The 2020–21 Sporting de Gijón season was the club's 115th season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Sporting Gijón participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 21 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| President | Javier Fernández | |||
| Head coach | David Gallego | |||
| Stadium | El Molinón | |||
| Segunda División | 7th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Uroš Đurđević (22) All: Uroš Đurđević (22) | |||
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Players edit
First-team squad edit
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Reserve team edit
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Out on loan edit
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Transfers edit
In edit
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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| FW | 
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Isma Cerro | 25 | Badajoz | End of loan | Summer | Free | |||
| 11 | FW | 
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Neftali Manzambi | 23 | Valencia Mestalla | End of loan | Summer | Free | ||
| 16 | MF |
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José Gragera | 19 | Real Sporting B | Promoted | Summer | 2024 | Free | |
| 17 | FW | 
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Nikola Čumić | 21 |  Olympiacos[a]
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Loan | Summer | 2021 | Free | |
| 3 | DF |
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Saúl García | 25 | Alavés[b] | Loan | Summer | 2021 | Free |
Out edit
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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| 2 | DF | 
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Damián Pérez | 31 | End of contract | Summer | Free | ||
| 11 | MF | 
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Murilo | 25 |  Braga
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End of loan | Summer | Free | |
| 15 | DF |
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Francisco Molinero | 34 | End of contract | Summer | Free | ||
| 3 | DF |
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Carlos Cordero | 23 | Marbella | Mutual consent | Summer | Free | |
| 17 | DF |
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Unai Medina | 30 | UD Logroñés | Mutual consent | Summer | Free | |
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Isma Cerro | 25 | Andorra | Mutual consent | Summer | Free | ||
| 21 | MF |
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Álvaro Traver | 27 | Mutual consent | Summer | Free | ||
| 24 | MF |
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Hernán Santana | 30 |  Mumbai City
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Mutual consent | Summer | Free |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 23 August 2020 Friendly | Sporting Gijón | 2–2 | Sporting Gijón B | Gijón |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Pepe Ortiz |
| 28 August 2020 Friendly | Sporting Gijón | 1–0 | Ponferradina | Gijón |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Pepe Ortiz Referee: Francisco García Riesgo |
| 30 August 2020 Friendly | Sporting Gijón | 1–2 | Lugo | Gijón |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0 Referee: Enrique Gao Aladro |
| 3 September 2020 Friendly | Sporting Gijón | 0–0 | UD Logroñés | Gijón |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Pepe Ortiz |
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Segunda División | 13 September 2020 | 30 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 40.48 |
| Copa del Rey | 16 December 2020 | 17 January 2021 | First round | Round of 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 66.67 |
| Total | 45 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 42.22 | ||||
Last updated: 30 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Segunda División edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 5 | Girona | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 71 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano (O, P) | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 67 | |
| 7 | Sporting Gijón | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 65 | |
| 8 | Ponferradina | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 57 | |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 56 |
Source: LaLiga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[3]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[3]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 65 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 17 | −1 |
Last updated: 30 May 2021.
Source: La Liga
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[4][5]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Sporting Gijón | 1–0 | UD Logroñés | Gijón |
| 18:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega |
| 20 September 2020 2 | Cartagena | 0–1 | Sporting Gijón | Cartagena |
| 18:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Cartagonova Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Ortiz Arias |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Sporting Gijón | 2–0 | Girona | Gijón |
| 18:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Muñiz Ruiz |
| 4 October 2020 4 | Almería | 0–1 | Sporting Gijón | Almería |
| 18:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Ávalos Barrera |
| 11 October 2020 5 | Oviedo | 1–0 | Sporting Gijón | Oviedo |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvéndiz |
| 18 October 2020 6 | Sporting Gijón | 1–1 | Tenerife | Gijón |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo |
| 22 October 2020 7 | Málaga | 1–0 | Sporting Gijón | Málaga |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
| 25 October 2020 8 | Sporting Gijón | 2–1 | Ponferradina | Gijón |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: José Antonio López Toca |
| 29 October 2020 9 | Alcorcón | 1–2 | Sporting Gijón | Alcorcón |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz |
| 2 November 2020 10 | Sporting Gijón | 1–0 | Castellón | Gijón |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguia |
| 7 November 2020 11 | Mirandés | 1–0 | Sporting Gijón | Miranda de Ebro |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Anduva Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera |
| 16 November 2020 12 | Sporting Gijón | 1–1 | Rayo Vallecano | Gijón |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Saúl Ais Reig |
| 22 November 2020 13 | Mallorca | 0–0 | Sporting Gijón | Palma de Mallorca |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: David Gálvez Rascón |
| 25 November 2020 14 | Sporting Gijón | 3–1 | Sabadell | Gijón |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso |
| 29 November 2020 15 | Las Palmas | 3–2 | Sporting Gijón | Las Palmas |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva |
| 3 December 2020 16 | Sporting Gijón | 0–0 | Albacete | Gijón |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera |
| 6 December 2020 17 | Espanyol | 2–0 | Sporting Gijón | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz |
| 13 December 2020 18 | Sporting Gijón | 1–0 | Zaragoza | Gijón |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
| 21 December 2020 19 | Sporting Gijón | 1–1 | Leganés | Gijón |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
| 4 January 2021 20 | Lugo | 0–0 | Sporting Gijón | Lugo |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Anxo Carro Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo |
| 11 January 2021 21 | Sporting Gijón | 2–1 | Fuenlabrada | Gijón |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Rafael Sánchez López |
| 24 January 2021 22 | Castellón | 2–0 | Sporting Gijón | Castellón de la Plana |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón |
| 31 January 2021 23 | Sporting Gijón | 0–0 | Cartagena | Gijón |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: José Antonio López Toca |
| 6 February 2021 24 | UD Logroñés | 0–4 | Sporting Gijón | Logroño |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Las Gaunas Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera |
| 14 February 2021 25 | Sporting Gijón | 1–0 | Málaga | Gijón |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Óliver de la Fuente Ramos |
| 20 February 2021 26 | Albacete | 0–1 | Sporting Gijón | Albacete |
| 18:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
| 28 February 2021 27 | Sporting Gijón | 1–1 | Espanyol | Gijón |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz |
| 7 March 2021 28 | Ponferradina | 2–2 | Sporting Gijón | Ponferrada |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: El Toralín Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso |
| 14 March 2021 29 | Sporting Gijón | 2–0 | Mallorca | Gijón |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 20 March 2021 30 | Sabadell | 1–1 | Sporting Gijón | Sabadell |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva |
| 26 March 2021 31 | Sporting Gijón | 0–0 | Alcorcón | Gijón |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Saúl Ais Reig |
| 30 March 2021 32 | Rayo Vallecano | 0–1 | Sporting Gijón | Madrid |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez |
| 4 April 2021 33 | Sporting Gijón | 1–2 | Mirandés | Gijón |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega |
| 9 April 2021 34 | Tenerife | 1–0 | Sporting Gijón | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía |
| 17 April 2021 35 | Sporting Gijón | 0–1 | Oviedo | Gijón |
| 18:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 23 April 2021 36 | Zaragoza | 0–0 | Sporting Gijón | Zaragoza |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
| 2 May 2021 37 | Leganés | 0–0 | Sporting Gijón | Leganés |
| 18:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz |
| 10 May 2021 38 | Sporting Gijón | 1–0 | Lugo | Gijón |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz |
| 17 May 2021 39 | Girona | 1–0 | Sporting Gijón | Girona |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 20 May 2021 40 | Sporting Gijón | 1–0 | Las Palmas | Gijón |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso |
| 24 May 2021 41 | Fuenlabrada | 0–0 | Sporting Gijón | Fuenlabrada |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Fernando Torres Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban |
| 30 May 2021 42 | Sporting Gijón | 0–2 | Almería | Gijón |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
Copa del Rey edit
| 16 December 2020 First round | Quintanar del Rey | 1–2 | Sporting Gijón | Albacete[d] |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 7 January 2021 Second round | Amorebieta | 0–1 | Sporting Gijón | Amorebieta |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Urritxe Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez |
| 17 January 2021 Round of 32 | Sporting Gijón | 0–2 | Real Betis | Gijón |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
- Last updated 14 March 2020.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Segunda División | Copa del Rey | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 13 | GK | ESP
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Diego Mariño | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | GK |  CUB
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Christian Joel | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP
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Guille Rosas | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | ESP
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Saúl García | 28 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF | ESP
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Marc Valiente | 13 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | ESP
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Borja López | 25 | 1 | 22+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||||
| 6 | DF |  MTQ
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Jean-Sylvain Babin | 30 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | DF | ESP
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Pablo García | 17 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | DF |  UKR
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Bogdan Milovanov | 16 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | DF | ESP
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Pelayo Suárez | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | DF | ESP
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Álex Zalaya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ESP
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Pedro Díaz | 26 | 2 | 19+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF | ESP
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Carlos Carmona | 18 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | MF | ESP
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Nacho Méndez | 13 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF | ESP
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José Gragera | 24 | 1 | 19+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | MF | ESP
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Javi Fuego | 30 | 0 | 22+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | MF | ESP
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Manu García | 26 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | MF | ESP
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Cristian Salvador | 9 | 1 | 3+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||||
| 27 | MF | ESP
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Gaspar Campos | 24 | 2 | 14+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | MF | ESP
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Mateo Arellano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP
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Aitor García | 31 | 2 | 21+7 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | FW | ESP
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Víctor Campuzano | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | FW | SRB
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Nikola Čumić | 23 | 2 | 13+7 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | ||||
| 22 | FW | ESP
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Pablo Pérez | 18 | 1 | 1+15 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | FW |  MNE
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Uroš Đurđević | 30 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 39 | FW | ESP
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Marcos Trabanco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ESP
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Álvaro Vázquez | 18 | 1 | 1+15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | FW | SUI
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Neftali Manzambi | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
Goalscorers edit
- As of 14 March 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Segunda División | Copa del Rey | Total |
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| 1 | 17 | FW |
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Uroš Đurđević | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | 7 | FW |
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Aitor García | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW |
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Pedro Díaz | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 | FW |
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Nikola Čumić | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 | MF |
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Gaspar Campos | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 5 | DF |
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Borja López | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | DF |
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Jean-Sylvain Babin | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | MF |
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José Gragera | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | MF |
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Manu García | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | MF |
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Cristian Salvador | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 22 | FW |
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Pablo Pérez | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 35 | ||||
Notes edit
- ^ Previously loaned to
Radnički Niš.
- ^ Previously loaned to Rayo Vallecano.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[6]
- ^ Quintanar del Rey did not play its game in its main stadium San Marcos, in Quintanar del Rey, for avoiding to play behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References edit
- ^ "Plantilla RSG". Sporting de Gijón. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Real Sporting de Gijón SAD". La Liga (USA) Inc.
- ^ "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Este será el calendario de Segunda División para la temporada 2020/21". rfef.es (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Calendario de LaLiga Smartbank 2020/21". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Bundesliga is welcoming back fans; when will Premier League, La Liga and Serie A follow suit?". ESPN. 15 September 2020.