Eloy Gila Marín (born 21 June 1988) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for Andorran club

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Club career

Born in

Sabadell Sabadell () is a city in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental and its joint capital (co-capital), on the River Ripoll, north of Barcelona. Sabadell is located above sea level. Sabadell pioneered the Ind ...

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, Gila made his professional debut with

UDA Gramenet Unión Deportiva Atlético Gramenet Milán is a Spanish football team based in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1945 it currently plays in ''Segona Catalana – Group 4'', holding home games at '' Muni ...

in the

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, after playing two years with the reserves. In 2010 he signed with another club in his native region, Gimnàstic de Tarragona of

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, initially as part of the farm team,

CF Pobla de Mafumet Club de Fútbol Pobla de Mafumet is a Spanish football club based in La Pobla de Mafumet, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1953, it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 5, holding home games at ''Estadi Municipal'', which ...

. However, Gila appeared in only two games for Pobla, and after scoring five goals in the main squad's preseason he was summoned by first-team manager

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. He made his competitive debut on 19 September, coming on as a substitute for Álex Cruz in the 75th minute of a 0–1 home defeat against Rayo Vallecano. Gila scored his first goal for ''Nàstic'' on 16 October 2010, in a 1–1 home draw with FC Barcelona B. He finished the season as the side's second-best scorer at five (only behind

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), as they narrowly avoided relegation. Gila could not reproduce his previous form in the 2011–12 campaign, and after the arrival of

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in the January

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lost his importance in the first team. He was then loaned to third-tier

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on a six-month contract, playing his first match on 5 February against

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and scoring his first goal later that month in the 2–1 away win over

CD San Roque de Lepe Club Deportivo San Roque de Lepe, SAD is a Spanish football team based in Lepe, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1956 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 4, holding home games at ''Estadio Ciudad de Lepe'', with a ...

. On 23 January 2013, Gila was released by Gimnàstic. He signed for neighbouring

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the following day, scoring a career-best 11 times in his first full season – plus once in the play-offs – as they reached division two for the first time ever. Gila remained in the third division until his retirement, with CE Sabadell FC, Albacete Balompié,

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and UE Cornellà. He achieved promotion with the second of those clubs.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gila, Eloy 1988 births Living people Footballers from Sabadell Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Catalonia Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players UDA Gramenet footballers CF Pobla de Mafumet footballers Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers CF Badalona Futur players CE Sabadell FC footballers Albacete Balompié players CD Mirandés footballers UE Cornellà players Primera Divisió players FC Santa Coloma players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra