Gonzalo Pereira

Gonzalo Pereira Cejudo (born 14 February 1997), simply known as Gonzalo, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Atlético Levante UD as a central defender.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pereira and the second or maternal family name is Cejudo.
Gonzalo
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Pereira Cejudo
Date of birth (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Levante B
Number 5
Youth career
Damm
2012–2016 Espanyol
2014–2016 → Damm (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Sabadell B 31 (1)
2017–2018 Reus B 26 (2)
2018–2019 Reus 10 (0)
2019 Calahorra 10 (0)
2019– Levante B 19 (1)
2019– Levante 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2020

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Gonzalo finished his formation with CF Damm. On 15 July 2016, he joined CE Sabadell FC and was assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[1]

In August 2017, Gonzalo moved to another reserve team, CF Reus Deportiu B also in the fourth level.[2] He made his first-team debut on 19 August, coming on as a first-half substitute for injured Mikel Villanueva in a 0–2 away loss against UD Las Palmas.[3]

Gonzalo was regularly utilized in the first team during the first half of the 2018–19 season, but the side was expelled by the LFP in January.[4] On 20 February 2019, he was presented at CD Calahorra in Segunda División B.[5]

On 18 March 2019, Gonzalo agreed to a pre-contract deal with Levante UD, effective as of 1 July;[6] he was initially assigned to the B-team also in the third division. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 7 December, playing the last 13 minutes in a 2–4 home loss against Valencia CF.[7]

References
  1. "El filial deja la plantilla prácticamente confeccionada" [The reserves leave the squad nearly done] (in Spanish). CE Sabadell. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. "El CF Reus B Cambrils, a punt per debutar a Tercera Divisió" [CF Reus B Cambrils, near to debut in Tercera División] (in Catalan). CF Reus Deportiu. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. "Rubén Castro vuelve a casa a lo grande y da la victoria a Las Palmas" [Rubén Castro returns home through the big door and gives victory to Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. "Nota Informativa" [Informative note] (in Spanish). La Liga. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. "El nuevo fichaje del CD Calahorra, Gonzalo Pereira, se incorpora mañana a los entrenamientos y está dispuesto para jugar el domingo si el técnico lo cree oportuno" [The new signing of CD Calahorra, Gonzalo Pereira, joins tomorrow the trainings and is available to play on Sunday if the manager wants it] (in Spanish). CD Calahorra. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  6. "Gonzalo Pereira, fichado" [Gonzalo Pereira, signed] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. "El Valencia castiga el atrevimiento del Levante" [Valencia punish Levante's boldness] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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