José Gragera Amado (born 14 May 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for RCD Espanyol.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Gragera Amado | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Asunción | |||
| 2008–2018 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Sporting B | 56 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Sporting Gijón | 91 | (4) |
| 2023– | RCD Espanyol | 39 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Spain U21 | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Club career
editGragera was born in Gijón, Asturias, and joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2008, from La Asunción CF. On 24 January 2018, while still a youth, he signed a professional three-year deal with the club.[2]
Gragera made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 December 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Pedro Díaz in a 1–0 Segunda División B away win against Arenas Club de Getxo. He scored his first goal the following 14 October, netting the second in a 2–0 win at CD Izarra.
Gragera made his first team debut on 8 June 2019, again replacing Díaz in a 1–0 home defeat of Cádiz CF in the Segunda División.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 20 September 2020, netting the game's only in an away success over FC Cartagena.
On 31 January 2023, Gragera signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side RCD Espanyol.[4]
Career statistics
edit- As of 23 June 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting B | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Sporting Gijón | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 91 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 4 | ||
| Espanyol | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| Career total | 177 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 191 | 6 | ||
References
edit- ^ "José Gragera". La Liga. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "José Gragera renueva su compromiso con el Sporting" [José Gragera renews his link with Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "El Cádiz desiste en El Molinón" [Cádiz give up at the El Molinón] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Gragera, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol" [Gragera, new player of RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ José Gragera at Soccerway
External links
edit- Profile at the RCD Espanyol website
- José Gragera at BDFutbol
- José Gragera at Soccerway