Víctor Camarasa

Víctor Camarasa Ferrando (born 28 May 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Real Betis.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Camarasa and the second or maternal family name is Ferrando.
Víctor Camarasa
Camarasa with Cardiff City in September 2018
Personal information
Full name Víctor Camarasa Ferrando[1]
Date of birth (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994
Place of birth Meliana, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Betis
Youth career
2001–2011 Valencia
2011–2012 Alcoyano
2012–2013 Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Levante B 27 (0)
2014–2017 Levante 61 (4)
2016–2017 → Alavés (loan) 31 (3)
2017– Betis 24 (1)
2018–2019 → Cardiff City (loan) 32 (5)
2019–2020 → Crystal Palace (loan) 1 (0)
2020 → Alavés (loan) 17 (0)
National team
2014–2017 Spain U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2020

Club career

Levante

Born in Meliana, Valencian Community, Camarasa joined local Valencia CF's youth academy in 2001, aged seven. Ten years later he was released, and eventually finished his development with neighbouring Levante UD, making his senior debut with the reserve side in the 2012–13 season, in Segunda División B.[2]

On 7 December 2013, Camarasa played his first official game with the main squad, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[3] Two days later he signed a new six-year deal with the club,[4] and he scored his first goal on the 17th, helping turn the Cup deficit in his team's favour by netting the last in the 4–0 home win.[5]

Camarasa made his La Liga debut on 4 January 2014, coming on as a substitute for Simão Mate in a 0–2 away loss against Valencia CF.[6] He was promoted to the first team in July,[7] and was made a starter by new manager José Luis Mendilibar.

On 4 October 2014, Camarasa scored his first goal in the top flight, netting his side's second in a 3–3 draw at SD Eibar.[8] On 11 August 2016, after suffering relegation, he was loaned to Deportivo Alavés also of the top tier, for one year.[9]

Betis

On 29 June 2017, Camarasa signed a five-year contract with fellow league club Real Betis.[10] He scored his first competitive goal for them on 18 December, helping close a 2–0 away defeat of Málaga CF.[11]

On 9 August 2018, Camarasa joined Cardiff City on loan for the upcoming campaign.[12][13] He made his Premier League debut nine days later, playing 76 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Newcastle United.[14] His first goal came on 2 September, but in a 2–3 loss to Arsenal also at the Cardiff City Stadium.[15]

In August 2019, Camarasa signed with Crystal Palace on loan until the following 30 June, with an option to make the move permanent afterwards.[16] He made his debut on 27 August in a 0–0 home draw against Colchester United in the second round in the EFL Cup, with the tie being lost after a penalty shoot-out.[17][18]

Camarasa returned to both Alavés and the Spanish top division on 13 January 2020, agreeing to a six-month loan deal.[19]

International career

Camarasa won the first of his four caps for Spain at under-21 level on 12 November 2014, playing 25 minutes in a 1–4 friendly home loss to Belgium.[20]

Career statistics
As of 14 December 2020[21][22]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Levante B 2012–13 Segunda División B 10———10
2013–14 Segunda División B 260———260
Total 270———270
Levante 2013–14 La Liga 3061—0091
2014–15 La Liga 24240—00282
2015–16 La Liga 34200—00342
Total 614101—00715
Alavés (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 31360—00373
Betis 2017–18 La Liga 24120—00261
2020–21 La Liga 0000—0000
Total 241200000261
Cardiff City (loan) 2018–19 Premier League 325001000335
Crystal Palace (loan) 2019–20 Premier League 100010—20
Alavés (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 1700000—170
Career total 19313181200021314

References
  1. "Acta del partido celebrado el 19 de mayo de 2018, en Leganés" [Minutes of the match held on 19 May 2018, in Leganés] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. Artús, José Luis (12 September 2013). "El Barça sigue a Víctor Camarasa" [Barça follow Víctor Camarasa]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. Aldunate, Ramiro (7 December 2013). "Ruymán decide 'a puerta cerrada'" [Ruymán decides 'behind closed doors']. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  4. "El Levante renueva a sus perlas, Jason y Victor Camarasa" [Levante renew their gems, Jason and Victor Camarasa] (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  5. Acedo, Diego (17 December 2013). "Vendaval granota hacia octavos" [Granota blizzard en route to last-16]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  6. Campos, Tomás (4 January 2014). "¡Che, qué bueno que viniste!" [Che, so good of you to come!]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  7. "Víctor Camarasa: «Mendilibar quiere algo distinto a lo que quería Caparrós»" [Víctor Camarasa: "Mendilibar wants something different from what Caparrós wanted"]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 31 July 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  8. "Piovaccari levels thriller late on". ESPN FC. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  9. "Camarasa, potencia, calidad y llegada para el centro del campo" [Camarasa, power, skill and definition for the midfield] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  10. "Real Betis signs Víctor Camarasa". Real Betis. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  11. Morán, Miguel Ángel (18 December 2017). "Y al séptimo día, resucitó" [And on the seventh day, they came back to life]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  12. "Victor Camarasa signs on loan". Cardiff City F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  13. "Victor Camarasa: Cardiff City confirm midfielder loan deal". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  14. Pritchard, Dafydd (18 August 2018). "Cardiff City 0–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  15. Pearlman, Michael (2 September 2018). "Cardiff City 2–3 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  16. "Victor Camarasa joins on loan from Real Betis". Crystal Palace F.C. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  17. "Crystal Palace 0–0 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  18. "Palace exit Carabao Cup". Crystal Palace F.C. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  19. "OFICIAL: Ismael y Camarasa, cedidos al Alavés" [OFFICIAL: Ismael and Camarasa, loaned to Alavés]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  20. Cudeiro, Juan Luis (12 November 2014). "Tsunami belga a la nueva ola española" [Belgian tsunami to the new Spanish wave]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  21. Víctor Camarasa at BDFutbol
  22. Víctor Camarasa at Soccerway
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