Enric Gallego

Enric Gallego Puigsech (born 12 September 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CA Osasuna on loan from Getafe CF as a striker.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gallego and the second or maternal family name is Puigsech.
Enric Gallego
Personal information
Full name Enric Gallego Puigsech
Date of birth (1986-09-12) 12 September 1986
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Osasuna
(on loan from Getafe)
Number 11
Youth career
Buen Pastor
Gramenet
Badalona
2003–2006 Buen Pastor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Buen Pastor 8 (0)
2007–2008 Alzamora 44 (27)
2009 Premià 15 (7)
2009–2010 Espanyol B 17 (2)
2010–2013 Cornellà 100 (55)
2013–2014 Badalona 21 (2)
2014–2015 Olot 11 (0)
2015–2017 Cornellà 98 (46)
2018–2019 Extremadura 33 (25)
2019 Huesca 19 (5)
2019– Getafe 5 (0)
2020– → Osasuna (loan) 14 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2020

Club career

Early career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Gallego had several working-class jobs alongside his amateur footballing career, such as lorry driver, builder and air conditioning installer.[1] He made his senior debut with UD Buen Pastor in the 2006–07 season, in the regional leagues. In January 2009, he joined Tercera División club CE Premià after a prolific spell at Alzamora CF.[2][3]

In June 2009, Gallego signed for RCD Espanyol and was immediately assigned to their reserves in Segunda División B. After featuring sparingly, he moved to UE Cornellà of the fourth level, scoring five goals in a 6–0 away win against FC Ascó on 31 October 2010;[4] he remained a regular in the following years as well as acting as captain a being a locker room reference,[5] as his team missed out promotion in 2013.[6]

On 8 July 2013, Gallego agreed a contract with division three side CF Badalona, where he had already played as a youth.[7] On 25 June 2014, he moved to UE Olot in the same tier,[8] before moving back to Cornellà the following January.[9]

Extremadura

On 2 January 2018, Gallego joined Extremadura UD also in the third division,[10] after the club triggered his €200,000 release clause.[11] He scored 28 goals in total during the campaign, and achieved promotion to the Segunda División with Extremadura.[12]

Gallego made his debut as a full-time professional at the age of 31 years and 11 months on 24 August 2018, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Deportivo de La Coruña.[13][14] He scored his first goal in the second tier on 9 September, in a 1–3 defeat to Granada CF at the Estadio Francisco de la Hera.[15]

On 22 September 2018, Gallego scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 away rout of CF Rayo Majadahonda,[16] and added four goals in a 4–1 victory at CF Reus Deportiu on 17 November. He was awarded the Player of the Month accolade for December.[17]

Huesca

On 16 January 2019, Gallego signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with La Liga strugglers SD Huesca, for a rumoured fee of €2 million.[18] Three days later, he made his debut in the league, starting in a 0–3 home loss against Atlético Madrid.[19] He scored his first goal in the competition on 1 February, the opener in a 4–0 home win over Real Valladolid.[20]

Getafe

On 8 July 2019, Gallego agreed to a three-year contract with Getafe CF after his €6 million release clause was met.[21] The following 28 January, after being rarely used,[22] he was loaned to fellow league team CA Osasuna with a buyout clause.[23]

References
  1. López-Egea, Sergi (16 January 2019). "El Huesca ficha a Enric Gallego, un obrero catalán del fútbol" [Huesca sign Enric Gallego, a Catalan football handyman]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. Gómez, Carlos (2 January 2018). "Enric Gallego, nuevo killer azulgrana" [Enric Gallego, new blue-and-red killer] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. "Revista Nº02" [Nº02 magazine] (in Spanish). Hablemos de Bronce. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. Tortajada, Oriol (3 November 2010). "El gran dia d'Enric" [Enric's great day]. L'Esportiu (in Catalan). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. Sánchez, Inés (31 October 2018). "Enric Gallego: gol forjado en la perseverancia" [Enric Gallego: goal forged in perseverance] (in Spanish). Panenka. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  6. Antelo, Iván (4 June 2013). "El Fabril sufre y resiste ante el Cornellá" [Fabril suffer and hold their own against Cornellá]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  7. "Fitxages de David Cardenas i Enric Gallego" [Signings of David Cardenas and Enric Gallego] (in Catalan). CF Badalona. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. "Enric Gallego arriba a la UEO" [Enric Gallego arrives at UEO] (in Catalan). UE Olot. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. "Enric Gallego se va de Olot" [Enric Gallego leaves Olot] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  10. "Fichaje | Enric Gallego, nuevo jugador azulgrana" [Signing | Enric Gallego, new blue-and-red player] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  11. Abizanda, Jorge (5 January 2018). "El Extremadura rompe el mercado con el fichaje de Enric Gallego, máximo goleador de Segunda B" [Extremadura break the market with the signing of Enric Gallego, top scorer of Segunda B]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  12. Aido Aragón, Pedro (11 October 2018). "Enric Gallego, con hambre de gol" [Enric Gallego, hungry for goal] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  13. Beltrán, Miguel (24 August 2018). "Quique saca oro de Almendralejo y el Dépor ya gana en Segunda" [Quique drills for gold in Almendralejo and Dépor already win in Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  14. Miralles, Víctor (24 November 2018). "Enric Gallego, mejor tarde que nunca" [Enric Gallego, better late than never]. Málaga Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  15. Galeano Almendralejo, Paco (9 September 2018). "Con solo una buena imagen no se ganan partidos" [You need more than a good image to win matches]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  16. "Enric Gallego lidera la goleada del Extremadura" [Enric Gallego leads Extremadura's rout]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  17. "Enric Gallego is the November Player of the Month in LaLiga 1|2|3". La Liga. 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  18. Artús, José Luis (16 January 2019). "Enric Gallego, nuevo jugador del Huesca" [Enric Gallego, new player of Huesca]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  19. "El Atleti se repone en Huesca" [Atleti pull it together in Huesca] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  20. Rodríguez, Ángel (1 February 2019). "El 'nuevo' Huesca sí puede" [The 'new' Huesca can do it]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  21. "Oficial: Enric Gallego, nuevo jugador del Getafe" [Official: Enric Gallego, new player of Getafe]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  22. Ciordia, Fernando (13 January 2020). "Osasuna negocia el fichaje de Enric Gallego, sin minutos en la delantera del Getafe" [Osasuna negotiate signing of Enric Gallego, without minutes in Getafe forward lines]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  23. "Cedido a Osasuna" [Loaned to Osasuna] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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