Pablo Muñoz (footballer)

Pablo Muñoz Crespo (born 4 September 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportivo de La Coruña.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Crespo.
Pablo Muñoz
Personal information
Full name Pablo Muñoz Crespo
Date of birth (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003
Place of birth San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo La Coruña
Number 16
Youth career
2016–2017 Alcobendas
2017–2018 Chamartín Vergara
2018–2022 Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Rayo Vallecano B 26 (5)
2022–2023 Rayo Vallecano 2 (0)
2023– Deportivo La Coruña 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Professional career

Muñoz was born in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Community of Madrid, and is a youth product of Alcobendas CF, CD Chamartín Vergara and Rayo Vallecano.[1] He gained national attention after scoring 19 goals with the latter's under-19 team as a midfielder in the 2021–22 season.[2]

Muñoz was promoted to Rayo's reserves in Tercera Federación for the 2022–23 season,[3] and signed his first professional contract with the club on 20 May 2022.[4] He made his first team – and professional – debut with Rayo as a late substitute in a 1–1 La Liga tie with Atlético Madrid on 18 October 2022.[5]

On 1 September 2023, Muñoz signed a two-year contract with Primera Federación side Deportivo de La Coruña.[6]

References
  1. "Pablo Muñoz Crespo". FutMadrid (in Spanish).
  2. "Barça and Real Madrid want to sign young Rayo star Pablo Muñoz". Sport. 12 October 2022.
  3. Barclay, Ryan (16 October 2022). "Rayo Vallecano saturated with groundbreaking offers for Pablo Muñoz". Blaze Trends.
  4. Agudo, José Antonio (20 May 2022). "Pablo Muñoz renueva con el Rayo Vallecano" [Pablo Muñoz renews with Rayo Vallecano]. Unión Rayo (in Spanish).
  5. Domingo, Sergio Nava (19 October 2022). "Pablo Muñoz debuta con el Rayo Vallecano" [Pablo Muñoz debuts with Rayo Vallecano]. Afición Deportiva (in Spanish).
  6. "Pablo Muñoz, nuevo jugador del Dépor 2023–24" [Pablo Muñoz, new player of Dépor 2023–24] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.