Roberto Canella
 Canella before a game with Sporting in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Canella Suárez | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Laviana, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1999 | ACD Alcava | ||
| 1999–2005 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Sporting B | 16 | (0) |
| 2006– | Sporting Gijón | 232 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2007 | Spain U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Spain U21 | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2016. | |||
Roberto Canella Suárez (born 7 February 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón as a left back.
Club career
Canella was born in Laviana, Asturias. A product of Sporting de Gijón's cantera system[1] he first appeared with the main squad during the 2006–07 season, and established himself as first-choice in the following campaign as it returned to La Liga after a ten-year hiatus.[2]
Canella scored his first top flight goal on 5 October 2008 in a 2–0 away win against RCD Mallorca,[3] being a starter throughout the campaign. According to COPE Radio, Real Madrid was likely to acquire his services for 2009–10.[4] Eventually nothing came of it, and the player again occupied the left-back position for the vast majority of the campaign, with Sporting again maintaining its top division status.[5]
In the following years, Canella continued battling for position with another club youth graduate, José Ángel, with both players appearing in roughly the same number of matches.[6][7] In 2011–12, following Ángel's departure to A.S. Roma, he became the undisputed starter for the Manolo Preciado-led side.[8][9]
On 27 June 2014, Canella was loaned to Deportivo de La Coruña, recently returned to the top tier.[10]
International career
Internationally, Canella helped Spain win the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[11][12] played at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup still being under-19[13] and then moved to the under-21s.[14]
Honours
- Spain U19
References
- ↑ El Sporting ata a Roberto Canella para los próximos cuatro años (Sporting ties Roberto Canella for the next four years); El Comercio, 23 August 2006 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Sporting regresa a la élite (Sporting returns to the elite); Mundo Deportivo, 16 June 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ Mallorca 0–2 Sporting Gijon; ESPN Soccernet, 5 October 2008
- ↑ De Roberto Canella y el Real Madrid (Of Roberto Canella and Real Madrid); Real Madrid Web, 13 January 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Atlético cumple el trámite en Gijón (Atlético gets job done in Gijón); Mundo Deportivo, 9 May 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ José Ángel y Canella, premiados con el 'Mets Bat' (José Ángel and Canella, awarded the 'Mets Bat'); Marca, 26 March 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ La gripe frena a Canella (Flu stops Canella); La Nueva España, 21 November 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ El lateral asume que Roberto Canella siga como titular (Fullback resigned to Roberto Canella being the starter); La Nueva España, 2 February 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Canella, el bicentenario (Canella, the bicentennial); La Nueva España, 8 November 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Canella llega al Deportivo cedido por una temporada (Canella arrives in Deportivo on loan for one season); La Voz de Galicia, 27 June 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Europeo Sub-19 (Under-19 European Championship); Mundo Deportivo, 16 July 2006 (Spanish)
- 1 2 Bueno double gives Spain glory; UEFA.com, 29 July 2006
- ↑ Empieza la sucesión de Messi (Messi's succession begins); Mundo Deportivo, 30 June 2007 (Spanish)
- ↑ Canella, José Ángel, Botía y Azpilicueta, de Gijón a la sub-21 (Canella, José Ángel, Botía and Azpilicueta, from Gijón to the under-21); La Nueva España, 28 February 2010 (Spanish)
External links
- Sporting Gijón official profile (Spanish)
- Roberto Canella profile at BDFutbol
- Roberto Canella – FIFA competition record
- Roberto Canella profile at Soccerway
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