Hugo Guillamón Sanmartín (born 31 January 2000) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...

and the Spain national team. He came through the youth ranks at

, where he made his first-team debut in 2020. He made his senior international debut for

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in 2021 and was chosen for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Born in San Sebastián,

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, Basque Country, Guillamón moved to

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at the age of two. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 December 2017, coming on as a first-half substitute for Ivan Zotko in a 0–0 Segunda División B home draw against

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. On 23 December 2017, Guillamón renewed his contract with the ''Che'' until 2020. The following 27 October he scored his first senior goal, netting the opener in a 3–2 home loss against

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. Guillamón made his first team – and

– debut on 22 February 2020, replacing injured

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at half-time in a 3–0 defeat away to Real Sociedad. On 22 July, he renewed his contract until 2023, being definitely promoted to the main squad. He scored his first goal for the team on 22 November in a 2–2 draw at

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. On 13 August 2021, in the first game of the season at home to Getafe CF, Guillamón fouled

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after 39 seconds. After consulting the

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, his third-minute dismissal was the earliest on a La Liga opening weekend; his team nonetheless won 1–0. Guillamón started in the

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, being substituted in the 85th minute as Valencia lost on penalties to

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. On 3 October that year, he extended his contract to last until June 2026.

International career

Guillamón represented

at under-17 and under-19 levels, having won the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship for the former and

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for the latter. Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive

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test of

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, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021. Guillamón made his senior debut in the match and scored in the 3rd minute of their 4–0 win. Guillamón was chosen for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in

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. He took no part in Spain's four matches, and the side were eliminated in the last 16 by

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Personal life

As of November 2022, Guillamón was combining his professional football career with a degree in

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from the

Technical University of Valencia The Technical University of Valencia ( ca-valencia, Universitat Politècnica de València, UPV; , es, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia) is a Spanish university located in Valencia, with a focus on science, technology, and arts. It was founded ...

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Guillamón goal.''

Honours

Spain U17 *

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Spain U19 *

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Spain U21 *

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: Runner-up

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Ben Southby, ''

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'', 9 July 2023

References

External links

Profile
at the Valencia CF website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guillamon, Hugo 2000 births Living people Footballers from San Sebastián Spanish men's footballers People from Camp de Túria Footballers from the Province of Valencia Men's association football defenders Spain men's international footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers La Liga players Segunda División B players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Valencia CF players 2022 FIFA World Cup players