Quim Araújo

Joaquim "Quim" Araújo Delgado (born 10 March 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Lleida Esportiu as a forward.

Quim Araújo
Personal information
Full name Joaquim Araújo Delgado
Date of birth (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Lleida Esportiu
Number 19
Youth career
Escuela Grasshoppers
Lloreda
Sant Gabriel
1999–2000 Espanyol
2000–2001 Gramenet
2001–2002 Ferrán Martorell
2002–2005 Premià
2005–2007 Badalona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Badalona B 8 (1)
2007–2009 Gramenet B 59 (10)
2009–2011 Montañesa 72 (26)
2011–2014 Sant Andreu 108 (15)
2014–2015 Compostela 34 (5)
2015–2016 Eldense 21 (4)
2016–2017 Valencia B 56 (9)
2017–2018 Albacete 7 (1)
2018–2019 Córdoba 21 (1)
2019–2020 Cartagena 24 (1)
2020– Lleida Esportiu 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Araújo made his debut as a senior with CF Badalona's reserves in 2007, in the regional leagues. After subsequently representing UDA Gramenet B, he signed for Tercera División side CF Montañesa in July 2009.[1]

Araújo first arrived in Segunda División B on 1 July 2011, after agreeing to a contract with UE Sant Andreu.[2] On 8 July 2014, after being an undisputed starter, he moved to fellow league team SD Compostela.[3]

On 24 July 2015 Araújo joined CD Eldense, still in the third division.[4] The following 29 January he signed for another reserve team, Valencia CF Mestalla in the same category, for 25,000.[5]

On 3 July 2017, after impressing with Mestalla in the 2017 Segunda División B play-offs, Araújo agreed to a contract with Albacete Balompié, newly promoted to Segunda División.[6] He made his professional debut on 20 August, coming on as a late substitute for Jon Erice.[7]

Araújo scored his first professional goal on 24 September 2017, netting the winner in a 2–1 home defeat of Real Oviedo. The following 31 January, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with fellow league team Córdoba CF.[8]

On 19 July 2019, Araújo signed a one-year deal with FC Cartagena in division three, after cutting ties with the Blanquiverdes.[9]

References

  1. "Últimas altas en Montañesa" [Last additions at Montañesa] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. "Quim Araujo, màgia pel Sant Andreu" [Quim Araujo, magic for Sant Andreu] (in Catalan). Ara. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. "Quim Araújo llega al Compos en una clara apuesta por el fútbol creativo" [Quim Araújo arrives at Compos in a clear bet for creative football] (in Spanish). El Correo Gallego. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. "Oficial: Eldense, se incorpora Quim Araujo" [Official: Eldense, Quim Araujo joins] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. "El Valencia ficha Quim Araujo, del Eldense, para el Mestalla" [Valencia sign Quim Araujo, from Eldense, for Mestalla] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  6. "El Alba ficha a Quim Araujo" [Alba sign Quim Araujo] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  7. "'Vuelta al cole' sin puntería" ['Back to school' without aim] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  8. "Quim Araujo, blanquiverde hasta 2020" [Quim Araujo, green-and-white until 2020] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  9. "La magia llega al Cartagonova con el fichaje de Quim Araujo para la 19/20" [The magic arrives at Cartagonova with the signing of Quim Araujo for 19/20] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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