José Ángel Gómez Campaña (; born 31 May 1993) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for Levante UD as a

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. Developed at

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, for whom he appeared in 24 competitive matches, he went on to represent mainly Levante after signing in 2016. He also played for clubs in England, Germany and Portugal. Campaña won two European Under-19 Championships with

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. He made his senior debut in 2020.

Club career

Sevilla

Born in

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, Campaña reached

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's youth system at the age of seven, and made his senior debut at only 16, going on to play in two Segunda División B seasons with the reserves. He was promoted to the main squad by newly appointed coach Marcelino García Toral, for the 2011 pre-season. Campaña made his debut for the first team on 25 August 2011, playing ten minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Hannover 96 in that season's

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(2–3 aggregate loss), in the place of

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. He made his first

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appearance three days later, replacing Manu del Moral in a 2–1 home win over Málaga CF. In his first year, Campaña appeared in 18 official games to help Sevilla to the ninth place. In March 2013, after undergoing surgery to a fracture in his left foot, he was sidelined for the rest of the campaign.

Crystal Palace

On 13 July 2013,

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club

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had a €2 million bid accepted by Sevilla. Four days later, after passing his medical, he signed for four years. He made his debut on 24 August, in a 2–1 defeat at Stoke City. On 31 January 2014, Campaña joined the

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's 1. FC Nürnberg, on loan for the remainder of the season with a view to a permanent move. He made his debut in the competition on 16 February, playing the entire second half in a 1–0 away victory over

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. Campaña scored his first goal for the German side on 23 March 2014, but in a 2–5 home loss against

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. He finished the campaign with 591 minutes of action and five starts, with his team being relegated; he subsequently returned to Palace, being one of the retained players.

Sampdoria

On 22 July 2014, Campaña joined

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side

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for an undisclosed fee. However, on 1 September, he was loaned to Portuguese club FC Porto in a

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-long deal, becoming the seventh Spaniard brought in by manager

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in three months. Campaña signed with

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on 17 July 2015, on loan for one year.

Levante

On 11 August 2016, Campaña agreed to a four-year deal with Levante UD, recently relegated to the second tier. He played regularly in his first season, as the club from

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won promotion as champions. In April 2019, when he had one year remaining on his contract, Campaña extended his link until 2023. He missed the vast majority of

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, due to injury problems.

International career

Campaña represented

in two

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tournaments. In the 2011 edition, hosted in Romania, he played three games, including the final against the

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. In

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, Campaña helped the national side renew their continental supremacy in

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by appearing in all five matches and starting in four, three as captain. He missed, however, his

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attempt in the semi-finals against

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(4–2, 3–3 after 120 minutes). In October 2020, Campaña was first called up to the senior team for matches with

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, Switzerland and

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. He won his first

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against the first opponent, playing the second half of a 0–0 friendly draw in Lisbon.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Levante * Segunda División: 2016–17 Spain U17 *

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runner-up: 2010 Spain U19 *

: 2011,

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Campana, Jose 1993 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Seville Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Sevilla Atlético players Sevilla FC players AD Alcorcón footballers Levante UD footballers Premier League players Crystal Palace F.C. players Bundesliga players 1. FC Nürnberg players U.C. Sampdoria players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players FC Porto players FC Porto B players Spain youth international footballers Spain under-21 international footballers Spain international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal