Eugeni Valderrama

Eugeni
Personal information
Full name Eugeni Valderrama Domènech
Date of birth (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994
Place of birth Tarragona, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Valencia B
Youth career
2006–2011 Barcelona
2011–2012 Gimnàstic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Gimnàstic 29 (1)
2013–2015 Sevilla B 23 (0)
2014–2015Lleida Esportiu (loan) 18 (1)
2015–2016 Badalona 35 (7)
2016– Valencia B 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Valderrama and the second or maternal family name is Domènech.

Eugeni Valderrama Domènech (born 19 July 1994), simply known as Eugeni, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Valencia CF Mestalla as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Eugeni played with FC Barcelona from ages 12 to 17. In the 2011 summer he returned to his hometown, finishing his formation with Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

Eugeni made his senior debut on 22 February 2012, against AD Torreforta for the Copa Catalunya.[1] In March, he and Juan Millán were called up to train with the first team.[2]

Eugeni made his first Segunda División appearance on 21 April 2012, appearing as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against CD Guadalajara.[3] He made his first start on 3 June against Elche CF, playing the full 90 minutes as the match ended with the same score.[4]

On 10 July 2012, Eugeni was promoted to the main squad, with Nàstic now in Segunda División B.[5] On 3 March 2013 he scored his first professional goal, the last in a 4–1 home success over RCD Mallorca B.[6]

On 25 June 2013, Eugeni signed a three-year deal with Sevilla FC, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level.[7][8] On 18 July 2015, after a loan stint at Lleida Esportiu, he moved to CF Badalona.[9]

On 9 June 2016, Eugeni signed for another reserve team, Valencia CF Mestalla.[10]

References

  1. Torreforta 1–4 Nàstic (Copa Catalunya) (Torreforta 1–4 Nàstic (Catalonia Cup)); Gimnàstic's official website, 22 February 2012 (Spanish)
  2. Los juveniles, Eugeni y Juan, entrenarán mañana con el primer equipo (Youth players Eugeni and Juan will train tomorrow with first team); Gimnàstic's official website, 6 March 2012 (Spanish)
  3. El Guadalajara condena al Nástic (Guadalajara condemns Nástic); Marca, 21 April 2012 (Spanish)
  4. Cristóbal arregla un partido anodino (Cristóbal solves dull game); Marca, 3 June 2012 (Spanish)
  5. Ñoño, Aleix i Joel Coch, i Eugeni jugaran al primer equip (Ñoño, Aleix and Joel Coch and Eugeni will play with first team); Gimnàstic's official website 10 July 2012. Retrieved on 12 July 2012. (Catalan)
  6. Nàstic 4–1 Mallorca B: el Nàstic se reencuentra en casa y sigue la estela de la zona noble (Nàstic 4–1 Mallorca B: Nàstic regains home touch and stays close to promotion zone); Blog del Nàstic, 3 March 2013 (Spanish)
  7. El Nàstic traspassa Eugeni Valderrama al Sevilla FC (Nàstic transfer Eugeni Valderrama to Sevilla FC); Gimnàstic's official website, 25 June 2013 (Catalan)
  8. Eugeni, un mediocentro creativo para el Sevilla Atlético (Eugeni, creative central midfielder for Sevilla Atlético); Sevilla's official website, 25 June 2013 (Spanish)
  9. Tres incorporacions més per començar a rodar (Three more additions to start moving); El Punt Avui, 18 July 2015 (Catalan)
  10. El Valencia ficha al centrocampista Eugeni Valderrama para el filial (Valencia sign central midfielder Eugeni Valderrama for the reserve team); Super Deporte, 9 June 2016 (Spanish)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.