Gerard Valentín

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valentín and the second or maternal family name is Sancho.

Gerard Valentín Sancho (born 28 July 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a right back or a right winger for SD Huesca.

Gerard Valentín

Personal information
Full name	Gerard Valentín Sancho
Date of birth	(1993-07-28) 28 July 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Avinyonet, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Right back, winger
Team information
Current team	Huesca
Number	7
Youth career
2003–2010	Figueres
2010–2012	Girona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Sevilla C	22	(1)
2013–2014	Olot	24	(0)
2014–2017	Gimnàstic	67	(0)
2017–2020	Deportivo La Coruña	4	(0)
2019–2020	→ Lugo (loan)	39	(2)
2020–2022	Lugo	54	(3)
2022–	Huesca	64	(3)
International career^‡
2016–	Catalonia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 December 2016

Club career

Born in Avinyonet de Puigventós, Girona, Catalonia, Valentín graduated with Girona FC's youth setup, after a stint at UE Figueres.^[2] He made his debuts as a senior with Sevilla FC C in the 2012–13 campaign, in Tercera División.

On 13 July 2013, Valentín joined Segunda División B side UE Olot.^[3] On 6 July of the following year, after appearing regularly, he signed a two-year deal fellow league team Gimnàstic de Tarragona.^[4]

Valentín appeared in 24 matches for Nàstic during the campaign, winning promotion to Segunda División. He made his professional debut on 23 August, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Albacete Balompié.^[5]

On 18 January 2016, Valentín renewed his contract until 2019.^[6] On 12 July of the following year, he signed a four-year deal with La Liga side Deportivo de La Coruña.^[7]

Valentín made his top tier debut on 30 September 2017, replacing Juanfran in a 2–1 home defeat of Getafe CF. However, he featured rarely as his side suffered relegation.

On 15 January 2019, Valentín was loaned to CD Lugo in the second division, for six months.^[8] On 12 August, his loan was extended for the 2019–20 campaign.^[9]

On 14 September 2020, after Dépor's relegation, Valentín agreed to a permanent two-year contract with Lugo.^[10] On 27 January 2022, he moved to fellow second division side SD Huesca on a four-and-a-half-year deal.^[11]

International career

On 28 December 2016, Valentín made his debut for the Catalonia national football team, coming on as a half-time substitute for Pol Lirola in a 3–3 draw against Tunisia (2–4 penalty loss).^[12]

Personal life

Valentín's younger brother, Pol, is also a footballer and a right back. He was also groomed at Figueres.^[13] Their father Albert was also a right back, and also played for Figueres.^[14]

References

1. "Gerard Valentín" (in Spanish). SD Huesca. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
2. ""Fitxar pel Nàstic va ser un encert"" ["Signing for Nàstic was a success"] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu de Catalunya. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
3. "L´Olot anuncia les incorporacions de Valentín (Sevilla C) i Ferrón (Jonquera)" [Olot announces the additions of Valentín (Sevilla C) and Ferrón (Jonquera)] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
4. "El Nàstic i la UE Olot arriben a un acord pel traspàs de Gerard Valentín" [Nàstic and UE Olot reach agreement for the transfer of Gerard Valentín] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
5. "El Gimnástic remonta in extremis al Albacete" [Gimnástic comes back in extremis against Albacete] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
6. "Gerard Valentín será grana hasta el 2019" [Gerard Valentín will be grana until 2019] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
7. "Gerard Valentin, nuevo jugador del Real Club Deportivo" [Gerard Valentin, new player of Real Club Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
8. "Gerard Valentín will join CD Lugo on loan". Deportivo La Coruña. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
9. "Gerard Valentín jugará cedido en el CD Lugo" [Gerard Valentín will play on loan at CD Lugo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
10. "Gerard Valentín, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Gerard Valentín, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
11. "Gerard Valentín, explosividad y desequilibrio para la banda derecha" [Gerard Valentín, speed and skill for the right flank] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
12. "Catalonia impress before going down to Tunisia after penalty shootout". Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
13. "El germà del defensa Gerard Valentín arriba al Nàstic per tres temporades" [The brother of defender Gerard Valentín arrives at Nàstic for three seasons] (in Catalan). Camp d'Esports. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
14. "Vaya lío de familia a cuenta del ascenso" [Big family fuss at the expense of a promotion] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.

External links

• Gerard Valentín at BDFutbol
• Gerard Valentín at Soccerway
• Gerard Valentín at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Gerard Valentín at AS.com (in Spanish)
• Gerard Valentín at BeSoccer