Carlos Javier Delgado Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos delˈɣaðo]; born 22 April 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indian Super League club Odisha.
 Delgado with Albacete in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Javier Delgado Rodríguez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Real, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Odisha | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Salle | |||
| 2005–2007 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Málaga B | 15 | (1) |
| 2009 | Sparta Rotterdam | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Valladolid B | 31 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Almería B | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Orihuela | 31 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Valencia B | 35 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Leganés | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Recreativo | 31 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Albacete | 42 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Castellón | 56 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Odisha (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Atlético Baleares | 36 | (1) |
| 2022– | Odisha | 45 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:20, 24 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Early years and Sparta edit
Born in Puerto Real, Cádiz, Andalusia, Delgado joined Málaga CF's youth system at the age of 15. In early 2008, he rejected a new contract and went on trial with Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam,[2] finally signing in January 2009[3] but failing to make a single appearance, subsequently returning to his country and joining Real Valladolid, who assigned the player to their reserves.[4]
In summer 2010, Delgado signed with another reserve team, UD Almería B. In January of the following year, after playing only five matches in the Segunda División B, he returned to the Netherlands and Sparta on loan.[5] He made his debut for the latter – who now competed in Eerste Divisie – on 28 January, against RBC Roosendaal (4–1 home win).[6] On 11 February, he scored in a 3–2 away victory over FC Dordrecht.[7]
Delgado returned to Spain in July 2011, joining Orihuela CF also in the third division.[8]
Valencia edit
On 12 June 2012, Delgado signed a two-year contract with Valencia CF, being initially a part of the B-side setup in the third tier.[9] He made his debut for Mestalla on 26 August against Gimnàstic de Tarragona and, the following month, was called up to train with the main squad by manager Mauricio Pellegrino due to Ricardo Costa's injury;[10] on the 29th, he was an unused substitute for a La Liga game against Real Zaragoza.[11]
Delgado made his competitive debut for the Che on 2 October 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home defeat of Lille OSC in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[12][13]
Leganés edit
On 8 August 2014, Delgado joined CD Leganés who had recently promoted to Segunda División.[14] He made his debut for the club on 23 November, starting in a 1–0 away loss against CD Mirandés.[15]
After appearing in 13 competitive matches, Delgado was released.
Recreativo and Albacete edit
On 2 August 2015, Delgado signed a one-year deal with Recreativo de Huelva of the third division.[16] On 28 June 2016 he moved to Albacete Balompié in the same league,[17] and achieved promotion to division two as captain.[18]
Later career edit
On 16 July 2018, free agent Delgado agreed to a three-year contract with third-tier CD Castellón.[19] One year later, he was loaned to Indian Super League franchise Odisha FC.[20]
Delgado spent the 2021–22 season with CD Atlético Baleares in the newly-created Primera División RFEF.[21] In June 2022 he returned to Odisha, reuniting with manager Josep Gombau.[22] He made his official debut on 17 August, in a 6–0 rout of NorthEast United FC in the Durand Cup.[23][24]
Career statistics edit
- As of 4 March 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Almería B | 2010–11[25] | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2010–11[1] | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Orihuela | 2011–12[25] | Segunda División B | 31 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Valencia | 2012–13[25] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Valencia B | 2012–13[25] | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[25] | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Leganés | 2014–15[25] | Segunda División | 12 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Recreativo | 2015–16[25] | Segunda División B | 31 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Albacete | 2016–17[25] | Segunda División B | 25 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[25] | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Castellón | 2018–19[25] | Segunda División B | 33 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[25] | Segunda División | 23 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 56 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Odisha (loan) | 2019–20[26] | Indian Super League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Atlético Baleares | 2021–22[25] | Primera División RFEF | 36 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||
| Odisha | 2022–23[26] | Indian Super League | 21 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 296 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 317 | 5 | ||
- ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in Copa del Rey
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Durand Cup
Honours edit
Odisha
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Carlos Delgado at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Sparta Rotterdam trials for top Malaga prospect Carlos Delgado Archived 3 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Tribal Football, 12 February 2008
- ^ Carlos Delgado, un gaditano en Holanda. (Carlos Delgado, Cádiz-born man in the Netherlands.); Air Futbol, 8 January 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Valladolid B ficha a Carlos Delgado que vuelve del filial del Sparta de Rotterdam (Valladolid B sign Carlos Delgado who returns from Sparta Rotterdam's reserves) Archived 28 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Join Futbol, 7 July 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Sparta Rotterdam huurt Carlos Delgado (Sparta Rotterdam sign Carlos Delgado); Sparta Rotterdam, 19 January 2011 (in Dutch)
- ^ RBC verliest met 4–1 van Sparta (RBC lose 4–1 to Sparta) Archived 21 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Roosendaal op Internet, 28 January 2011 (in Dutch)
- ^ Sparta schiet Dordtse hoop op periodetitel aan flarden Archived 31 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine [Sparta blow Dordrecht's hope for a title to smithereens]; Voetbal International, 11 February 2011 (in Dutch)
- ^ El central Carlos Delgado completa la defensa (Centre-back Carlos Delgado completes defence) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine; La Verdad, 30 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Valencia Mestalla: llega Carlos Delgado. (Valencia Mestalla: Carlos Delgado arrives) Archived 14 February 2024 at the Wayback Machine; esFutbol, 12 June 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Valencia Mestalla, Carlos Delgado con el primer equipo (Valencia Mestalla, Carlos Delgado with the first team) Archived 31 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine; esFutbol, 28 September 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Ten-man Valencia ease to victory; ESPN FC, 29 September 2012
- ^ Jonas delivers as Valencia see off LOSC Archived 5 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine; UEFA, 2 October 2012
- ^ Carlos Delgado: "Ha sido un sueño debutar en Mestalla y en la Champions" (Carlos Delgado: "It was a dream to make debut at Mestalla and in the Champions League") Archived 13 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine; La Información, 3 October 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Carlos Delgado, refuerzo para el centro de la defensa procedente del Valencia (Carlos Delgado, addition for the center of Valencia's defence) Archived 12 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; CD Leganés, 8 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ ¡Oh capitán, mi capitán! (Oh captain, my captain!) Archived 22 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Marca, 23 November 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ El central Carlos Delgado nuevo refuerzo para el Decano (Stopper Carlos Delgado new addition to the Dean) Archived 6 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Recreativo Huelva, 2 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Carlos Delgado y Álvaro Arroyo nuevos fichajes del Alba (Carlos Delgado and Álvaro Arroyo new signings of Alba) Archived 17 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Albacete Balompié, 28 June 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Adri, Carlos Delgado, Arroyo y Aridane elegidos capitanes para esta temporada (Adri, Carlos Delgado, Arroyo and Aridane chosen captains for this season) Archived 5 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine; Cadena SER, 14 August 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Carlos Delgado se suma a la nueva 'muralla' de Castalia (Carlos Delgado joins the new 'wall' of Castalia) Archived 17 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine; CD Castellón, 16 July 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ Former Valencia defender Carlos Delgado joins Delhi Dynamos Archived 10 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine; Delhi Dynamos, 11 July 2019
- ^ "Carlos Delgado refuerza el Atlético Baleares" [Carlos Delgado bolsters Atlético Baleares] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 24 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Carlos Delgado returns to the Juggernauts". Odisha FC. 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Half a dozen for Odisha FC to start the campaign!". Odisha FC. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "NorthEast United FC 0–6 Odisha FC: Player ratings as Juggernauts demolish Highlanders | Durand Cup 2022". Sportskeeda. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Carlos Delgado at BDFutbol
- ^ a b Carlos Delgado at Soccerway
- ^ Rawat, Akhil (25 April 2023). "Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
External links edit
- Carlos Delgado at BDFutbol
- Carlos Delgado at AS.com (in Spanish)
- Carlos Delgado at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Carlos Delgado at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
