Gonzalo Ávila Gordón (born 26 January 1998), known as Pipa, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for West Bromwich Albion, on loan from Bulgarian club Ludogorets.
_26_(cropped).jpg) Pipa in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Ávila Gordón[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Esparreguera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
West Bromwich Albion (on loan from Ludogorets Razgrad) | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Esparreguera | |||
| 2008–2017 | Espanyol | ||
| 2009–2010 | → Damm (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Espanyol B | 59 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Espanyol | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Huddersfield Town | 48 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Olympiacos | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Spain U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Spain U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Spain U21 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Espanyol edit
Born in Esparraguera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pipa finished his formation with RCD Espanyol, after previous stints at CF Damm and FS Esparraguera.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 February 2016, starting in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Valencia CF Mestalla.[3]
Pipa was a regular starter for the B-side during the 2016–17 season, which ended in relegation. On 22 May 2017 he renewed his contract until 2022,[4] and scored his first senior goal on 27 August by netting the last in a 3–0 home win against FC Ascó in the Tercera División.[5]
On 28 May 2018, Pipa was definitely promoted to the main squad in La Liga ahead of the 2018–19 campaign.[6] The following 2 January, after failing to appear in a single match for the Pericos, he was loaned to Segunda División strugglers Gimnàstic de Tarragona until June.[7]
Pipa made his professional debut on 6 January 2019, starting as a right winger in a 1–0 home win against Córdoba CF.[8] He was a regular starter for the club during his six-month spell, suffering team relegation.
Upon returning to Espanyol, Pipa was handed the number 2 jersey, and made his first-team debut on 15 August 2019, starting in a 3–0 home defeat of FC Luzern in the UEFA Europa League.[9] He made his top-tier debut on 26 September, replacing Wu Lei in a 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo.[10]
Huddersfield Town edit
On 7 September 2020, Pipa signed a three-year contract with EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town, for an undisclosed fee.[11] He scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 3–0 win over Millwall on 31 October.[12]
Ludogorets edit
On 1 February 2023, he was announced as a new signing of Bulgarian club Ludogorets.[13]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 25 August 2022[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Tercera División | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 4 | — | — | — | 59 | 4 | |||||
| Espanyol | 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Gimnàstic (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2020–21 | Championship | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 51 | 2 | |||
| Olympiacos | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Career total | 143 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 161 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References edit
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 34. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ ""Estoy centrado en el presente"" [I am focused in the present] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Pipa debuta en Segunda B" [Pipa debuts in Segunda B] (in Spanish). Vavel. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "¡'Pipa' 2022!" [Pipe, 2022!] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "El filial perico juega, sufre, disfruta y vence" [The reserve team perico play, suffer, enjoy and win] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Álex López, Pipa y Puado, jugadores de Primera" [Álex López, Pipa and Puado, Primera players] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Pipa arriba cedit pel RCD Espanyol" [Pipa arrives on loan from RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 2 January 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Un golazo de falta da tres puntos vitales a los tarraconenses" [A great free kick goal gives three vital points to the Tarragona side] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Wu Lei, el debutante Campuzano y la cantera arrasan a la morriña" [Wu Lei, the debutant Campuzano and the cantera wash away the homesickness] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Mina rescata al Celta en el minuto 95" [Mina rescues Celta in the 95th minute] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Transfer: Pipa joins from Espanyol!". Huddersfield Town AFC. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Millwall 0-3 Huddersfield". BBC. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Dimova, Vyara, ed. (1 February 2023). ""Лудогорец" официално подписа с испанския защитник Пипа" (in Bulgarian). bgonair.bg. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Pipa at Soccerway