Eduard "Edu" Campabadal Clarós (born 26 January 1993) is a Spanish professional

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. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a central defender.

Club career

Wigan Athletic

Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Campabadal joined

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in July 2012 after being released by FC Barcelona. He made his debut for the first team on 19 May 2013 on the final day of the Premier League season in a 2–2 draw against

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Córdoba

On 21 July 2013, Campabadal signed a two-year deal with

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

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, being initially assigned to the reserves in

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. He made his first-team debut on 8 December, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Real Zaragoza. Campabadal appeared in 17 matches during the 2013–14 season, as the Andalusians returned to La Liga after a 42-year absence. On 12 September 2014 he made his debut in the competition, starting in a 1–1 away draw against UD Almería but being replaced in the 68th minute due to an injury.

Mallorca / Lugo

On 3 July 2015 Campabadal joined

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

, after rescinding his contract with Córdoba. On 6 July 2017, after suffering relegation, he signed a two-year deal with

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Anxo Carro''. History The new board of directors was o ...

.Campabadal, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo (Campabadal, new player of CD Lugo)
CD Lugo, 6 July 2017

International career

Campabadal has played for the Spain U17 and Spain U18 national teams, and played in the final of the

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Campabadal, Edu 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Tarragona Spanish footballers Footballers from Catalonia Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Córdoba CF B players Córdoba CF players RCD Mallorca players CD Lugo players Premier League players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Spain youth international footballers