Gerard Deulofeu

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Deulofeu and the second or maternal family name is Lázaro.
Gerard Deulofeu

Deulofeu playing for Barcelona B in 2012
Personal information
Full nameGerard Deulofeu Lázaro[1]
Date of birth13 March 1994
Place of birthRiudarenes, Spain
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Sevilla (on loan from Barcelona)
Number18
Youth career
Penya Esportiva Bons Aires
2003–2011Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2013Barcelona B68(27)
2011–Barcelona2(0)
2013–2014→ Everton (loan)25(3)
2014–→ Sevilla (loan)16(1)
National team‡
2009–2010Spain U164(1)
2009–2011Spain U1720(6)
2011–2012Spain U1919(5)
2013Spain U207(3)
2012–Spain U2119(7)
2014–Spain1(0)
2014–Catalonia1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2015

Gerard Deulofeu Lázaro (born 13 March 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sevilla FC, on loan from FC Barcelona. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as a forward.

He started his career with Barcelona, first appearing with the first team at the age of 17, and was loaned to Everton in the Premier League in the 2013–14 season.

Deulofeu is also a Spanish youth international, having represented the country over 60 times at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels, being named the UEFA Under-19 Championship Golden Player in 2012. In 2014, he made his debut with the full side.

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Riudarenes, Girona, Catalonia, Deulofeu joined FC Barcelona's youth academy in 2003 at the age of nine. In 2005, he was promoted to the U-13 team.[2] On 2 March 2011, still registered with the junior team, he made his senior debut, appearing for the B-team in a 4–1 away win against Córdoba CF in Segunda División by coming on as a substitute for Eduard Oriol in the 75th minute.[3]

In late April 2011 Deulofeu was called up to the senior squad for the first time, for a La Liga match against Real Sociedad on the 29th,[4] but did not leave the bench in a 1–2 away loss. On 3 August he made his Barcelona first-team debut, in a 1–4 friendly loss against C.D. Guadalajara; three days later, against Club América, he assisted Seydou Keita in the 90th minute of a 2–0 win.

On 16 September 2012 Deulofeu scored his first goal as a senior, in a 1–2 loss at Hércules CF.[5] On 29 October he made his first official appearance with the main squad, replacing Cesc Fàbregas in the 63rd minute of a 5–0 league home success against RCD Mallorca.[6]

Deulofeu scored 18 goals for the B's in the 2012–13 season, joint-fourth in the second level competition. On 15 May 2013 he signed a professional contract with the Blaugrana first team, running until June 2017.[7]

Everton (loan)

On 10 July 2013, Premier League side Everton signed Deulofeu on a season-long loan.[8][9] The Liverpool Echo also reported that any loan fee would be waived if he made appearances in more than 50% of his new club's games.[10] He scored on his debut for his new club, a 2–1 home win over Stevenage in the second round of the Football League Cup on 29 August.[11]

On 30 November, Deulofeu scored his first league goal for the Toffees, netting the opener in a 4–0 home success against Stoke City.[12] His second came eight days later, through an 85th-minute strike at Arsenal to earn a 1–1 draw.[13]

On 14 December 2013, Deulofeu suffered a hamstring injury during Everton’s 4–1 victory over Fulham, which sidelined him for five weeks.[14] He scored his third and last goal on 15 March of the following year, netting the opener in a 2–1 home win over Cardiff City.[15] He helped his team to record its best ever Premier League points tally of 72 to finish fifth[16] and, at the end of the campaign, Barcelona confirmed that he would not be returning for a second loan spell as he had been promoted to their first-team squad;[17] he wrote an open letter thanking the staff, players and fans for their support during his stay.[18]

Sevilla (loan)

In May 2014, Deulofeu was granted a first-team place by new Barcelona manager Luis Enrique.[19] However, on 14 August 2014, Sevilla FC reached an agreement with Barcelona for the loan of Deulofeu for the coming season,[20] with the player admitting "surprise" at Enrique's decision.[21]

After being an unused substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Valencia CF, Deulofeu made his debut on 30 August replacing Vitolo in the 73rd minute of a 2–1 away win against RCD Espanyol.[22] He made his UEFA Europa League on 18 September, starting and providing assists for both goals in a 2–0 home victory against Feyenoord.[23]

On 24 September Deulofeu scored his first goal for the Andalusians (and also his first ever in the top flight in Spain), netting the game's winner in a home success over Real Sociedad.[24]

International career

Deulofeu played for the Spanish under-17 team from 2009 to 2011, helping them finish runner-up at the 2010 UEFA European Championship. In the latter year he was selected to the under-19s, winning two consecutive European Championships and being selected best player in the 2012 edition.[2]

Deulofeu was selected for the senior side for the first time on 30 May 2014, as part of a 19-man squad to play a friendly against Bolivia, being given the number 7.[25][26] He played the last ten minutes of the 2–0 win in Seville as a substitute for Pedro[27] but, the following day, was not included in the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[28]

Honours

Deulofeu playing for Spain at the European Under-19 Championship

Club

Barcelona

Country

Spain U19
Spain U17

Individual

Club statistics

As of 10 February 2015.[30][31]
Club Season League Cup[32] League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2010–11 10—10
2011–12 349—349
2012–13 3318—3318
Total 6827—6827
Barcelona 2011–12 1000—1[lower-alpha 1]00020
2012–13 1010—2[lower-alpha 1]00040
Total 2010—300060
Everton (loan) 2013–14 2532021—294
Total 2532021—294
Sevilla (loan) 2014–15 16162—5[lower-alpha 2]0—273
Total 16162—50—273
Career Total 11131922180—13034
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 All appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ All appearances in Europa League

    Style of play

    According to the Daily Mirror, Deulofeu's style of play is comparable to that of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, due to a shared direct approach.[33] In January 2014, he was named by The Observer as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe.[34]

    References

    1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League squad numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gerard Deulofeu. Biography". Football Top. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
    3. ↑ "Deulofeu debuta en Segunda A" [Deulofeu makes Second Division debut] (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
    4. ↑ Marcet, Jaume (29 April 2011). "Gerard Deulofeu makes squad debut". Barcelona's official website. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
    5. ↑ Marcet, Jaume (16 September 2011). "El filial se abona al infortunio (2–1)" [B-team marries misfortune (2–1)] (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
    6. ↑ "Messi to the fore once again". ESPN FC. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
    7. ↑ "Gerard Deulofeu's best goals for FC Barcelona". Barcelona's official website. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
    8. ↑ "Blues sign Barça starlet". Everton F.C. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
    9. ↑ "Everton sign Barcelona starlet Gerard Deulofeu on season-long loan". The Guardian. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
    10. ↑ O'Keeffe, Greg (20 July 2013). "Barcelona back Martinez's Blues vision with Deulofeu loan". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
    11. ↑ "Everton 2–1 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
    12. ↑ "Everton 4–0 Stoke City". BBC Sport. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
    13. ↑ "Arsenal 1–1 Everton". BBC Sport. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
    14. ↑ Bretland, Elliott (19 December 2013). "Deulofeu set to return to Spain for treatment as he faces eight weeks out". Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
    15. ↑ McGowan, Alistair (15 March 2014). "Everton 2–1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
    16. ↑ "Magic numbers: Roberto's record-breakers". Everton F.C. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
    17. ↑ "Gerard Deulofeu will return to Barcelona after season-long loan spell with Everton". Daily Mail. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
    18. ↑ "Gerard Deulofeu says goodbye to Everton fans in open letter as he makes Barcelona return". Daily Mirror. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
    19. ↑ Guy, Peter (20 May 2014). "Barcelona new boss Luis Enrique insists Gerard Deulofeu will be in his first team squad". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
    20. ↑ "Sevilla FC Y FC Barcelona llegan a un principio de acuerdo para la cesión de Deulofeu" [Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona reach an agreement for the loan of Deulofeu] (in Spanish). Sevilla's official website. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
    21. ↑ "La Liga: Gerard Deulofeu admits surprise at Barcelona exit". Sky Sports News. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
    22. ↑ "Espanyol 1-2 Sevilla". Goal.com. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
    23. ↑ "Quick-fire Sevilla catch Feyenoord cold". UEFA. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
    24. ↑ "Sevilla 1-0 Real Sociedad: Deulofeu scores first Primera goal as Sevilla become joint La Liga leaders". Inside Spanish Football. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
    25. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Gerard Deulofeu called up by Spain for friendly". BBC Sport. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
    26. ↑ "Oficial: Estos son los dorsales que lucirán nuestros internacionales ante Bolivia" [Official: These are the jerseys our internationals will sport against Bolivia] (in Spanish). Sefutbol. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
    27. ↑ "2–0: Iniesta desatasca a España en Sevilla" [2–0: Iniesta gets Spain going in Seville] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
    28. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Spain drop Alvaro Negredo and Jesus Navas". BBC Sport. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
    29. ↑ Bryan, Paul (16 July 2012). "2012: Gerard Deulofeu". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
    30. ↑ "Gerard Deulofeu". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
    31. ↑ Gerard Deulofeu at ESPN FC
    32. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Cup and Copa del Rey.
    33. ↑ Hall, Pete (11 July 2013). "Gerard Deulofeu scouting report: Everton's new Barcelona boy is more Ronaldo than Messi". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
    34. ↑ "The next 10 big things: Europe's top youngsters and stars of the future". The Guardian. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

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