Francisco "Fran" Gámez López (born 27 July 1991) is a Spanish

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who plays for

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 5 July 1939, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish foo ...

. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

Born in

Sagunto Sagunto () is a municipality of Spain, located in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community. It belongs to the modern fertile ''comarca'' of Camp de Morvedre. It is located approximately north of the city of Valencia, close to the Costa ...

Valencian Community The Valencian Community is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wit ...

, Gámez was a

CD Acero Club Deportivo Acero (often shortened to CDA or CD Acero, 'Steel Sporting Club' in Spanish) is a Spanish football team based in Puerto de Sagunto (an urban nucleus in Sagunto), in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1919 it plays in , ...

youth graduate. He made his first team debut in the 2010–11 season, in the regional leagues. On 16 June 2013, Gámez signed for

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

side

Atlético Saguntino Atlético Saguntino (Spanish for 'Athletic Club of Sagunto') is a Spanish football team based in Sagunto, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1951, they play in , holding home games at ''Camp Nou de Morvedre'', with a 4,000-seat capacity. Hi ...

. An undisputed starter, he scored a career-best 11 goals during the 2015–16 season, achieving promotion to

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

; he also acted as

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during the most of his spell. On 30 January 2018, Gámez signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

also in the third division, after the club activated his

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30,000 buyout clause. He contributed with one goal in seven appearances, as his side achieved promotion to

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after a one-year absence. Gámez made his professional debut on 19 August 2018, starting in a 1–0 home win against

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. The team's ...

. He scored his first professional goal on 29 September, in a 1–1 away draw against

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio Anxo ...

, and finished the campaign as a starter as the club reached another promotion. Gámez made his

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debut on 29 September 2019, starting in a 0–2 away loss against

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually known as Alavés, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Basque ...

. He lost his starting spot to Lumor Agbenyenu during the season as his side suffered relegation, and was also a backup option to Brian Oliván in

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, as the club returned to the top tier. On 15 July 2021, Gámez signed a two-year contract with

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system. Zarag ...

in the second division. On 27 June 2024, he moved to

CD Eldense Club Deportivo Eldense is a Spanish football team based in Elda, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1921, the club plays in the Segunda División, and holds home matches at '' Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat'', which has a ...

in the same category on a two-year deal. On 10 July 2025, after suffering relegation, Gámez agreed to a one-year contract with

still in division two.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gamez, Fran 1991 births Living people People from Sagunto Footballers from the Province of Valencia Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Atlético Saguntino players RCD Mallorca players Real Zaragoza players CD Eldense footballers Albacete Balompié players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen