Carlos Blanco (footballer, born 1996)

Carlos Blanco Moreno (born 1 June 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Villarreal CF B as a central defender.

Carlos Blanco
Personal information
Full name Carlos Blanco Moreno
Date of birth (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal B
Youth career
2002–2004 Cornellà
2004–2006 Espanyol
2006–2014 Barcelona
2014–2016 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Juventus 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Lausanne (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 Gimnàstic 4 (0)
2018 → Betis B (loan) 15 (0)
2018– Villarreal B 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2018
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Blanco joined FC Barcelona's prolific youth setup in 2006, after representing UE Cornellà and RCD Espanyol.[1] On 18 July 2014, after cutting ties with Barça, he joined Juventus F.C. on a free transfer.[2]

On 30 August 2016, Blanco was loaned to Swiss Super League side FC Lausanne-Sport for one year, with Andi Zeqiri moving in the opposite direction.[3] He made his senior debut on 16 September, starting in a 1–3 Swiss Cup away loss against FC Köniz; it was his maiden appearance for the club.

On 11 July 2017, Blanco signed a two-year contract with Segunda División club Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[4] He made his professional debut on 5 September, starting in a 1–1 Copa del Rey home draw against CD Lugo (1–3 loss on penalties).[5]

On 11 January 2018, Blanco was loaned to Betis Deportivo Balompié until June.[6] On 10 July, he terminated his contract with Nàstic,[7] and signed for Villarreal CF B two days later.[8]

References
  1. "Carlos Blanco acaba una etapa en la Juve, y podría ser cedido buscando minutos para ganar experiencia" [Carlos Blanco ends a step at Juve, and could go out on loan in search of minutes to gather experience] (in Spanish). Futbol Base Català. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. "El Barça pierde al canterano Carlos Blanco, que ficha por la Juventus" [Barça lose the youth player Carlos Blanco, who signs for Juventus] (in Spanish). Sport. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. "Le FC Lausanne-Sport et la Juventus renforcent leur collaboration" [FC Lausanne-Sport and Juventus strengthen their collaboration] (in French). FC Lausanne-Sport. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. "Carlos Blanco firma con el Nàstic" [Carlos Blanco signs with Nàstic] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. "Roberto para al Nàstic y el Lugo se pondrá otra 'Copa'" [Roberto stops Nàstic and Lugo will have another 'Cup'] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  6. "Carlos Blanco, cedit al Betis 'B'" [Carlos Blanco, loaned to Betis 'B'] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic de Tarragona. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  7. "Carlos Blanco deja de ser jugador grana" [Carlos Blanco stops being a grana player] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 10 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. "Carlos Blanco, primer refuerzo del Villarreal B" [Carlos Blanco, first addition of Villarreal B] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.