José Luis Gayà

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gayà and the second or maternal family name is Peña.

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José Luis Gayà
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Gayà playing for Valencia in 2015
Personal information
Full name José Luis Gayà Peña
Date of birth (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Pedreguer, Spain
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Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Valencia
Number 14
Youth career
2006–2012 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Valencia B 65 (3)
2012– Valencia 56 (1)
International career‡
2012 Spain U17 2 (1)
2013 Spain U18 2 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U19 11 (1)
2013 Spain U20 4 (0)
2014– Spain U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

José Luis Gayà Peña (born 25 May 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a left back.

Club career

Born in Pedreguer, Alicante, Valencian Community, Gayà was a product of Valencia CF's youth system, where he started playing as a striker – scoring over 60 goals in one year – before switching to left back.[1] He made his senior debuts with the reserves at not yet 17, playing 21 minutes in a 1–0 away win against Andorra CF for the Segunda División B championship. It would be his only appearance of the season.

On 30 October 2012, Gayà appeared in his first official game with the main squad, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 win at UE Llagostera for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[2] He made his first appearance in the UEFA Europa League on 12 December of the following year, in a 1–1 group stage home draw against FC Kuban Krasnodar.[3]

Gayà played his first game in La Liga with the Che on 27 April 2014, starting and featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against eventual champions Atlético Madrid.[4] On 3 August, he scored the first goal in a 3–1 win over S.L. Benfica in that year's Emirates Cup.[5]

Gayà was made a starter by new manager Nuno Espírito Santo in 2014–15. He scored his first goal as a professional and in the Spanish top flight on 25 September 2014, grabbing his team's second in a 3–0 home success against Córdoba CF.[6] His second came in the domestic cup on 7 January of the following year, helping to a 2–1 win over RCD Espanyol also at the Mestalla Stadium.[7]

On 8 May 2015, Gayà renewed his contract with the club, signing until 2020 with a €50 million release clause.[8][9]

International career

Gayà gained 23 caps for Spain all youth levels comprised. On 26 May 2015, he was called to the full side for a friendly with Costa Rica and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Belarus,[10] but did not make his debut on either occasion.

Club statistics

As of 22 April 2016[11][12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valencia 2012–13 La Liga 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
2014–15 35 1 2 1 — 37 2
2015–16 20 0 4 1 9 0 33 1
Total 56 1 7 2 12 0 75 3
Career totals 56 1 7 2 12 0 75 3

References

  1. ↑ Valencia's latest left-back sensation chased by Arsenal and yet to commit at Mestalla, FourFourTwo, 3 February 2015
  2. ↑ El Valencia resuelve a balón parado (Valencia gets job done through set pieces); Marca, 30 October 2012 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Kuban exit after Valencia draw; UEFA.com 12 December 2013
  4. ↑ Garcia goal opens up gap; ESPN FC, 27 April 2014
  5. ↑ Benfica 1–3 Valencia — Match report; Arsenal's official website, 3 August 2014
  6. ↑ Alcácer, Gayà y Feghouli traen el liderato (Alcácer, Gayà and Feghouli bring first place); Super Deporte, 26 September 2014 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ El Valencia aprovecha la inercia (Valencia profits from inertia); Marca, 7 January 2015 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ José Luis Gayà renews contract through to 2020; Valencia's official website, 8 May 2015
  9. ↑ Gayá renueva hasta 2020 (Gayá renews until 2020); Marca, 8 May 2015 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ José Luis Gayà at ESPN FC
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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