Tropi (footballer)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Carbonell and the second or maternal family name is Gil.
Tropi
Personal information
Full name Carlos Carbonell Gil
Date of birth (1995-05-12) 12 May 1995
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Valencia B
Youth career
2002–2014 Valencia
2009–2010 → Cracks (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2014– Valencia B 43 (3)
2015– Valencia 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Carlos Carbonell Gil (born 12 May 1995), commonly known as Tropi, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF Mestalla as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Tropi joined Valencia CF's youth setup in 2002, aged seven.[1] He was promoted to the reserves in July 2014,[2] and made his senior debut on 24 August, starting in a 1–2 away loss against RCD Mallorca B for the Segunda División B championship.[3]

On 25 January 2015 Tropi scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 home draw against Huracán Valencia CF.[4] A day later, he was called up to the main squad by manager Nuno Espírito Santo.[5]

After being an unused substitute in a 1–0 home win against Getafe CF on 15 February 2015, Tropi made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 20 March 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Daniel Parejo in a 4–0 away routing over Elche CF.[6]

Club statistics

As of 6 December 2015[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valencia B 2014–15 281——281
Valencia 2014–15 1000—10
Valencia B 2015–16 152——152
Valencia 2015–16 1000—10
Career total 4530000453

References

  1. ↑ Tropi: "Lo que se vive ahora en la cantera no se ha vivido nunca" (Tropi: "What happens now in the cantera never happened before"); Diario de Mestalla, 27 December 2014 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ El Valencia Mestalla hereda un bloque campeón (Valencia Mestalla inherits a champion block); Superdeporte, 28 July 2014 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Crónica 2ª División B: RCD Mallorca B 2–1 Valencia Mestalla (2ª División B feature: RCD Mallorca B 2–1 Valencia Mestalla); Fútbol Balear, 24 August 2014 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Buen punto del VCF Mestalla ante el Huracán CF (1–1) (Good point of VCF Mestalla against Huracán CF (1–1)); Valencia's official website, 25 January 2015 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Carlos ´Tropi´ y Salva Ruiz suben al primer equipo (Carlos 'Tropi' and Salva Ruiz are promoted to the first team); Superdeporte, 26 January 2015 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ El Valencia mira alto (Valencia aims high), Marca, 20 March 2015 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ "Tropi profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 March 2015.

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