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Mario Gila

Mario Gila
Personal information
Full name Mario Gila Fuentes
Date of birth (2000-08-29) 29 August 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Lazio
Number 34
Youth career
2009–2013 Santa Perpètua
2013–2014 Sabadell
2014–2016 Mollet
2016–2017 Damm
2017–2018 Espanyol
2018–2019 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Real Madrid B 73 (5)
2022 Real Madrid 2 (0)
2022– Lazio 25 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Spain U21 9 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Georgia–Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Mario Gila Fuentes (born 29 August 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Lazio.

Club career

Real Madrid Castilla

Gila is a youth product of various clubs in Catalonia, including Santa Perpètua, Sabadell, Mollet, Damm and Espanyol. He moved to Real Madrid's youth academy in 2018, signing a contract until 2024.[1] He was promoted to their reserves in 2019 where he became their stalwart and vice captain under Raúl.[2]

Real Madrid

Gila made his professional debut with the senior Real Madrid squad in a 4–0 La Liga win over Espanyol, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute.[3]

Lazio

On 12 July 2022, Serie A club Lazio announced Gila's signing from Real Madrid for €6m.[4] On 30 October 2022, Gila made his Serie A debut for Lazio in a match against Salernitana, which ended in a 3-1 loss for Lazio.[5]

On 28 November 2023, Gila made his Champions League debut, playing the full match in Lazio's 2-0 group stage victory against Celtic at Olimpico di Roma.[6]

International career

Gila was called up to a preliminary Spain U19 training camp before the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 May 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid B 2019–20 Segunda División B 21 1 21 1
2020–21 Segunda División B 20 2 20 2
2021–22 Segunda División RFEF 32 2 32 2
Total 73 5 73 5
Real Madrid 2021–22 La Liga 2 0 2 0
Lazio 2022–23 Serie A 4 0 0 0 8 0 12 0
2023–24 Serie A 21 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 29 0
Total 25 0 3 0 12 0 1 0 41 0
Career total 100 5 3 0 12 0 1 0 116 5

Honours

Real Madrid

Spain U21

References

  1. ^ Jose Nieto (19 January 2022). "El momento de Mario Gila: el central del Real Madrid que ha sabido esperar" [Mario Gila's moment: the Real Madrid central defender who has known how to wait]. El Español (in Spanish).
  2. ^ Javier Gómez Talavan (15 March 2021). "La Fábrica | Mario Gila, un pilar para el Castilla de Raúl" [The Factory | Mario Gila, a pillar for Raúl's Castilla]. Madridista Rreal (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Casemiro entra en una lista con Gila y sin Bale" [Casemiro enters a list with Gila and without Bale]. La República (in Spanish). 30 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Comunicato 12.07.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Lazio vs. Salernitana - 30 October 2022". Soccerway. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Lazio-Celtic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Group stage". UEFA. 28 November 2023. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Convocatoria para jornadas de entrenamiento en la localidad alicantina de El Albir" [Call for training days in the Alicante town of El Albir] (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Mario Gila Fuentes".
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