Gerard Gumbau

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gumbau and the second or maternal family name is Garriga.
Gerard Gumbau
Personal information
Full name Gerard Gumbau Garriga
Date of birth (1994-12-18) 18 December 1994
Place of birth Campllong, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona B
Youth career
Girona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Girona B 32 (7)
2014– Barcelona B 62 (6)
2015– Barcelona 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2016.


Gerard Gumbau Garriga (born 18 December 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a central midfielder or central defender.

Club career

Born in Campllong, Girona, Catalonia, Gumbau graduated from Girona FC's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2012–13 campaign, in Segona Catalana. He played a key part in the following season, in Primera Catalana, appearing in 31 matches and scoring six times, whilst being named on the bench with the first team in some occasions.

On 1 July 2014 Gumbau signed a three-year deal with FC Barcelona, being assigned to the B-team in Segunda División.[1] On 23 August he played his first match as a professional, replacing Wilfrid Kaptoum in the 76th minute of a 0–2 away loss against CA Osasuna.[2] Gumbau scored his first professional goal on 7 September, netting his side's third in a 4–1 home routing over Real Zaragoza;[3] three weeks later, he was sent off in a 3–3 draw at RCD Mallorca.[4]

On 15 January 2015 he made his debut with the main squad, starting in a 4–0 Copa del Rey away win against Elche CF (9–0 on aggregate).[5] Gumbau made his La Liga debut on 20 September 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergio Busquets in a 4–1 home routing of Levante UD.[6]

Club statistics

As of 4 June 2016[7]
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Girona B 2012–13[8] 11—11
2013–14[9] 316—316
Total 327—327
Barcelona B 2014–15 383—383
2015–16 243—243
Total 626—626
Barcelona 2014–15 001000—10
2015–16 30203[lower-alpha 1]0—80
Total 303030—90
Career totals 97133030—10313
  1. ↑ All appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Barcelona

References

  1. ↑ Principio de acuerdo para el traspaso de Gerard Gumbau (Agreement for Gerard Gumbau's transfer); Barcelona's official website, 1 July 2014 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Un doblete de Nino endulza la vuelta a Segunda tras 14 años (A Nino's double makes the return to Segunda after 14 years sweeter); Marca, 23 August 2014 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Adama lidera la exhibición del filial ante un inocente Zaragoza (Adama leads the routing of the reserves against an innocent Zaragoza); Marca, 7 September 2014 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ "Barça B twice give up the lead to draw with Mallorca". Sport. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Cuando el trámite se convierte en un placer" [When the procedure becomes a pleasure] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Un líder suficiente" [An enough leader] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Gerard Gumbau profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Taula Golejadors – Segona Catalana, Grup 1 2012/13 (Goalscorers table – Segona Catalana, Group 1 2012/13); Catalan Football Federation. Retrieved on 22 September 2014 (Catalan)
  9. ↑ Taula Golejadors – Primera Catalana, Grup 1 2013/14 (Goalscorers table – Primera Catalana, Group 1 2013/14); Catalan Football Federation. Retrieved on 22 September 2014 (Catalan)
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