David Goldar Gómez (born 15 September 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Cypriot club Pafos FC.

Club career

Born in Portas,

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, Goldar played youth football with local

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), ...

. He started his senior career in 2013 with

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in the

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, being initially deployed as a defensive midfielder. Goldar made his La Liga debut on 3 May 2014, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Andreu Fontàs in a 2–0 away win against CA Osasuna. In June 2016 he was released from his contract, and on 14 September he signed for third-division club SD Ponferradina. Goldar continued in division three in the 2017–18 season, with

Pontevedra CF Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in Primera División RFEF, Primera ...

. On 9 July 2018, he joined UE Cornellà of the same league, being a regular starter during the campaign and scoring four goals. On 2 July 2019, Goldar agreed to a two-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, recently relegated to the third tier. In the summer of 2020, he moved to UD Ibiza. He helped the latter side to reach the

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for the first time ever in his first year, contributing four goals to this feat. In 2021–22, which was also his first season at that level, Goldar helped Ibiza to stay up with seven goals from 36 games which were the best figures for a defender in nine years; most were headed in from corner kicks. On 26 January 2023, however, he terminated his contract with the club, and joined Burgos CF later that day. On 22 August 2023, Burgos announced the transfer of Goldar to Pafos FC from Cyprus.

Personal life

In June 2021, Goldar was called as a witness for the trial of his former Celta teammate

Santi Mina Santiago Mina Lorenzo (; born 7 December 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Professional League club Al Shabab on loan from RC Celta de Vigo. He spent most of his career at Celta, totalling 163 games a ...

, who was accused of

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on their holiday in

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four years earlier. The following March, he was tried as the latter's alleged accomplice, being acquitted as Mina was sent to prison for four years.

Career statistics

Honours

Pafos * Cypriot Cup: 2023–24

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldar, David 1994 births Living people People from Caldas (comarca) Sportspeople from the Province of Pontevedra Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Galicia (Spain) Men's association football central defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players RC Celta Fortuna players RC Celta de Vigo players SD Ponferradina players Pontevedra CF footballers UE Cornellà players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers UD Ibiza players Burgos CF footballers Cypriot First Division players Pafos FC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus People acquitted of crimes