Rubén Pardo (footballer)

This article is about the footballer. For the NASCAR driver, see Ruben Pardo.
Rubén Pardo

Pardo in action for Real Sociedad in 2011
Personal information
Full name Rubén Pardo Gutiérrez
Date of birth (1992-10-22) 22 October 1992
Place of birth Logroño, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 14
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–2012 Real Sociedad B 37 (1)
2011– Real Sociedad 127 (5)
National team
2009 Spain U17 9 (0)
2010 Spain U18 2 (0)
2010–2011 Spain U19 13 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U21 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2016.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pardo and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez.

Rubén Pardo Gutiérrez (born 22 October 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as a central midfielder.

He has spent his entire career so far at Real Sociedad, making over 150 official appearances.

Pardo earned 31 caps for Spain at youth level, winning the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Club career

Pardo was born in Logroño, La Rioja. He made his senior debuts in the 2009–10 season, appearing for Real Sociedad's reserves in Tercera División and helping the team achieve promotion.

On 29 October 2011 Pardo made his debut for the first team, coming on as a substitute for Markel Bergara in the last minutes of a 0–1 La Liga home defeat against Real Madrid.[1] He scored his first goal for the Txuriurdin on 13 February of the following year in 2–0 success over Sevilla FC also at Anoeta Stadium,[2] and finished the campaign with 17 appearances all competitions comprised. The following campaign, he played 25 games as the team qualified for the UEFA Champions League.

In the 2013–14 league season, Pardo missed only three games; he contributed three goals including one to conclude a 2–0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the Basque derby on 5 January 2014.[3] His form led to speculation of a transfer to Manchester United, which he played down.[4] On 9 May, he renewed his contract with Real Sociedad until 2018.[5]

International career

Pardo was part of Spain's squad in the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, although he only played in one game, as a substitute against France. He was selected by the under-18 team for the unofficial 2010 Copa del Atlántico,[6] which his country won.[7]

Pardo featured in every match at the 2011 European Under-19 Championship, helping the national side conquer the tournament in Romania.[8]

Honours

Spain U19

References

  1. ↑ Higuain goal enough; ESPN Soccernet, 30 October 2011
  2. ↑ Vela sinks Sevilla; ESPN Soccernet, 13 February 2012
  3. ↑ "Griezmann y Pardo son los Reyes Magos del derbi" [Griezmann and Pardo are the Magi of the derby] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Acedo, Francisco (10 March 2014). "Ruben Pardo happy at Real Sociedad and not thinking about Premier League rumours". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Pardo renueva hasta 2018 (Pardo renews with Real Sociedad until 2018); Real Sociedad's official website, 9 May 2014 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Convocatoria para el XXXVI Torneo Copa del Atlántico Sub-18 (XXXVI U-18 Torneo Copa del Atlántico callup); RFEF, 19 January 2010 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Francia golea a España y queda subcampeona (France routs Spain and finishes second); La Provincia, 1 February 2010 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Česká Republika 1–1 (0–0) prodl. 2–3 Španělsko (Czech Republic 1–1 (0–0) et. 2–3 Spain); NV Fotbal, 1 August 2011 (Czech)

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