Pipa (footballer)

Gonzalo Ávila Gordón (born 26 January 1998), commonly known as Pipa, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a right back.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ávila and the second or maternal family name is Gordón.
Pipa
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Ávila Gordón
Date of birth (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998
Place of birth Esparreguera, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 2
Youth career
Esparreguera
2008–2017 Espanyol
2009–2010 → Damm (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Espanyol B 59 (4)
2018– Espanyol 6 (0)
2019 → Gimnàstic (loan) 18 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Spain U19 5 (0)
2016 Spain U20 4 (0)
2019– Spain U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 Décember 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2019

Club career

Born in Esparraguera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pipa finished his formation with RCD Espanyol, after previous stints at CF Damm and FS Esparraguera.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 February 2016, starting in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Valencia CF Mestalla.[2]

Pipa was a regular starter for the B-side during the 2016–17 season, which ended in relegation. On 22 May 2017 he renewed his contract until 2022,[3] and scored his first senior goal on 27 August by netting the last in a 3–0 home win against FC Ascó for the Tercera División championship.[4]

On 28 May 2018, Pipa was definitely promoted to the main squad in La Liga ahead of the 2018–19 campaign.[5] The following 2 January, after failing to appear in a single match for the Pericos, he was loaned to Segunda División strugglers Gimnàstic de Tarragona until June.[6]

Pipa made his professional debut on 6 January 2019, starting as a right winger in a 1–0 home win against Córdoba CF.[7] He was a regular starter for the club during his six-month spell, suffering team relegation.

Upon returning to Espanyol, Pipa was handed the number 2 jersey, and made his first team debut on 15 August 2019, starting in a 3–0 home defeat of FC Luzern in the UEFA Europa League.[8] He made his top tier debut on 26 September, replacing Wu Lei in a 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo.[9]

References
  1. ""Estoy centrado en el presente"" ["I am focused in the present"] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. "Pipa debuta en Segunda B" [Pipa debuts in Segunda B] (in Spanish). Vavel. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. "¡'Pipa' 2022!" [Pipe, 2022!] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. "El filial perico juega, sufre, disfruta y vence" [The reserve team perico play, suffer, enjoy and win] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. "Álex López, Pipa y Puado, jugadores de Primera" [Álex López, Pipa and Puado, Primera players] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  6. "Pipa arriba cedit pel RCD Espanyol" [Pipa arrives on loan from RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 2 January 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. "Un golazo de falta da tres puntos vitales a los tarraconenses" [A great free kick goal gives three vital points to the Tarragona side] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  8. "Wu Lei, el debutante Campuzano y la cantera arrasan a la morriña" [Wu Lei, the debutant Campuzano and the cantera wash away the homesickness] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  9. "Mina rescata al Celta en el minuto 95" [Mina rescues Celta in the 95th minute] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  • Pipa at BDFutbol
  • Pipa at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  • Pipa at Soccerway
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