Pep Biel
Pep Biel Mas Jaume (born 5 September 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Super League Greece club Olympiacos.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pep Biel Mas Jaume | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Sant Joan, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder Wide midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olympiacos | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Constància | |||
| 2013–2015 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Constància | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Rayo Vallecano B | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Llosetense | 15 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Mallorca B | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Almudévar (loan) | 37 | (13) |
| 2017–2018 | Zaragoza B | 31 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Zaragoza | 23 | (6) |
| 2019–2022 | Copenhagen | 95 | (23) |
| 2022– | Olympiacos | 41 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Early career edit
Biel was born in Sant Joan, Majorca, Balearic Islands, and started his career with CE Constància. On 16 December 2012, aged only 16, he made his first team debut by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 Segunda División B home loss against CE L'Hospitalet.[1]
In 2013 Biel moved to Rayo Vallecano, returning to the youth setup. In July 2015, after finishing his formation and having appeared rarely for the B-team, he joined CD Llosetense also in the third division.[2]
On 14 June 2016, Biel signed for another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B in the third division.[3] On 17 August, however, he was loaned to Tercera División side AD Almudévar for the season.[4]
Zaragoza edit
On 12 July 2017, Biel agreed to a two-year contract with Real Zaragoza, being assigned to the reserves in the division three.[5] The following 19 January he made his professional debut, replacing Alberto Zapater in a 2–1 away loss against Granada CF in the Segunda División.[6]
On 21 May 2018 Biel renewed his contract until 2022, and was definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the 2018–19 season.[7] He scored his first professional goal on 12 November, netting his team's second in a 3–1 away defeat of Gimnàstic de Tarragona.
A regular starter under new manager Víctor Fernández, Biel scored a brace in a 3–3 draw at Cádiz CF on 8 April 2019. He finished the season with six goals in 21 appearances, as his side avoided relegation.
Copenhagen edit
On 1 August 2019, Danish Superliga side FC Copenhagen announced that they had agreed a fee with Zaragoza and that Biel would undergo a medical in Denmark with the intention of an immediate transfer.[8] Two days later, he signed a five-year contract with the club.[9]
Biel made his debut abroad on 3 August 2019, replacing Viktor Fischer in a 2–1 away defeat of SønderjyskE.[10]
On 27 February 2020, Biel scored in the final minutes to defeat Scottish champions Celtic and help the club advance to the round of 16 in the Europa League.[11][12]
On 8 August 2021, Biel scored the final goal in a 4–2 derby win against Brøndby.[13] On 7 September, Biel was named the Superliga Player of the Month for August 2021 after scoring five goals and providing two assists in five matches.[14] On 22 May 2022 with the club he won the Danish Superliga in the season 2021–22 been the first title in his career and he has been elected Copenhagen Player of the Season for the season 2021–22.[15]
Biel started the 2022–23 campaign in strong fashion, scoring four goals in four league games including a hat-trick against rivals Brøndby on 7 August 2022; the first hat-trick ever scored in a Copenhagen Derby.[16][17]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 5 April 2023[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zaragoza | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 6 | ||
| Total | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 6 | |||
| Copenhagen | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9[b] | 1 | 41 | 5 |
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 13[d] | 7 | 46 | 18 | |
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 9 | 6 | |
| Total | 95 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 127 | 32 | ||
| Olympiacos | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 10 |
| 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2 | |
| Total | 41 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 56 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 159 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 207 | 50 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Danish Cup, Greek Football Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
Honours edit
Copenhagen
Individual
- UEFA Europa Conference League top assist provider: 2021–22
- Copenhagen Player of the Year: 2021–22[20]
- Danish Superliga Player of the Month: August 2021[21]
- Danish Superliga Player of the Year: 2021–22[22]
- Danish Superliga Team of the Year: 2021–22[23]
- Super League Greece Player of the Month: September 2022
References edit
- ^ "Crónica 2ª División B: Constancia 0–1 Hospitalet" [Report 2ª División B: Constancia 0–1 Hospitalet] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Pep Biel, de Vallecas a Zaragoza pasando por Mallorca" [Pep Biel, from Vallecas to Zaragoza going through Mallorca] (in Spanish). Vavel. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "El Mallorca incorpora a Pep Biel Mas y recupera a Jaume Pol para su filial" [Mallorca sign Pep Biel Mas and bring back Jaume Pol to their reserve team] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Al Almudévar llega cedido Pep Biel Mas del RCD Mallorca" [To Almudévar arrives on loan Pep Biel Mas from RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "El mediapunta Pep Biel, nueva incorporación para el Deportivo Aragón" [Attacking midfielder Pep Biel, new addition for Deportivo Aragón] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "El Granada vuelve a sonreír ante su afición a costa del Zaragoza" [Granada make their supporters smile again at Zaragoza's expense] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Pep Biel renueva por cuatro temporadas con el primer equipo" [Pep Biel renews for four seasons with the first team] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "FCK enige med Real Zaragoza om Pep Biel" [FCK reach an agreement with Real Zaragoza over Pep Biel] (in Danish). FC Copenhagen. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Pep Biel is new FCK player". FC Copenhagen. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Pep Biel | Midfielder - F.C. København".
- ^ "Celtic FC vs F.C. København 2020-02-27 1-3".
- ^ "Copenhagen deliver late Europa League knockout blows to sorry Celtic". The Guardian. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "F.C. København vs. Brøndby IF 2021-08-08 4-2".
- ^ "3F Superliga August player of the month".
- ^ "Mukairu on the verge of Major Success with FC Copenhagen". www.footballlive.ng. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Nielsen, Mikkel Fuhr (7 August 2022). "Flyvende Pep Biel skriver vild historie mod BIF". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ Bagger, Sebastian Taarsted (7 August 2022). "FC København vinder sikkert mod Brøndby | Seneste sport". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ Pep Biel at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Årets spiller" [Player of the Year] (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen Fan Club. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Pep Biel er Månedens Spiller i August". F.C. København (in Danish). Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ Barker, Gabby (20 May 2022). "Pep Biel, chosen as the best player of the season in Denmark". Sports Finding. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Superliga.dk - ⭐️ Årets Hold 2021-22 ⭐️ Vi har haft..." www.facebook.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
External links edit
- Pep Biel at BDFutbol
- Pep Biel at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Pep Biel at Soccerway