euro 2016qualifiers.[25]He repeated the feat the following match, scoring anoverhead kickto open a 2–0friendlywin againstEnglandinAlicante,[26]with the strike being nominated for theFIFA Puskás Award.[27]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 18 March 2023[28][29][30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[b] League cup[c] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Villarreal B 2007–08 Segunda División B 9 0 — — — — 9 0
2008–09 31 0 — — — 6[d] 0 37 0
2009–10 Segunda División 31 0 — — — — 31 0
2010–11 8 0 — — — — 8 0
Total 79 0 — — — 6 0 85 0
Villarreal 2008–09 La Liga 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
2010–11 22 0 5 0 — 11[e] 0 — 38 0
2011–12 23 1 1 0 — 5[f] 0 — 29 1
2012–13 Segunda División 28 0 0 0 — — — 28 0
2013–14 La Liga 36 1 1 0 — — — 37 1
2014–15 34 3 6 0 — 11[e] 1 — 51 4
2015–16 33 2 1 0 — 10[e] 0 — 44 2
2016–17 36 0 3 0 — 4[g] 0 — 43 0
2017–18 32 2 1 0 — 5[e] 0 — 38 2
2018–19 31 1 1 0 — 8[e] 0 — 40 1
2019–20 25 0 3 0 — — — 28 0
2020–21 24 0 1 0 — 4[e] 0 — 29 0
2021–22 12 0 3 0 — 2[f] 0 1[h] 0 18 0
Total 337 10 26 0 — 60 1 1 0 424 11
Watford 2022–23 Championship 31 0 1 0 1 0 — — 33 0
Career total 447 10 27 0 1 0 60 1 7 0 542 11
  1. ^In isolation,Gasparis pronounced[ɡasˈpaɾ].
  2. ^IncludesCopa del Rey,FA Cup
  3. ^IncludesEFL Cup
  4. ^Appearances inSegunda División B promotion play-offs
  5. ^abcdefAppearances inUEFA Europa League
  6. ^abAppearances inUEFA Champions League
  7. ^Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^Appearance inUEFA Super Cup

International

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Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mario Gaspar goal.
List of international goals scored by Mario Gaspar
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2015 Olympic Stadium,Kyiv,Ukraine Ukraine 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying[25]
2 13 November 2015 José Rico Pérez,Alicante,Spain England 1–0 2–0 Friendly[26]

Honours

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Villarreal

References

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  1. ^"Mario Gaspar"(in Spanish). Villarreal CF. Archived fromthe originalon 1 December 2017.Retrieved13 April2019.
  2. ^abMario GasparatAS.com(in Spanish)Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^"Bruno Soriano, Manu Trigueros y Mario Gaspar, emblemas del Villarreal con más de 400 partidos a sus espaldas"[Bruno Soriano, Manu Trigueros and Mario Gaspar, Villarreal emblems with more than 400 matches to their credit] (in Spanish). Castellón Información. 25 May 2022.Retrieved2 August2022.
  4. ^"El Villarreal se despide de Mario Gaspar tras 15 temporadas y ficha a Kiko Femenía"[Villarreal say goodbye to Mario Gaspar after 15 seasons and sign Kiko Femenía] (in Spanish).Europa Press.28 July 2022.Retrieved2 August2022.
  5. ^Costarrosa, David (28 July 2022)."Mario Gaspar y el Villarreal separan sus caminos 15 años después"[Mario Gaspar and Villarreal part their ways 15 years later] (in Spanish). Castellón Plaza.Retrieved21 January2023.
  6. ^Anaut, Juan José (15 March 2009)."El fútbol fue justo con el Atlético"[Football was fair to Atlético].Marca(in Spanish).Retrieved2 March2014.
  7. ^Mata, Javier (28 May 2010).""Los del B tienen mucha calidad para dar el salto""[ "The B guys have what it takes to make the transition" ].Diario AS(in Spanish).Retrieved21 January2023.
  8. ^Julián, Rafa (27 December 2010)."Números de récord en el filial amarillo"[Record numbers at yellow reserves].Diario Siglo XXI(in Spanish).Retrieved21 January2023.
  9. ^"Joao Pereira, en la agenda del Villarreal"[João Pereira, tracked by Villarreal].Marca(in Spanish). 24 November 2011.Retrieved21 January2023.
  10. ^"Cani inspires Villarreal".ESPN Soccernet.15 January 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 24 October 2012.Retrieved18 April2011.
  11. ^Melero, Delfín (1 May 2012)."El Villarreal se declara inocente y condena al Sporting"[Villarreal plead not guilty and condemn Sporting].Marca(in Spanish).Retrieved14 November2015.
  12. ^Lizarraga, José Luis (19 May 2014)."El club amarillo blinda a Mario con un contrato hasta el 2019"[The yellow club tie down Mario with a contract until 2019].El Periódico Mediterráneo(in Spanish).Retrieved14 January2021.
  13. ^"Astana-Villarreal: Eliminatoria sentenciada (0–3)"[Astana-Villarreal: Tie decided (0–3)] (in Spanish).Eurosport.21 August 2014.Retrieved14 November2015.
  14. ^"El Villarreal renueva a Mario y Jaume Costa"[Villarreal renew Mario and Jaume Costa].Marca(in Spanish). 11 January 2017.Retrieved14 January2021.
  15. ^Mata, Javier (11 January 2017)."Villarreal hand new deals to Mario Gaspar and Jaume Costa".Diario AS.Retrieved3 May2021.
  16. ^"Mario es unix als 300 del Villarreal"[Mario joins Villarreal's 300 club].Super Deporte(in Catalan). 22 March 2018.Retrieved27 August2020.
  17. ^"La fuerza moral de Bruno Soriano"[Bruno Soriano's moral strength].Diario de Burgos(in Spanish). 24 June 2020.Retrieved14 January2021.
  18. ^"Mario Gaspar alcanza a Bruno Soriano en el Villarreal"[Mario Gaspar closes in on Bruno Soriano at Villarreal].Mundo Deportivo(in Spanish). 22 April 2021.Retrieved3 May2021.
  19. ^Mateu, Ismael (28 January 2022)."Los comodines de Emery frente a las adversidades"[Emery's jokers against adversities].Super Deporte(in Spanish).Retrieved17 March2022.
  20. ^"Official: Mario Gaspar signs on".Watford F.C. 29 July 2022.Retrieved29 July2022.
  21. ^Scott, Ged (8 August 2022)."West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Watford".BBC Sport.Retrieved9 August2022.
  22. ^French, Andrew (1 July 2023)."Quina leaves Watford for Udinese and Gaspar also departs".Watford Observer.Retrieved12 July2023.
  23. ^Manteca, Óscar (31 July 2023)."Mario Gaspar, nuevo futbolista del Elche"[Mario Gaspar, new Elche footballer] (in Spanish). Alicante Plaza.Retrieved1 August2023.
  24. ^Farrell, Dom (5 October 2015)."Del Bosque reinforces Spain after injury setbacks".Goal.Retrieved11 October2015.
  25. ^ab"Debutant Gaspar earns Spain victory in Ukraine".UEFA. 12 October 2015.Retrieved12 October2015.
  26. ^abMcNulty, Phil (14 November 2015)."Spain 2–0 England".BBC Sport.Retrieved13 November2015.
  27. ^"Saúl, Neymar, Mario Gaspar and Messi up for Puskás Award".Diario AS.21 November 2016.Retrieved2 December2016.
  28. ^Mario Gasparat BDFutbol
  29. ^Mario Gasparat Soccerway
  30. ^Mario Gasparat FBref.comEdit this at Wikidata
  31. ^Stone, Simon (26 May 2021)."Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United".BBC Sport.Retrieved26 May2021.
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