César Soriano Ferrero (born 22 April 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

César Soriano
Soriano with Leganés in 2016
Personal information
Full name César Soriano Ferrero
Date of birth (1983-04-22) 22 April 1983 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Ontinyent, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Valencia B 45 (0)
2003 Valencia 1 (0)
2004–2005 Castellón 5 (0)
2005–2006 Leganés 24 (0)
2006–2011 Ontinyent 92 (1)
2011–2012 Badalona 33 (0)
2012–2013 Guadalajara 39 (1)
2014 Avilés 10 (1)
2014–2016 Leganés 54 (0)
2016–2017 Huesca 25 (0)
2017–2018 Alcorcón 17 (0)
2018–2021 Lleida Esportiu 57 (0)
Total 402 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Ontinyent, Valencian Community, Soriano finished his youth career at Valencia CF,[1] and made his senior debut with their reserves in the Segunda División B. On 21 June 2003 he played his only La Liga game with the first team, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 away win against Sevilla FC.[2]

Released by the Che in summer 2004, Soriano went on to spend seven of the following eight seasons in the third division, with CD Castellón, CD Leganés, Ontinyent CF and CF Badalona.[3] On 4 July 2012, he joined Segunda División side CD Guadalajara.[4]

Soriano appeared in his first competitive match for his new club on 19 August 2012, featuring the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw at AD Alcorcón.[5] He scored his only goal as a professional the following 7 April, contributing to a 3–1 home victory over Córdoba CF.[6]

On 2 March 2014, Soriano signed for Real Avilés CF until the end of the third-tier season.[7] After impressing, he moved to Leganés one league above on 2 July.[8]

Soriano agreed to a new one-year contract at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque in June 2015.[9] He contributed 22 appearances during the campaign, as the team from the Madrid outskirts achieved promotion to the top flight for the first time ever.[10][11]

On 7 July 2016, 33-year-old Soriano signed a one-year deal with SD Huesca as a free agent.[10] A year later, he moved to fellow second-division club AD Alcorcón on a contract of the same duration.[12]

On 23 July 2018, Soriano joined Lleida Esportiu in division three for two years.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cumplen años Carlos Delgado y César Soriano" [Carlos Delgado and César Soriano celebrate birthdays] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. ^ Cordovilla, Anna (22 June 2003). "Juan Sánchez y Aimar dan un disgusto al Sevilla" [Juan Sánchez and Aimar break Sevilla's hearts]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  3. ^ Pérez, Patricia (9 July 2011). "El Badalona incorpora César Soriano i Àlex García" [Badalona add César Soriano and Álex García] (in Catalan). La Jornada. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Álex García y César Soriano, dos jugadores más para el Deportivo Guadalajara" [Álex García and César Soriano, two more players for Deportivo Guadalajara] (in Spanish). CD Guadalajara. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Alcorcón y Guadalajara empiezan a medio gas" [Alcorcón and Guadalajara start at half-strength]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 August 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. ^ "El Deportivo se aferra a Segunda y apaga las ilusiones del Córdoba" [Deportivo cling on to Segunda and down Córdoba's illusions]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  7. ^ Bernardo, Marta (2 March 2014). "El Real Avilés ficha al defensa César Soriano" [Real Avilés sign defender César Soriano]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  8. ^ "César Soriano, segunda incorporación del Leganés" [César Soriano, second addition of Leganés]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  9. ^ "La solvencia de César Soriano, un año más de blanquiazul" [The consistency of César Soriano, a further year in white-and-blue] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  10. ^ a b "César Soriano, nuevo jugador azulgrana" [César Soriano, new red-and-blue player] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  11. ^ Puyuelo, Jorge (28 July 2016). "César Soriano: "La clave del éxito está en el vestuario"" [César Soriano: "The key to success is in the locker room"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  12. ^ "César Soriano, nuevo futbolista de la A.D. Alcorcón" [César Soriano, new footballer of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  13. ^ "El Lleida Esportiu reforça la defensa amb César Soriano" [Lleida Esportiu reinforce the defence with César Soriano] (in Catalan). Lleida Esportiu. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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