Pablo Valcarce Vidal (born 3 February 1993) is a Spanish professional

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. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

Numancia

Born in Ponferrada,

Castile and León Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; gl, Castela e León ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the ...

,Pablo y Luis Valcarce, los gemelos de Ponferrada (Pablo and Luis Valcarce, the Ponferrada twins)
Diario de León, 4 March 2013 (in Spanish) Valcarce began his career with hometown club SD Ponferradina, making his senior debut with the reserves. In 2011 he moved to

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

, being initially assigned to the youth setup and being promoted to

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after one year. On 30 January 2015, both Valcarce and his twin brother Luis renewed their contract with the ''Rojillos'', until 2017. He played his first match as a professional on 15 March, coming on as a late substitute for Javier del Pino in a 4–0 away loss against

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club colo ...

in the

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. Valcarce scored his first league goal on 23 August, his team's fifth in a 6–3 home victory over CD Tenerife. Six days later, he netted twice in a 3–2 win at

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, it plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 Segunda División play-offs. Girona holds its home matches at ...

, the second being a last-minute effort. On 29 January 2016, Valcarce signed his first professional contract, being definitely promoted to the main squad and assigned the number 20 jersey. He scored two braces during the 2016–17 campaign, against Elche CF (2–2, at home) and UCAM Murcia CF (3–2 away loss), both in November.

Mallorca

On 2 July 2018,

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Valcarce signed a four-year contract with fellow second division side

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 ...

. He made his official debut on 19 August, playing 20 minutes in place of Aridai Cabrera in a 1–0 home defeat of CA Osasuna. Valcarce scored his first goal on 1 December 2018, in 2–0 away win against

CF Reus Deportiu Club de Futbol Reus Deportiu, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Reus, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it last competed in the Segunda Division (while its B team competed in the Tercera Division) before foldi ...

. He made only ten appearances during the season (12 across all competitions), as the club achieved a second consecutive promotion to reach

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. On 19 July 2019, Valcarce returned to Ponferradina after agreeing to a one-year loan deal. On 14 September of the following year, the move was extended for a further

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Burgos

On 1 August 2021, Valcarce joined Burgos CF, newly promoted to the second division, after terminating his contract with Mallorca.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valcarce, Pablo 1993 births Living people People from Ponferrada Spanish twins Footballers from the Province of León Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Primera Federación players Tercera División players SD Ponferradina B players CD Numancia B players CD Numancia players RCD Mallorca players SD Ponferradina players Burgos CF footballers Deportivo de La Coruña players