Dani Parejo
 Parejo playing for Valencia in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Parejo Muñoz | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Coslada, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valencia | ||
| 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– | Valencia | 108 | (17) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Spain U19 | 13 | (3) |
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 11 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Spain U21 | 19 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2015 | |||
Template:Spanish name Daniel "Dani" Parejo Muñoz (born 16 April 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a central midfielder.
Club career
Real Madrid
Born in Coslada, Community of Madrid, Parejo was a product of Real Madrid's youth academy, joining at the age of 14. He was called on several occasions by first-team coach Bernd Schuster to train with the seniors and, during the 2006–07 season, played four games for Real Madrid Castilla in Segunda División.
On 4 August 2008 Parejo signed a one-year loan deal with Football League Championship side Queens Park Rangers, and made his club debut five days later, coming off the bench in a 2–1 win over Barnsley at Loftus Road, 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 midfielders Rubén de la Red and Mahamadou Diarra were both out for the season with various physical problems.[1]
Parejo was given the squad number 17, which had previously been assigned to Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was also out for the remainder of the campaign due to a serious injury. He appeared little during the season, his first match being the 4–0 La Liga win at Sporting de Gijón on 15 February as he replaced Sergio Ramos for the final ten minutes.[2]
Getafe
In late July 2009, as Esteban Granero was re-bought from Getafe CF, Parejo went in the opposite direction with Real, as in Granero's case, having a similar option.[3] On 25 March 2010 he scored against his former team, after stealing the ball from goalkeeper Iker Casillas, but the home team lost it 2–4;[4] having to compete for a starting berth in central midfield with coach Míchel's son, Adrián – a former teammate in Real Madrid B – he nevertheless contributed solidly during the season as Getafe qualified for the second time in its history for the UEFA Europa League.
Parejo appeared more for Getafe in 2010–11 (36 matches), but the Madrid outskirts club only narrowly avoided relegation.
Valencia
On 14 June 2011 Valencia CF officially announced the signing of Parejo for a reported €6 million, with out-of-favor goalkeeper Miguel Ángel Moyà going to Getafe on a year-long loan as part of the deal.[5][6] He made his league debut on 15 August, playing 80 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against RCD Mallorca.[7]
Parejo was quickly deemed surplus to requirements at his new club, his situation not improving even after the serious injury suffered by Sergio Canales, who played in his same position.[8] He bounced back, however, for 2012–13, scoring twice in 36 official games in an eventual fifth-place finish.
In the following seasons, Parejo was an undisputed starter for several managers. In 2014–15 he scored a career-best 12 goals, being one of the best scorers in the competition from the midfielder position.[9]
International career
Parejo was named in the Spanish under-19 squad for the 2007 UEFA European Championship. In the tournament held in Austria, he scored the final winner against Greece (1–0).[10]
The following year Parejo was "upgraded" to the under-21 side, appearing in several qualification matches for the 2009 European Championship.
Honours
Country
- Spain U19
- Spain U20
- Spain U21
Club statistics
- As of 3 May 2015[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2006–07 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2007–08 | 33 | 10 | — | — | — | 33 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 11 | — | — | — | 37 | 11 | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2008–09 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Real Madrid | 2008–09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Getafe | 2009–10 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | |
| 2010–11 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 44 | 4 | ||
| Total | 64 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 11 | |
| Valencia | 2011–12 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 46 | 5 | ||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 12 | |||
| Total | 105 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 19 | |
| Career totals | 225 | 37 | 28 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 284 | 41 | |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Cup
References
- ^ "Real Madrid recall Parejo from QPR loan deal". ESPN Soccernet. 17 December 2008.
- ^ "Sporting Gijon 0–4 Real Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Getafe sign Parejo". FIFA. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Ruthless Real return to the summit". ESPN Soccernet. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial" (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Acuerdo por Parejo" (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Last-gasp Mallorca deny Valencia". ESPN Soccernet. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Unai Emery margina a Parejo y Ricardo Costa" (in Spanish). Marca. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Parejo iguala a James como centrocampista más goleador de la Liga" (in Spanish). Marca. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 'The greatest feeling I've experienced'; UEFA.com, 27 July 2007
- ^ ITA – ESP 1:2 (0:0); Pescara 2009, 4 July 2009
- ^ "Dani Parejo". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
External links
- Valencia official profile
- BDFutbol profile
- CiberChe stats and bio Template:Es icon
- Dani Parejo at Soccerbase
- Dani Parejo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Use dmy dates from April 2013
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Coslada
- Spanish footballers
- Madrilenian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Real Madrid C.F. players
- Getafe CF footballers
- Valencia CF players
- The Football League players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England