Germán Valera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Germán Valera Karabinaite | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Murcia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid B | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2018 | Villarreal | ||
| 2018–2019 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Atlético Madrid B | 13 | (4) |
| 2020– | Atlético Madrid | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Spain U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Spain U17 | 21 | (4) |
| 2019 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 January 2020 | |||
Germán Valera Karabinaite (born 16 March 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid B as a right winger.
Club career
Born in Murcia to a Lithuanian mother,[1] Valera joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2018, from Villarreal CF.[2] Promoted to the reserves for the 2019–20 season, he made his senior debut on 24 August 2019, coming on as second-half substitute in a 2–1 Segunda División B away win against Marino de Luanco.[3]
Valera scored his first senior goal on 13 October 2019, scoring his team's third in a 3–0 home defeat of Coruxo FC.[4] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut the following 4 January, replacing João Félix late into a 2–1 home success over Levante UD.[5]
International career
Eligible to play for Spain or Lithuania, Valera is a youth international footballer for the former.[1]
References
- ^ a b Zimmermann, Walter (5 April 2020). "Los canteranos de Simeone (VII): Valera, el capitán que provocó la ruptura entre Atlético y Villarreal". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "La guerra del Villarreal contra el Atlético por el robo del canterano German Valera" [The war of Villarreal against Atlético for the steal of youth prospect German Valera] (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Un doblete de Sergio Camello bien vale tres puntos" [A Sergio Camello double worths the three points] (in Spanish). Grada 3. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Goleada al Coruxo" [Routing in Coruxo] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Correa el rey, Oblak el mago" [Correa the king, Oblak the wizard] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
External links
- Germán Valera at BDFutbol
- Germán Valera at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Germán Valera at Soccerway