Biel Company (footballer)

Gabriel 'Biel' Company Vives (born 16 February 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right back.

For the Spanish cyclist, see Gabriel Company (cyclist).

Biel Company

Company in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Gabriel Company Vives
Date of birth	(1992-02-16) 16 February 1992
Place of birth	Maria de la Salut, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s)	Right back
Youth career
	Mallorca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Mallorca B	76	(3)
2012–2017	Mallorca	59	(0)
2017–2018	Pafos	24	(0)
2018–2020	Hermannstadt	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 June 2020

Club career

Mallorca

Born in Maria de la Salut, Majorca, Company studied at the University of the Balearic Islands, then graduated from local RCD Mallorca's youth system, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2010–11 season, in Segunda División B. On 11 January 2012 he made his professional debut, playing the entire second half of a 6–1 home routing over Real Sociedad, for the season's Copa del Rey.[1]

Company made his Segunda División debut on 26 January 2014, replacing Pedro Bigas in a 2–2 draw at Real Murcia.[2] On 17 July he signed a new one-year deal with the Balearic outfit,[3] and appeared in 16 matches during the campaign.

On 6 July 2015 Company extended his contract until 2017, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[4]

Pafos

On 6 September 2017, Company moved abroad and signed for Cypriot club Pafos.[5]

Hermannstadt

On 12 July 2018, Company joined Romanian club Hermannstadt.[6]On 19 June 2020, Company was released from the club after having his contract mutually terminated.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played on 21 April 2018

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mallorca B	2010–11[8]	Segunda División B	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2011–12[9]	Segunda División B	27	1	—		—		27	1
	2012–13[9]	Segunda División B	15	0	—		—		15	0
	2013–14[9]	Tercera División	20	2	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	1	22	3
	2014–15[9]	Segunda División B	12	0	—		—		12	0
	Total		76	3	—		2	1	78	4
Mallorca	2011–12[8]	La Liga	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2012–13[8]	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2013–14[8]	Segunda División	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2014–15[8]	Segunda División	16	0	1	0	—		17	0
	2015–16[8]	Segunda División	27	0	1	0	—		28	0
	2016–17[8]	Segunda División	14	0	2	0	—		16	0
	Total		59	0	5	0	—		64	0
Pafos	2017–18[10]	Cypriot First Division	21	0	4	0	—		25	0
Career total			156	3	9	0	2	1	167	4

1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

References

1. Un milagro en siete minutos (A miracle in seven minutes); Marca, 10 January 2012 (in Spanish)
2. El Mallorca se vuelve a quedar rozando la zona de promoción (Mallorca draws near to promotion zones again); Marca, 26 January 2014 (in Spanish)
3. Company renueva por un año (Company renews for a year) Archived 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine; Mallorca's official website, 17 July 2014 (in Spanish)
4. Company y Cortés renuevan. Riera sale (Company and Cortés renew. Riera leaves) Archived 2013-06-20 at the Wayback Machine; Mallorca's official website, 6 July 2015 (in Spanish)
5. "Biel Company ficha con el Pafos CF de la primera división de Chipre [Biel Company sign for Cypriot First Division club Pafos FC]" (in Spanish). Futbolbalear. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
6. Mihaitalazarica (12 July 2018). "Spaniolul Biel Company, noul jucător al echipei FC Hermannstadt" (in Romanian). Hermannstadt. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
7. Mihaitalazarica (19 June 2020). "Mulțumim, Vlad! Mulțumim, Iulică! Mulțumim, Biel!" (in Romanian). Hermannstadt. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
8. "Company:Gabriel Company Vives". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
9. "Biel Company". LaPreferente. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
10. "Biel Company". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

External links

• Mallorca official profile (in Spanish)
• Biel Company at BDFutbol