Julio Gracia Gallardo (born 10 February 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for CD Castellón.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julio Gracia Gallardo | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | El Saucejo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Castellón | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Betis B | 67 | (3) |
| 2017–2020 | Betis | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Cartagena (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Badajoz (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Getafe B | 4 | (1) |
| 2021 | Linares Deportivo | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Murcia | 65 | (2) |
| 2023– | Castellón | 20 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Born in El Saucejo, Seville, Andalusia, Gracia joined Real Betis' youth setup in 2013. He made his senior debut with the B-team on 22 August 2015, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B home loss against Mérida AD.
Gracia scored his first senior goal on 11 September 2016, netting his team's last in a 3–1 away defeat of CD Alcalá. The following 15 March, he renewed his contract with the club.[1]
Gracia made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 10 December 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Antonio Barragán in a 1–0 home loss against Atlético Madrid.[2] The following 27 August, he joined FC Cartagena in the third division, on loan for one year.[3]
On 15 July 2019, Gracia joined fellow third division side CD Badajoz on loan for the season.[4] On 17 August of the following year, he moved to another reserve team, Getafe CF B in the same category.[5]
References edit
- ^ "El Betis anuncia la renovación de seis canteranos de su filial" [Betis announce the renewal of six youth graduates from their reserve team] (in Spanish). ABC. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Saúl y no hay más que hablar" [Saúl does not need to talk anymore] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Julio Gracia, visión de juego y último pase para reforzar la plantilla" [Julio Gracia, vision and last touch to bolster the squad] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Julio Gracia se incorpora al CD Badajoz" [Julio Gracia joins CD Badajoz] (in Spanish). CD Badajoz. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "El Getafe ficha a Julio Gracia, procedente del Betis" [Getafe sign Julio Gracia, from Betis] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
External links edit
- Julio Gracia at BDFutbol
- Beticopedia profile (in Spanish)
- Julio Gracia at Soccerway