Alfonso Pedraza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfonso Pedraza Sag | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián de los Ballesteros, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leeds united | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Séneca | |||
| 2011–2015 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Villarreal C | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Villarreal B | 43 | (8) |
| 2015– | Villarreal | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Lugo (loan) | 22 | (6) |
| 2017– | → Leeds United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Spain U19 | 7 | (3) |
| 2016– | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2016 | |||
Template:Spanish name Alfonso Pedraza Sag (born 9 April 1996), known simply as Alfonso or Alfonso Pedraza, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Leeds United as a winger. He is a Spain U21 International.
In 2015, Afonso was part of the Spain U19's which won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Club career
Villarreal
Born in San Sebastián de los Ballesteros, Córdoba, Andalusia, Pedraza joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2011 at the age of 15, after starting out at Séneca CF.[1] In January 2015, he was promoted to Villarreal's C-team in Tercera División.
Pedraza made his senior debut on 11 January 2015, appearing as a second-half substitute for the reserves in a 2–2 away draw against CF Reus Deportiu for the Segunda División B championship.[2] He scored his first goal on 1 March, netting the game's only in a home success against CD Atlético Baleares.[3]
On 5 April 2015, after being already a regular with the B's and being called up to the main squad by manager Marcelino García Toral,[4] Pedraza made his professional – and La Liga – debut, replacing Jonathan dos Santos in the 72nd minute of a 0–0 draw at Valencia CF.[5]
Lugo (loan)
On 28 July 2016, Pedraza was loaned to Segunda División side CD Lugo, for one year.[6] He scored his first professional goal during his debut for the club on 21 August, netting the first in a 2–2 away draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[7]
On 31 January 2017 Pedraza joined Leeds United on loan until the end of the season
International career
In 2015, Pedraza was capped by Spain U19, where he won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship. In 2016, he made his debut for Spain U21's.
Honours
- Spain U19
References
- ^ "El eballense Alfonso Pedraza debuta con el Villarreal ante el Valencia" (in Spanish). Minuto 90. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Empate del filial que sabe a poco (2–2)" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "El Villarreal B continúa su escalada (1–0)" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Alfonso Pedraza, talento a raudales" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "El Villarreal frena la euforia valencianista" (in Spanish). Marca. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Alfonso Pedraza, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "El Lugo desperdició una ventaja de dos goles y el Nástic rescató un punto" (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Spain see off Russia for seventh Under-19 crown". UEFA.com. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
External links
- Alfonso Pedraza at BDFutbol
- Alfonso Pedraza at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of Córdoba (Spain)
- Spanish footballers
- Andalusian footballers
- Association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Villarreal CF B players
- Villarreal CF players
- CD Lugo players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers