Gonzalo_Verdú
Gonzalo Verdú
Spanish footballer
Gonzalo Cacicedo Verdú (born 21 October 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Cartagena.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Cacicedo Verdú | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-10-21) 21 October 1988 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Cartagena, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cartagena | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Manga | |||
| Pozo Estrecho | |||
| Cartagena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Cartagena B | ||
| 2008–2009 | Pinatar | 26 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Novelda | 14 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Albacete B | 28 | (1) |
| 2011 | Albacete | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Osasuna B | 21 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Orihuela | 34 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Córdoba B | 33 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Guadalajara | 33 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Cartagena | 50 | (4) |
| 2017–2023 | Elche | 174 | (11) |
| 2023– | Cartagena | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 29 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Born in Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Verdú spent the vast majority of his career in the lower leagues of his country. In 2010–11 he made his professional debut with Albacete Balompié, his input consisting of six games in a relegation-ending season from Segunda División; his first appearance in the competition was on 23 April 2011, playing 60 minutes – as a substitute – in a 4–2 away loss against Xerez CD.[1]
Verdú continued his career in the Segunda División B the following years, representing CA Osasuna B,[2] Orihuela CF, Córdoba CF B,[3] CD Guadalajara,[4] FC Cartagena[5] and Elche CF.[6] He won two promotions in three years with the last of those clubs, reaching La Liga at the end of the 2019–20 campaign with his as one of the captains.[7][8]
Verdú made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 26 September 2020, starting and being booked in the 0–3 home defeat to Real Sociedad; he was aged 31 years and 11 months.[9][10] In August 2021, he signed a new contract until 2023.[8]
On 23 October 2022, Verdú scored his only goal in the main division, closing a 2–2 draw at RCD Espanyol.[11] The following June, he left the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero following the expiration of his link,[12] and signed a two-year deal with his former club Cartagena on 10 July.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Albacete | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Osasuna B | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 21 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Orihuela | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| Córdoba B | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 33 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| Guadalajara | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Cartagena | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| Total | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 4 | ||
| Elche | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 32 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 6 |
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 174 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 193 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 351 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 380 | 25 | ||
- El pasado rojillo de Gonzalo Verdú (Gonzalo Verdú's red past); Diario Franjiverde, 14 April 2021 (in Spanish)
- El cartagenero Gonzalo Verdú, el auténtico todoterreno del Córdoba B (Cartagena's own Gonzalo Verdú, the one and only does-it-all for Córdoba B); Minuto 90, 25 May 2014 (in Spanish)
- El C.D. Guadalajara ficha a Gonzalo Verdú (C.D. Guadalajara sign Gonzalo Verdú); CD Guadalajara, 17 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- Gonzalo Verdú, un central de la cantera para los albinegros, cuarto fichaje (Gonzalo Verdú, youth system stopper for the white-and-black, fourth signing); Sport Cartagena, 9 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- Gonzalo: «No me voy por dinero» (Gonzalo: "I don't leave because of money"); La Verdad, 20 June 2017 (in Spanish)
- Las claves del ascenso del Elche (The keys to Elche's promotion); Marca, 24 August 2020 (in Spanish)
- Una plantilla muy novata en Primera (Quite a rookie squad in Primera); Tele Elx, 7 September 2020 (in Spanish)
- La Real impress in 3–0 victory over Elche; Marca, 26 September 2020
- El colista sonroja al Espanyol (Bottom-placed embarrass Espanyol); Sport, 23 October 2022 (in Spanish)
- OFICIAL | ¡Gracias, káiser! (OFFICIAL | Thanks, kaiser!); Elche CF, 12 June 2023 (in Spanish)
- "El cartagenero Gonzalo Verdú vuelve a casa para aportar experiencia y fuerza" [Cartagena-born Gonzalo Verdú returns home to bring experience and strength] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- Gonzalo Verdú at BDFutbol
- Gonzalo Verdú at Soccerway
- Gonzalo Verdú at BDFutbol