Mario Gaspar Pérez
 Mario in training with Villarreal | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Gaspar Pérez Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Novelda, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Villarreal | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Villarreal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Villarreal C | 15 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Villarreal B | 81 | (0) |
| 2010– | Villarreal | 139 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2009 | Spain U19 | 13 | (2) |
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mario Gaspar Pérez Martínez, simply known as Mario (born 24 November 1990), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as a right back.
Football career
Born in Novelda, Alicante, Valencian Community, Mario played youth football for Villarreal CF. On 15 March 2009, aged just 18, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, in a game against Atlético Madrid: he replaced Giuseppe Rossi with roughly 25 minutes to play, with the score at 2–1, but the Yellow Submarine eventually lost 2–3 away.[1]
Mario spent the entire 2009–10 season with the reserves, starting in all 31 games he appeared in as the team easily retained its newly found Segunda División status. He was definitely promoted to the main squad midway through the following campaign, following Ángel López's severe knee injury, being also propelled to the starting XI.
On 16 January 2011, in his first start, Mario played the full 90 minutes in a 4–2 home win against CA Osasuna.[2]
References
- ↑ El fútbol fue justo con el Atlético (Football was fair to Atlético); Marca, 15 March 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Cani inspires Villarreal; ESPN Soccernet, 15 January 2011
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