Víctor Camarasa

Víctor Camarasa Ferrando (born 28 May 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Real Betis.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Camarasa and the second or maternal family name is Ferrando.

Víctor Camarasa

Personal information
Full name	Víctor Camarasa Ferrando[1]
Date of birth	(1994-05-28) 28 May 1994
Place of birth	Meliana, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s)	Central midfielder
Club information
Current team	Betis
Number	–
Youth career
2001–2011	Valencia
2011–2012	Alcoyano
2012–2013	Levante
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Levante B	27	(0)
2014–2017	Levante	61	(4)
2016–2017	→ Alavés (loan)	31	(3)
2017–	Betis	24	(1)
2018–2019	→ Cardiff City (loan)	32	(5)
2019–2020	→ Crystal Palace (loan)	1	(0)
2020	→ Alavés (loan)	16	(0)
National team
2014–2017	Spain U21	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2020

Club career

Levante

Born in Meliana, Valencian Community, Camarasa joined local Valencia CF's youth academy in 2001, aged seven. Ten years later he was released, and eventually finished his development with neighbouring Levante UD, making his senior debut with the reserve side in the 2012–13 season, in Segunda División B.[2]

On 7 December 2013, Camarasa played his first official game with the main squad, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[3] Two days later he signed a new six-year deal with the club,[4] and he scored his first goal on the 17th, helping turn the Cup deficit in his team's favour by netting the last in the 4–0 home win.[5]

Camarasa made his La Liga debut on 4 January 2014, coming on as a substitute for Simão Mate in a 0–2 away loss against Valencia CF.[6] He was promoted to the first team in July,[7] and was made a starter by new manager José Luis Mendilibar.

On 4 October 2014, Camarasa scored his first goal in the top flight, netting his side's second in a 3–3 draw at SD Eibar.[8] On 11 August 2016, after suffering relegation, he was loaned to Deportivo Alavés also of the top tier, for one year.[9]

Betis

On 29 June 2017, Camarasa signed a five-year contract with fellow league club Real Betis.[10] He scored his first competitive goal for them on 18 December, helping close a 2–0 away defeat of Málaga CF.[11]

Come back to cardiff we want you back get us out of the championship On 9 August 2018, Camarasa joined Cardiff City on loan for the upcoming campaign.[12][13] He made his Premier League debut nine days later, playing 76 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against Newcastle United.[14] His first goal came on 2 September, but in a 2–3 loss to Arsenal also at the Cardiff City Stadium.[15]

In August 2019, Camarasa signed with Crystal Palace on loan until the following 30 June, with an option to make the move permanent afterwards.[16] He made his debut on 27 August in a 0–0 home draw against Colchester United in the second round in the EFL Cup, with the tie being lost after a penalty shoot-out.[17][18]

Camarasa returned to both Alavés and the Spanish top division on 13 January 2020, agreeing to a six-month loan deal.[19]

International career

Camarasa won the first of his four caps for Spain at under-21 level on 12 November 2014, playing 25 minutes in a 1–4 friendly home loss to Belgium.[20]

Career statistics

As of 14 September 2019[21][22]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Levante B	2012–13	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2013–14	Segunda División B	26	0	—		—		—		26	0
	Total		27	0	—		—		—		27	0
Levante	2013–14	La Liga	3	0	6	1	—		0	0	9	1
	2014–15	La Liga	24	2	4	0	—		0	0	28	2
	2015–16	La Liga	34	2	0	0	—		0	0	34	2
	Total		61	4	10	1	—		0	0	71	5
Alavés (loan)	2016–17	La Liga	31	3	6	0	—		0	0	37	3
Betis	2017–18	La Liga	24	1	2	0	—		0	0	26	1
Cardiff City (loan)	2018–19	Premier League	32	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	33	5
Crystal Palace (loan)	2019–20	Premier League	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
Career total			176	13	18	1	2	0	0	0	196	14

References

1. "Acta del partido celebrado el 19 de mayo de 2018, en Leganés" [Minutes of the match held on 19 May 2018, in Leganés] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
2. Artús, José Luis (12 September 2013). "El Barça sigue a Víctor Camarasa" [Barça follow Víctor Camarasa]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2013.
3. Aldunate, Ramiro (7 December 2013). "Ruymán decide 'a puerta cerrada'" [Ruymán decides 'behind closed doors']. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2013.
4. "El Levante renueva a sus perlas, Jason y Victor Camarasa" [Levante renew their gems, Jason and Victor Camarasa] (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
5. Acedo, Diego (17 December 2013). "Vendaval granota hacia octavos" [Granota blizzard en route to last-16]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2013.
6. Campos, Tomás (4 January 2014). "¡Che, qué bueno que viniste!" [Che, so good of you to come!]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2014.
7. "Víctor Camarasa: «Mendilibar quiere algo distinto a lo que quería Caparrós»" [Víctor Camarasa: "Mendilibar wants something different from what Caparrós wanted"]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 31 July 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
8. "Piovaccari levels thriller late on". ESPN FC. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
9. "Camarasa, potencia, calidad y llegada para el centro del campo" [Camarasa, power, skill and definition for the midfield] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
10. "Real Betis signs Víctor Camarasa". Real Betis. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
11. Morán, Miguel Ángel (18 December 2017). "Y al séptimo día, resucitó" [And on the seventh day, they came back to life]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2018.
12. "Victor Camarasa signs on loan". Cardiff City F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
13. "Victor Camarasa: Cardiff City confirm midfielder loan deal". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
14. Pritchard, Dafydd (18 August 2018). "Cardiff City 0–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
15. Pearlman, Michael (2 September 2018). "Cardiff City 2–3 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
16. "Victor Camarasa joins on loan from Real Betis". Crystal Palace F.C. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
17. "Crystal Palace 0–0 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
18. "Palace exit Carabao Cup". Crystal Palace F.C. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
19. "OFICIAL: Ismael y Camarasa, cedidos al Alavés" [OFFICIAL: Ismael and Camarasa, loaned to Alavés]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
20. Cudeiro, Juan L. (12 November 2014). "Tsunami belga a la nueva ola española" [Belgian tsunami to the new Spanish wave]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2019.
21. Víctor Camarasa at BDFutbol
22. Víctor Camarasa at Soccerway

External links

• Víctor Camarasa at BDFutbol
• Víctor Camarasa at Futbolme (in Spanish)