Eugeni Valderrama Domènech (born 19 July 1994), simply known as Eugeni, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Real Zaragoza.

Club career

Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Eugeni played with FC Barcelona from ages 12 to 17. In the 2011 summer he returned to his hometown, finishing his formation with Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Eugeni made his senior debut on 22 February 2012, against

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for the Copa Catalunya. In March, he and

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were called up to train with the first team. Eugeni made his first

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appearance on 21 April 2012, appearing as a late substitute in a 1–0 away loss against CD Guadalajara. He made his first start on 3 June against Elche CF, playing the full 90 minutes as the match ended with the same score. On 10 July 2012, Eugeni was promoted to the main squad, with ''Nàstic'' now in

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. On 3 March 2013 he scored his first professional goal, the last in a 4–1 home success over RCD Mallorca B. On 25 June 2013, Eugeni signed a three-year deal with Sevilla FC, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level. On 18 July 2015, after a loan stint at Lleida Esportiu, he moved to CF Badalona. On 9 June 2016, Eugeni signed for another reserve team, Valencia CF Mestalla. On 8 August of the following year, he was loaned to

Lorca FC Lorca Fútbol Club was a Spanish football team based in Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it last played in Preferente Autonómica de Murcia – Group 1, holding home games at Estadio Francisco Artés ...

in the second division, for one year. Eugeni made his debut for Lorca on 18 August 2017, scoring the first through an

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in a 2–0 home win against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa; it was also his first professional goal. The following 9 January, he moved to fellow league team

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also in a temporary deal. On 5 July 2018, Eugeni agreed to a three-year deal with La Liga side SD Huesca, but was loaned to Albacete Balompié in the second division for one year on 1 August. Upon returning, he was a regular starter for the

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ese side which achieved promotion back to the top tier. Eugeni made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 13 September 2020, as he replaced David Ferreiro in a 1–1 away draw against Villarreal CF. The following 23 June, after suffering relegation, he moved abroad and signed a three-year contract with Portuguese

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side

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. On 26 January 2022, Eugeni terminated his contract with Arouca, and signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Real Zaragoza back in his home country the following day.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eugeni Valderrama 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Tarragona Spanish footballers Footballers from Catalonia Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Sevilla Atlético players Lleida Esportiu footballers CF Badalona players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Lorca FC players Cádiz CF players SD Huesca footballers Albacete Balompié players Real Zaragoza players Primeira Liga players F.C. Arouca players Spanish expatriate footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal