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2020–21 Valencia CF Season
The 2020–21 season was the 101st season in the existence of Valencia CF and its 86th consecutive season in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Valencia participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, with the late start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. The season was the first since 2010-11 without former captain Dani Parejo, who departed to Villarreal. Players Squad information Reserve team Out on loan Transfers In Out Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overall record La Liga League table Results summary Results by round Matches The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020. Copa del Rey Statistics Appearances and goals :''Last updated 22 May 2021'' , - ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center, ''Goalkeepers'' , - ! ...
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Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spanish league system. Valencia were founded in 1919 and have played their home games at the 55.000-seater Mestalla since 1923. Valencia has won six Spanish League titles, eight Copa del Rey titles, one Supercopa de España, and one Copa Eva Duarte. In European competitions, they have won two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cups, and one UEFA Intertoto Cup. They also reached two UEFA Champions League finals in a row (2000 and 2001). Valencia were also members of the G-14 group of leading European football clubs and since its end has been part of the original members of the European Club Association. In total, Valencia have reached seven major European finals, winning four of them. It is on ...
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2021–22 Valencia CF Season
The 2021–22 season was the 102nd season in the existence of Valencia CF and its 87th consecutive season in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Valencia participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey, finishing as runners-up. Players La Liga squad information Reserve squad information Transfers In ''Note 1: Javier Jiménez moved back to Albacete after his loan ended on a permanent deal.'' ''Note 2: Adrià Guerrero joined Zürich after returning to the club on a permanent deal.'' Out ''Note 1: Jorget Saenz's loan at Portuguese club Marítimo was cancelled mid-season before he moved to Mirandés.'' Extension Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overall record La Liga League table Results summary Results by round Matches The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021. Copa del Rey Statistics Appearances and goals :''Last update ...
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Thierry Correia
Thierry Rendall Correia (born 9 March 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Valencia. Club career Sporting CP Born in Amadora, Lisbon metropolitan area of Cape Verdean descent, Correia joined Sporting CP's academy at the age of 10. He spent the better part of his first year as a senior with their under-23 team. Correia made his competitive debut for the main squad on 29 November 2018, coming on as a late substitute for Bruno Gaspar in a 6–1 away win against Qarabağ FK in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. His first start was the following 4 August, in the 5–0 loss to S.L. Benfica in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. On 11 August 2019, Correia played his first match in the Primeira Liga, featuring the entire 1–1 draw at C.S. Marítimo. Valencia On 2 September 2019, Correia signed a five-year contract with Valencia CF for a €12 million transfer fee. He made his Spanish La Liga debut later that month, pl ...
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Defender (football)
In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either side to their left and right, but can be played in threes with or without full-backs. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-back, sweeper, full-back, and wing-back. The centre-back and full-back positions are essential in most modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised for certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-backs are usually tall and positioned for their ability to win duels in the air. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the Midfielder#Centre-half, centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and ...
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Cristian Rivero Sabater
Cristian Rivero Sabater (born 21 March 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albacete Balompié, on loan from Valencia CF. Club career Born in Gandia, Valencian Community, Rivero joined Valencia CF's youth setup in 2007 at the age of nine, from UD Portuarios Disarp. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 August 2017, starting in a 2–0 Segunda División away win against Deportivo Aragón. Rivero immediately became an undisputed starter for the B-team, and renewed his contract until 2022 on 20 December 2019. For the 2020–21 season, he was definitely promoted to the main squad after the injury of Jasper Cillessen. Rivero made his first team debut on 16 December 2020, starting in a 4–2 away win against Terrassa FC in the first round of the season's Copa del Rey. His professional debut occurred the following 17 January, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 away defeat of AD Alcorcón, in the last 16 of the national c ...
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FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto ''"Més que un club"'' (''"More than a club"''). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the fourth-most valuable sports team in the world, worth $4.76 billion, and the world's fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €582.1 million. The official Barcelona anthem is the "Cant del Barça", written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence nicknamed ''Blaugrana''. Domestically, Barcelona has won a record 75 trophi ...
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Jasper Cillessen
Jacobus Antonius Peter Johannes "Jasper" Cillessen (born 22 April 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club NEC and the Netherlands national team. Cillessen joined NEC's youth team in 2001, making his professional debut for them in 2010, and signed for Ajax for €3 million a year later. He played in 141 matches for Ajax in six seasons, winning honours including three Eredivisie titles. In 2016, he joined Barcelona for an initial €13 million. In May 2011, Cillessen received his first call-up for the Netherlands national team. He made his international debut in 2013 and was the country's first-choice goalkeeper as they finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Club career NEC Cillessen was born in Nijmegen and grew up in nearby Groesbeek. He began playing for the youth team of local club De Treffers before being scouted to the NEC/FC Oss youth academy in 2001. In 2008, he signed his first professional contract with NEC and started ...
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Valencia CF Mestalla
Valencia Club de Fútbol Mestalla, shortened to Valencia Mestalla, is the reserve team of Valencia CF, a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake community. Founded in 1944, and currently plays in Segunda Federación, Segunda Federación – Group 3, holding home games at ''Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna'', with a 4,000-seat capacity. Unlike in English football league system, England, reserve teams in Spanish football league system, Spain play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team. Therefore, the team is ineligible for promotion to La Liga, the division in which the main side plays. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter the Copa del Rey. History Founded in 1944 as ''Club Deportivo Mestalla'', the club spent 21 seasons in the Segunda División in the period between 1947 and 1973, inc ...
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Jaume Doménech
Jaume Doménech Sánchez (; born 5 November 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a goalkeeper. He made over 100 appearances for Valencia, where he was mainly used as back-up. Club career Born in Almenara, Castellón, Valencian Community, Doménech played youth football with Villarreal CF. He played for the C team after being loaned to CD Onda for one year. In the summer of 2013, after brief spells with CD El Palo and Huracán Valencia CF, Doménech signed for Valencia CF, and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B. In both of his seasons, the side narrowly avoided relegation with him as first choice. Doménech was promoted to the main squad for the 2015–16 campaign by manager Nuno Espírito Santo. On 12 September, profiting from injuries to both Diego Alves and Mathew Ryan, he played his first match in La Liga, a 1–0 away win against Sporting de Gijón where he put in a player of the match performance. The following day, t ...
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Goalkeeper (association Football)
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting opposing shots on goal. Such positions exist in bandy, rink bandy, camogie, association football, Gaelic football, international rules football, floorball, handball, hurling, field hockey, ice hockey, roller hockey, lacrosse, ringette, rinkball, water polo, and shinty as well as in other sports. In most sports which involve scoring in a net, special rules apply to the goalkeeper that do not apply to other players. These rules are often instituted to protect the goalkeeper (being a target for dangerous or even violent actions). This is most apparent in sports such as ice hockey, field hockey, and lacrosse, where goalkeepers are required to wear special equipment like heavy pads and a face mask to protect their bodies from the impact ...
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Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, that plays in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. This clubs has been founded in 1923, the club passed much time of its history in the lower divisions of Spanish football and began in La Liga in 1998. In the 21st century, Villarreal gained some league stability, although they sustained relegation in 2012, rebounding the next year and then remaining in the top division to date. The club made its first appearance in the UEFA Champions League in 2005, with its best result being the semi-finals in 2006 and 2022. Villarreal also appeared in the UEFA Europa League during this time, and won the competition in 2021 by defeating Manchester United in the final, clinching their first major trophy. The club is nicknamed ''El Submarí Groguet' ...
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Dani Parejo
Daniel Parejo Muñoz (; born 16 April 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Villarreal. After starting out at Real Madrid, he first made a name in La Liga with Getafe. Transferring to Valencia in 2011, he went on to appear in 383 official matches for the latter club and win the 2019 Copa del Rey. He also spent four months in England, with Queens Park Rangers. Across all youth levels, Parejo won 43 caps for Spain and scored nine goals. He made his full debut in 2018, at the age of 28. Club career Real Madrid Born in Coslada, Community of Madrid, Parejo was a product of Real Madrid's youth academy, joining at the age of 14. He was called on several occasions by first-team coach Bernd Schuster to train with the seniors and, during the 2006–07 season, played four games for Real Madrid Castilla in Segunda División. On 4 August 2008, Parejo signed a one-year loan deal with Championship club Queens Park Rangers, and made his debut ...
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