Nacho Gil
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio Gil de Pareja Vicent | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Elche (on loan from Valencia) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2014 | Valencia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Valencia B | 95 | (16) |
| 2017– | Valencia | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2018– | → Elche (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2018 | |||
Ignacio "Nacho" Gil de Pareja Vicent (born 9 September 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Elche CF, on loan from Valencia CF. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a left winger.
Club career
Gil was born in Valencia, and joined hometown club Valencia CF's youth setup in 2002 at the age of seven.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 5 January 2014, starting in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against CE L'Hospitalet.[2]
Gil was definitely promoted to the B-team ahead of the 2014–15 season, and scored his first senior goal on 7 December 2014 in a 1–0 away win over CF Reus Deportiu.[3] He featured regularly for the side during the following years, whilst being utilized as a forward during the 2016–17 campaign.[1]
Gil had a loan move to Deportivo Alavés cancelled. He rejected an offer from Villarreal CF in August 2016,[4] but submitted a transfer request to his parent club in January 2017, which was refused.[5] Shortly after, he was called up to train with the main squad by manager Voro.[1]
Gil made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 25 February 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Mario Suárez in a 1–2 away loss to Alavés.[6] On 4 May, he renewed his contract until 2020.[7]
On 25 January 2018, Gil was loaned to fellow league side UD Las Palmas for six months.[8] On 10 September, he moved to Segunda División side Elche CF also in a temporary deal.[9]
Personal life
Gil's elder brother, Carles, is also a footballer and an attacking midfielder. He also came through at Valencia.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "El debut con el Valencia hace justicia con Nacho Gil" [Valencia debut makes justice with Nacho Gil]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 26 February 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "El Mestalla cae derrotado en su visita al CE l´Hospitalet" [Mestalla fall defeated in trip to CE l´Hospitalet]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 5 January 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Reus Deportiu–Valencia Mestalla (0–1): Nacho Gil resucita al filial" [Reus Deportiu–Valencia Mestalla (0–1): Nacho Gil revives the reserves] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "'No' al Villarreal por Nacho Gil" ['No' to Villarreal from Nacho Gil]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 17 August 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "El VCF cierra todas las puertas a Nacho Gil" [VCF close all doors to Nacho Gil] (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "El Alavés se disfraza de guerrero" [Alavés dress up as a warrior]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 February 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "El Valencia renueva a Nacho Gil y a Nacho Vidal hasta 2020" [Valencia renew Nacho Gil and Nacho Vidal until 2020]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 May 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial | Nacho Gil" [Official announcement | Nacho Gil] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Official statement Nacho Gil". Valencia CF. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ García, Carlos (19 October 2012). "Apuesta de futuro por la familia Gil" [One for the future from the Gil family]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2015.
External links
- Nacho Gil at BDFutbol
- Stats and bio at CiberChe Template:Es icon
- Nacho Gil at Soccerway