Germán Valera

Germán Valera Karabinaite (born 16 March 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right winger for CD Tenerife, on loan from Atlético Madrid.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valera and the second or maternal family name is Karabinaite.
Germán Valera
Personal information
Full name Germán Valera Karabinaite
Date of birth (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002
Place of birth Murcia, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Tenerife
(on loan from Atlético Madrid)
Number 37
Youth career
2012–2018 Villarreal
2018–2019 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Atlético Madrid B 23 (6)
2020– Atlético Madrid 1 (0)
2021– → Tenerife (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2018 Spain U16 6 (1)
2017–2019 Spain U17 21 (4)
2019 Spain U18 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 January 2020

Club career

Born in Murcia to a Lithuanian mother,[1] Valera joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2018, from Villarreal CF.[2] Promoted to the reserves for the 2019–20 season, he made his senior debut on 24 August 2019, coming on as second-half substitute in a 2–1 Segunda División B away win against Marino de Luanco.[3]

Valera scored his first senior goal on 13 October 2019, scoring his team's third in a 3–0 home defeat of Coruxo FC.[4] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut the following 4 January, replacing João Félix late into a 2–1 home success over Levante UD.[5]

On 1 February 2021, Valera moved to Segunda División side CD Tenerife on loan for the remainder of the season.[6]

International career

Eligible to play for Spain or Lithuania, Valera is a youth international footballer for the former.[1]

References
  1. Zimmermann, Walter (5 April 2020). "Los canteranos de Simeone (VII): Valera, el capitán que provocó la ruptura entre Atlético y Villarreal". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. "La guerra del Villarreal contra el Atlético por el robo del canterano German Valera" [The war of Villarreal against Atlético for the steal of youth prospect German Valera] (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "Un doblete de Sergio Camello bien vale tres puntos" [A Sergio Camello double worths the three points] (in Spanish). Grada 3. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "Goleada al Coruxo" [Routing in Coruxo] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. "Correa el rey, Oblak el mago" [Correa the king, Oblak the wizard] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. Skale, Alejandro (2021-02-01). "Germán Valera jugará en el Tenerife hasta junio" [Germán Valera will play for Tenerife until June] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
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