Germán Valera
Personal information
Full name Germán Valera Karabinaite[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002
Place of birth Murcia, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Zaragoza
(on loan from Atlético Madrid)
Number 7
Youth career
2012–2018 Villarreal
2018–2019 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Atlético Madrid B 23 (6)
2020– Atlético Madrid 1 (0)
2021Tenerife (loan) 17 (2)
2021–2022Real Sociedad B (loan) 20 (1)
2021–2022Real Sociedad (loan) 3 (0)
2022–2023Andorra (loan) 38 (2)
2023–Zaragoza (loan) 21 (1)
International career
2018 Spain U16 6 (1)
2017–2019 Spain U17 21 (4)
2019 Spain U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:57, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Germán Valera Karabinaite (born 16 March 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right winger for Real Zaragoza, on loan from Atlético Madrid.

Club career

Born in Murcia to a Lithuanian mother,[2] Valera joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2018, from Villarreal CF.[3] Promoted to the reserves for the 2019–20 season, he made his senior debut on 24 August 2019, coming on as second-half substitute in a 2–1 Segunda División B away win against Marino de Luanco.[4]

Valera scored his first senior goal on 13 October 2019, scoring his team's third in a 3–0 home defeat of Coruxo FC.[5] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut the following 4 January, replacing João Félix late into a 2–1 home success over Levante UD.[6]

On 1 February 2021, Valera renewed his contract until 2026 and moved to Segunda División side CD Tenerife on loan for the remainder of the season.[7] On 11 August, he moved to fellow second division side Real Sociedad B on a one-year loan deal.[8]

On 25 August 2022, Valera joined FC Andorra also in the second level, on a one-year loan deal.[9] On 8 August of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Real Zaragoza also in a temporary deal.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played on 20 December 2023[11]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Madrid 2019–20 La Liga 100010
Atlético Madrid B 2019–20 Segunda División B 1441[lower-alpha 1]0154
2020–21 Segunda División B 9292
Total 236000010246
Tenerife (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 17200172
Real Sociedad (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 300030
Real Sociedad B (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 201201
Andorra (loan) 2022–23 Segunda División 38210392
Zaragoza (loan) 2023–24 Segunda División 21110221
Career totals 1231220001012612

International career

Eligible to play for Spain or Lithuania, Valera is a youth international footballer for the former.[2]

References

  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 Zimmermann, Walter (5 April 2020). "Los canteranos de Simeone (VII): Valera, el capitán que provocó la ruptura entre Atlético y Villarreal". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. "La guerra del Villarreal contra el Atlético por el robo del canterano German Valera" [The war of Villarreal against Atlético for the steal of youth prospect German Valera] (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "Un doblete de Sergio Camello bien vale tres puntos" [A Sergio Camello double worths the three points] (in Spanish). Grada 3. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. "Goleada al Coruxo" [Routing in Coruxo] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. "Correa el rey, Oblak el mago" [Correa the king, Oblak the wizard] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  7. Skale, Alejandro (2021-02-01). "Germán Valera jugará en el Tenerife hasta junio" [Germán Valera will play for Tenerife until June] (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  8. "Acuerdo con la Real Sociedad para la cesión de Germán Valera" [Agreement with Real Sociedad for the loan of Germán Valera] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  9. "Acuerdo con el FC Andorra para la cesión de Germán Valera" [Agreement with FC Andorra for the loan of Germán Valera] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  10. "Acuerdo con el Real Zaragoza para la cesión de Germán Valera" [Agreement with Real Zaragoza for the loan of Germán Valera] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. Germán Valera at Soccerway
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