Sergi Guardiola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Guardiola Navarro | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Manacor, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Adelaide United (on loan from Granada) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jumilla | |||
| 2009–2010 | Lorca Deportiva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Lorca Deportiva | 2 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Jumilla | 42 | (2) |
| 2012 | La Nucía | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Ontinyent | 17 | (1) |
| 2013 | Getafe B | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Novelda | 33 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Eldense | 39 | (17) |
| 2015 | Alcorcón | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Barcelona B | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Granada B | 19 | (8) |
| 2016– | Granada | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Adelaide United (loan) | 5 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 October 2016. | |||
Sergio "Sergi" Guardiola Navarro (born 29 May 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Australian club Adelaide United FC on loan from Granada CF as a forward.
Club career
Early career
Born in Manacor, Majorca, Balearic Islands,[1] Guardiola was a product of Lorca Deportiva CF's youth system, and made his debuts as a senior in the 2009–10 season, in Tercera División. In the 2010 summer, he signed with Segunda División B club Jumilla CF.
In February 2012, Guardiola moved to CF La Nucía in the fourth division.[2] On 1 August, he joined third level side Ontinyent CF,[3] moving to fellow league team Getafe CF B on 12 January 2013.[4]
Eldense / Alcorcón
On 12 July 2014, Guardiola signed for CD Eldense after scoring nine goals in the 2013–14 campaign while playing for Novelda CF.[5] On 14 May of the following year, he agreed to a three-year deal with AD Alcorcón, which was made effective on 1 July.[6]
Guardiola made his professional debut on 22 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Óscar Plano in a 2–0 Segunda División home win against Córdoba CF.[7] On 24 December, after being rarely used, he terminated his contract.[8]
Barcelona B and offensive tweets
On 28 December 2015, Guardiola signed a one-and-a-half year deal with FC Barcelona, being assigned to its reserve team in the third tier.[9] However, just hours later, he was released after the discovery of offensive tweets about the club and Catalonia made in 2013.[10][11] He claimed they were made by a friend as a joke, and that he had not noticed they had been posted.[12]
Granada
The following 11 January, Guardiola joined another reserve outfit from the same league, Granada CF B, for the remainder of the campaign.[13] He made his debut later that day, putting his team ahead with a penalty kick in a 1–1 draw at CD San Roque de Lepe.[14]
Guardiola was promoted to the first team by new manager Paco Jémez in July 2016, appearing regularly during the pre-season and also being an unused substitute in the opening game of the 2016–17 season against Villarreal CF.
Loan to Adelaide United
After the arrival of Granada's new signings, Guardiola was deemed suplus to requirements and was loaned to A-League club Adelaide United on 13 September 2016.[15]
References
- ↑ "El jumillano Sergio Guardiola se gana el título de jugador revelación del Novelda" [Jumilla's own Sergio Guardiola wins best new player of Novelda]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). 12 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "La Nucía se renueva para intentar volver a recuperar las posiciones de ´play-off´" [La Nucía renews itself to return to play-off positions] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "Sergio Guardiola i Chupi fitxen per l'Ontinyent" [Sergio Guardiola and Chupi sign for Ontinyent] (in Catalan). Ontinyent CF. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "Sergi Guardiola traspasado al Getafe" [Sergi Guardiola transferred to Getafe] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "Sergi Guardiola, quinto fichaje del Eldense" [Sergi Guardiola, fifth Eldense addition]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "Sergi Guardiola alcanza un acuerdo para jugar tres años en el Alcorcón" [Sergi Guardiola reaches an agreement to play three years at Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "El gol en Alcorcón tiene el mismo apellido" [Goal in Alcorcón has the same surname]. Marca (in Spanish). Madrid. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ "Sergi Guardiola rescinde contrato en Santo Domingo" [Sergi Guardiola terminates contract at the Santo Domingo]. Marca (in Spanish). Madrid. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "El Barcelona anuncia tres refuerzos para Gerard López" [Barcelona announces three signings for Gerard López]. Sport (in Spanish). Barcelona. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ "Sergi Guardiola desata la polémica en las redes por sus tuits" [Sergi Guardiola unleashes social media controversy due to his tweets]. Sport (in Spanish). Barcelona. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ "Barcelona's Sergi Guardiola sacked after offensive tweets". BBC Sport. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "Barcelona release new signing Sergi Guardiola due to offensive tweets". The Guardian. London. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "Sergi Guardiola, descartado por el Barcelona por unos tuits anticatalanes, ficha por el Granada B" [Sergi Guardiola, dismissed by Barcelona for anti-Catalan tweets, signs for Granada B]. ABC (in Spanish). 8 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "Sergi Guardiola marca en su debut con el Granada B" [Sergi Guardiola scores on his debut for Granada B]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "Adelaide United fill A-League import quota with signing of Spanish striker Sergi Guardiola". The Advertiser. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
External links
- Sergi Guardiola profile at BDFutbol
- Sergi Guardiola profile at Soccerway