Carles Gil

Carles Gil de Pareja Vicent (born 22 November 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gil de Pareja and the second or maternal family name is Vicent.
Carles Gil
Gil with Aston Villa in 2015
Personal information
Full name Carles Gil de Pareja Vicent[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 New England Revolution
Number 22
Youth career
1998–2009 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Valencia B 53 (5)
2012–2015 Valencia 8 (1)
2012–2014 → Elche (loan) 64 (5)
2015–2018 Aston Villa 28 (2)
2016–2018 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 33 (1)
2018–2019 Deportivo La Coruña 18 (0)
2019– New England Revolution 40 (10)
National team
2013 Spain U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2020

He began his career at Valencia, playing mostly in their reserves and making his debut with the first team in 2014. He also spent two seasons on loan at Elche, winning promotion to La Liga in 2013.

Club career

Valencia

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Gil was a product of Valencia CF's youth system, having joined the club at the age of five.[2] He made his senior debut at only 17 with the reserves by playing one game in Segunda División B, being brought to the main squad for the 2010, 2011 and 2012 pre-seasons and scoring the third goal in the latter against SV Rödinghausen (4–0 away win);[3] shortly after, he earned a professional contract until 2016.[4]

Gil was loaned to neighbouring Elche CF for the 2012–13 campaign.[5] He first played in Segunda División on 19 August 2012, starting in a home game against SD Ponferradina and netting in an eventual 4–2 win;[6] he scored in the following match, a 2–1 victory at Hércules CF.[7]

After being a very important attacking unit as the club returned to La Liga after nearly 25 years, Gil remained with Elche for 2013–14, still owned by the Che. He made his debut in the competition on 19 August 2013, in a 0–3 loss at Rayo Vallecano.[8]

Gil scored his first goal in the top flight on 1 March 2014, the game's only goal in a home win over RC Celta de Vigo.[9] He subsequently returned to Valencia, making his league debut on 29 August in a 3–0 home defeat of Málaga CF.[10]

Gil netted his first league goal for Valencia on 28 September 2014, contributing to a 1–1 away draw against Real Sociedad.[11]

Aston Villa

Gil joined Premier League side Aston Villa on 13 January 2015 for a fee in the region of £3.2 million, signing a four-and-a-half year deal and receiving the number 25 jersey.[12][13] He made his debut four days later, as a 59th-minute substitute for Ashley Westwood in a 0–2 home loss to Liverpool. Despite the result, manager Paul Lambert described his performance as "as good a debut as I've seen".[14]

Gil made his first start on 25 January 2015 in an FA Cup tie against Bournemouth, scoring from the edge of the box to open a 2–1 victory.[15] Thirteen days later he contributed his first assist for the Villans, allowing Jores Okore to score through a close-range header in a 1–2 home defeat to Chelsea.[16]

Gil netted for the first time in the league on 13 September 2015, putting his team 2–0 up in an eventual 2–3 loss at Leicester City.[17] The following 2 January, away to Sunderland, he equalised with an aerial volley from compatriot Adama's cross, but in a 1–3 defeat against their relegation rivals.[18]

Deportivo

On 20 July 2016, Gil returned to his homeland's top flight, being loaned to Deportivo de La Coruña with an option to buy.[19] The following 12 July the move was extended for a further season, with an obligatory buyout clause included;[20] his team was eventually relegated, and he played only six minutes after the appointment of new coach Clarence Seedorf.[21]

New England Revolution

On 30 January 2019, Gil joined the New England Revolution as a Designated Player on a multi-year contract, for a club record transfer fee of $2 million.[22][23] He scored on his Major League Soccer debut on 2 March, the equaliser in a 1–1 draw at FC Dallas.[24]

Gil eventually became the Revs' captain and finished his first season with ten goals and 14 assists, helping lead the side to their first playoff appearance since 2015. His play earned him several awards, including MLS Newcomer of the Year and Midnight Riders Man of the Year.[25]

In 2020, Gil played only 152 minutes by late October because of injuries.[26] He returned in time for the playoffs, scoring in a win over the Montreal Impact and semi-final defeat to Orlando City SC.[27][28] Having also assisted three goals in post-season, his contract option for the following year was exercised.[29]

International career

On 30 August 2013, Julen Lopetegui named Gil in the Spanish under-21 squad for 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Austria and Albania.[30] He made his debut against the latter on 9 September, coming on as a second-half substitute and providing an assist for Jesé's final goal in a 4–0 win in Logroño.[31]

Personal life

Gil's younger brother, Ignacio, is also a footballer and an attacking midfielder. He also came through at Valencia.[32]

Club statistics
As of match played 6 October 2019[33][34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Elche (loan) 2012–13 Segunda División 31400——314
2013–14 La Liga 33120——351
Total 64520—00665
Valencia 2014–15 La Liga 8130——111
Total 8130—00111
Aston Villa 2014–15 Premier League 502100—71
2015–16 2323010—272
Total 282511000343
Deportivo (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 23110——241
2017–18 10010——110
Total 33120—00351
New England Revolution 2019 Major League Soccer 34 10 1 0 — — 35 10
Career total 1339121100018120

Honours

Elche

Individual

References
  1. "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. "Carles Gil says he's a little sad over Aston Villa transfer, but it's not their fault". Sporting Witness. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. "0–4: El Valencia no se despeina ante el Rödinghausen" [0–4: Valencia go for a walk in the park against Rödinghausen]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. "El Valencia CF blinda a Carles Gil" [Valencia CF shield Carles Gil]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 26 May 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  5. "Carles Gil se suma al proyecto del Elche" [Carles Gil adds to Elche project] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  6. "La pegada del Elche castiga a la Ponferradina" [Elche's power punishes Ponferradina]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  7. "1–2: El Elche gana el derbi y se pone líder" [1–2: Elche win derby and reach first place]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 August 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  8. "Rayo up and running". ESPN FC. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  9. "Elche 1–0 Celta Vigo: Carles Gil claims Elche the points from the bench". Inside Spanish Football. 1 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  10. Bengoa, Javier (30 August 2014). "El Valencia se acuesta líder" [Valencia go to sleep as leaders]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2014.
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  20. Yordi, Juan (20 July 2017). "Carles Gil jugará en el Dépor hasta 2021" [Carles Gil will play at Dépor until 2021]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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  22. "After lengthy pursuit, Revs get their man in DP Carles Gil: "He's a creator"". New England Revolution. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  23. Dell’Apa, Frank (30 January 2019). "Revolution make major acquisition in Spanish midfielder Carles Gil". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  24. "Gil scores in MLS debut, Revolution tie FC Dallas 1–1". Fox Sports. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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  28. "Bou scores twice, New England reaches MLS Eastern finals". The Associated Press. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  29. Green, Dave (8 December 2020). "Revs make roster decisions ahead of 2021 MLS season". NBC Sports. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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  31. "Slick Spain leave Albania standing". UEFA. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
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  34. Carles Gil at Soccerway
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  38. "Man of the Year Award". The Midnight Riders. 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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