Gerard Deulofeu

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

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Gerard Deulofeu
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Deulofeu playing for Spain U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Gerard Deulofeu Lázaro[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Riudarenes, Spain
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 19
Youth career
Penya Esportiva Bons Aires
2003–2011 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Barcelona B 68 (27)
2011–2015 Barcelona 2 (0)
2013–2014 → Everton (loan) 25 (3)
2014–2015 → Sevilla (loan) 17 (1)
2015– Everton 26 (2)
International career‡
2009–2010 Spain U16 4 (1)
2009–2011 Spain U17 21 (6)
2011–2012 Spain U19 19 (5)
2013 Spain U20 7 (3)
2012– Spain U21 26 (14)
2014– Spain 1 (0)
2014– Catalonia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2016

Gerard Deulofeu Lázaro (born 13 March 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club Everton 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 and Sevilla before joining the former on a permanent deal in Summer 2015.

Deulofeu was 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 for the Spain national football team.

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Riudarenes, Girona, Catalonia, Deulofeu joined 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)

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Deulofeu taking on Napoli's Giandomenico Mesto in an August 2014 friendly.

In May 2014, Deulofeu was granted a first-team place by new Barcelona manager Luis Enrique.[19] However, on 14 August 2014, Sevilla 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, 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] His loan was considered hugely unsuccessful, the Spanish newspaper Marca selected him in their La Liga 'Worst team of the season'.[25]

Everton

Deulofeu joined Everton permanently on 1 July 2015,[26] for a transfer fee reported to be £4.2 million.[27] He scored his first goal as a permanent Everton player, a free kick at the Madejski Stadium, as they came from behind to win 2–1 against Reading in the third round of the League Cup.[28] His first league goal since his transfer came on 1 November, the opening goal in a 6–2 rout of Sunderland.[29]

International career

Deulofeu (underneath) celebrates Jesé's goal against Portugal at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

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.[30][31] He played the last ten minutes of the 2–0 win in Seville as a substitute for Pedro[32] but, the following day, was not included in the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[33]

On 12 November 2015, Deulofeu scored a hat-trick and captained the under-21 team in a 5–0 win over Georgia in Almería, for 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[34]

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.[35] In January 2014, he was named by The Observer as one of the ten most promising young players in Europe.[36]

Club statistics

As of 16 April 2016.[37][38]
Club Season League Cup[39] League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2010–11 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2011–12 34 9 — — — — 34 9
2012–13 33 18 — — — — 33 18
Total 68 27 — — — — 68 27
Barcelona 2011–12 1 0 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 2 0
2012–13 1 0 1 0 — 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 4 0
Total 2 0 1 0 — 3 0 0 0 6 0
Everton (loan) 2013–14 25 3 2 0 2 1 — — 29 4
Sevilla (loan) 2014–15 17 1 6 2 — 5[lower-alpha 2] 0 — 28 3
Everton 2015–16 26 2 1 0 6 2 — — 33 4
Total 51 5 3 0 8 3 — — 62 8
Career Total 138 33 10 2 8 3 8 0 — 164 38

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Honours

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Deulofeu playing for Spain at the European Under-19 Championship

Club

Barcelona
Sevilla

International

Spain U19
Spain U17

Individual

References

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External links

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