José Gragera

José Gragera
Personal information
Full name José Gragera Amado
Date of birth (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Espanyol
Number 15
Youth career
La Asunción
2008–2018 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Sporting B 56 (1)
2019–2023 Sporting Gijón 91 (4)
2023– RCD Espanyol 39 (2)
International career
2018 Spain U19 1 (0)
2021–2022 Spain U21 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

José Gragera Amado (born 14 May 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for RCD Espanyol.

Club career

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Gragera was born in Gijón, Asturias, and joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2008, from La Asunción CF. On 24 January 2018, while still a youth, he signed a professional three-year deal with the club.[2]

Gragera made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 December 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Pedro Díaz in a 1–0 Segunda División B away win against Arenas Club de Getxo. He scored his first goal the following 14 October, netting the second in a 2–0 win at CD Izarra.

Gragera made his first team debut on 8 June 2019, again replacing Díaz in a 1–0 home defeat of Cádiz CF in the Segunda División.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 20 September 2020, netting the game's only in an away success over FC Cartagena.

On 31 January 2023, Gragera signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side RCD Espanyol.[4]

Career statistics

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As of 23 June 2024[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting B 2017–18 Segunda División B 1 0 1 0
2018–19 32 1 32 1
2019–20 23 0 23 0
Total 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 1
Sporting Gijón 2018–19 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20 4 0 2 0 4 0
2020–21 32 1 1 0 33 1
2021–22 37 1 2 0 39 1
2022–23 17 2 3 0 20 2
Total 91 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 99 4
Espanyol 2023–24 Segunda División 30 1 2 0 4 0 36 1
Career total 177 6 10 0 0 0 4 0 191 6

References

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  1. ^ "José Gragera". La Liga. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ "José Gragera renueva su compromiso con el Sporting" [José Gragera renews his link with Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ^ "El Cádiz desiste en El Molinón" [Cádiz give up at the El Molinón] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Gragera, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol" [Gragera, new player of RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ^ José Gragera at Soccerway
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