Sergi Palencia

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Palencia and the second or maternal family name is Hurtado.
Sergi Palencia
Personal information
Full name Sergi Palencia Hurtado
Date of birth (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996
Place of birth Badalona, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona B
Youth career
Badalona
2006–2015 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2015– Barcelona B 22 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Sergi Palencia Hurtado (born 23 March 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a right back.

Club career

Born in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Palencia started playing football for hometown club CF Badalona, moving to FC Barcelona's youth system, La Masia, in 2006.[1] In 2013, he was compared to Bayern Munich full back Philipp Lahm by Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo.[2]

On 29 March 2015, while still a youth, he was called up to the reserves for a Segunda División match against CD Tenerife,[3] and played his first match as a professional hours later, starting in a 1–1 home draw.[4] He and Álex Grimaldo were sent off on 25 April 2015 in a 2–1 win over SD Ponferradina at the Mini Estadi.[5] Palencia played eleven matches in a season which saw his team relegated to Segunda División B, scoring his first goal on 31 May in a 2–5 loss to CD Leganés at the Mini Estadi.[6]

Club statistics

As of 17 January 2016[7]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B
2014–15 Segunda División 111—111
2015–16 Segunda División B 110—110
Total 221—221
Career totals 221—221

Honours

Barcelona

References

  1. ↑ "Sergi Palencia, el doble de Lahm" [Sergi Palencia, Lahm's double] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sergi Palencia, el doble de Lahm" [Sergi Palencia, Lahm's double] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Barça B–CD Tenerife: ¡A por los tres puntos!" [Barça B–CD Tenerife: For the three points!] (in Spanish). Barcelona's official website. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Barça B – CD Tenerife: Valuable draw (2–2)". Barcelona's official website. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Una genialidad de Munir da aire a un filial que acabó con nueve" [Genius from Munir gives air to a reserve team which finished with nine] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Result: Barcelona B thrashed by Leganes". Sports Mole. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Sergi Palencia profile at Soccerway
  8. ↑ "First Youth League title goes Barcelona's way". UEFA.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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