Pipa (footballer)

Pipa
Personal information
Full name	Gonzalo Ávila Gordón
Date of birth	26 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Esparreguera, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Espanyol
Number	2
Youth career
	Esparreguera
2008–2017	Espanyol
2009–2010	→ Damm (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2018	Espanyol B
2018–	Espanyol
2019	→ Gimnàstic (loan)
International career‡
2016–2017	Spain U19
2016	Spain U20
2019–	Spain U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 Décember 2019; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2019

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Gonzalo Ávila Gordón (born 26 January 1998), commonly known as Pipa, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a right back.

Club career

Born in Esparraguera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pipa finished his formation with RCD Espanyol, after previous stints at CF Damm and FS Esparraguera.^[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 February 2016, starting in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Valencia CF Mestalla.^[2]

Pipa was a regular starter for the B-side during the 2016–17 season, which ended in relegation. On 22 May 2017 he renewed his contract until 2022,^[3] and scored his first senior goal on 27 August by netting the last in a 3–0 home win against FC Ascó for the Tercera División championship.^[4]

On 28 May 2018, Pipa was definitely promoted to the main squad in La Liga ahead of the 2018–19 campaign.^[5] The following 2 January, after failing to appear in a single match for the Pericos, he was loaned to Segunda División strugglers Gimnàstic de Tarragona until June.^[6]

Pipa made his professional debut on 6 January 2019, starting as a right winger in a 1–0 home win against Córdoba CF.^[7] He was a regular starter for the club during his six-month spell, suffering team relegation.

Upon returning to Espanyol, Pipa was handed the number 2 jersey, and made his first team debut on 15 August 2019, starting in a 3–0 home defeat of FC Luzern in the UEFA Europa League.^[8] He made his top tier debut on 26 September, replacing Wu Lei in a 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo.^[9]

References

^ ""Estoy centrado en el presente"" ["I am focused in the present"] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ "Pipa debuta en Segunda B" [Pipa debuts in Segunda B] (in Spanish). Vavel. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ "¡'Pipa' 2022!" [Pipe, 2022!] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ "El filial perico juega, sufre, disfruta y vence" [The reserve team perico play, suffer, enjoy and win] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ "Álex López, Pipa y Puado, jugadores de Primera" [Álex López, Pipa and Puado, Primera players] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ "Pipa arriba cedit pel RCD Espanyol" [Pipa arrives on loan from RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 2 January 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
^ "Un golazo de falta da tres puntos vitales a los tarraconenses" [A great free kick goal gives three vital points to the Tarragona side] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^ "Wu Lei, el debutante Campuzano y la cantera arrasan a la morriña" [Wu Lei, the debutant Campuzano and the cantera wash away the homesickness] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ "Mina rescata al Celta en el minuto 95" [Mina rescues Celta in the 95th minute] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

External links

Pipa at BDFutbol
Pipa at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Pipa at Soccerway

[1] ""Estoy centrado en el presente"" ["I am focused in the present"] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[2] "Pipa debuta en Segunda B" [Pipa debuts in Segunda B] (in Spanish). Vavel. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[3] "¡'Pipa' 2022!" [Pipe, 2022!] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[4] "El filial perico juega, sufre, disfruta y vence" [The reserve team perico play, suffer, enjoy and win] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[5] "Álex López, Pipa y Puado, jugadores de Primera" [Álex López, Pipa and Puado, Primera players] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[6] "Pipa arriba cedit pel RCD Espanyol" [Pipa arrives on loan from RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 2 January 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

[7] "Un golazo de falta da tres puntos vitales a los tarraconenses" [A great free kick goal gives three vital points to the Tarragona side] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[8] "Wu Lei, el debutante Campuzano y la cantera arrasan a la morriña" [Wu Lei, the debutant Campuzano and the cantera wash away the homesickness] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[9] "Mina rescata al Celta en el minuto 95" [Mina rescues Celta in the 95th minute] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

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