Sergio Pelegrín
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Pelegrín López | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Elche | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Espanyol | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Espanyol B | 20 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Mallorca B | 32 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Zaragoza B | 67 | (7) |
| 2003–2004 | Girona | 29 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Alicante | 104 | (7) |
| 2007–2009 | Salamanca | 67 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Rayo Vallecano | 36 | (2) |
| 2010–2015 | Elche | 120 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Alavés | 36 | (3) |
| 2016– | Elche | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 1997 | Spain U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 1998 | Spain U20 | 2 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 5 June 2016 (UTC). | |||
Sergio Pelegrín López (born 18 April 1979) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Elche CF as a central defender.
Football career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Pelegrín spent until the age of 28 playing in Segunda División B, where he represented RCD Espanyol B, RCD Mallorca B, Real Zaragoza B, Girona FC and Alicante CF. For the first and second clubs, he appeared in two official games apiece, in both cases in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.[1]
Subsequently, Pelegrín moved to Segunda División, appearing for UD Salamanca,[2] Rayo Vallecano[3] and Elche CF.[4] He scored a career-best four goals in 28 games in the 2011–12 season,[5] then started in all his 35 league appearances in the following campaign as the Valencian Community side returned to La Liga after 24 years.
Pelegrín became the oldest player to make his debut in the Spanish top flight on 4 November 2013 at age 34, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Villarreal CF.[6][7] On 30 June 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Deportivo Alavés in the second level.[8]
On 30 June 2016, after achieving another top level promotion, Pelegrín left Alavés as his contract expired[9] and returned to his former club Elche.[10]
Honours
- Alavés
References
- ↑ El filial del Espanyol, reforzado, inicia la Intertoto ante el Montpellier (Espanyol's reserves, strengthened, start Intertoto against Montpellier); El País, 17 July 1999 (Spanish)
- ↑ Sergio Pelegrín estará cinco semanas de baja (Sergio Pelegrín will miss five weeks); Marca, 11 January 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Sergio Pelegrín, un refuerzo de lujo para el centro de la defense (Sergio Pelegrín, deluxe signing for center of defense); Rayo Herald, 16 June 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Elche ficha a Sergio Pelegrín y Juan Quero, procedentes del Rayo Vallecano (Elche signs Sergio Pelegrín and Juan Quero, from Rayo Vallecano); Diario AS, 6 August 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Un defensa con alma de pichichi (Defender with the soul of a pichichi); Marca, 5 October 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Uche wins it for Villarreal; ESPN FC, 4 November 2013
- ↑ Pelegrín, orgulloso de ser el jugador más veterano en debutar en Primera (Pelegrín, proud to be most veteran player to make Primera debut); Ideal, 6 August 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Deportivo Alavés cierra el fichaje del defensa Sergio Pelegrín (Deportivo Alavés completes the signing of defender Sergio Pelegrín); Deportivo Alavés, 30 June 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Sergio Pelegrín se desvincula del Deportivo Alavés (Sergio Pelegrín cuts ties with Deportivo Alavés); Deportivo Alavés, 30 June 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Sergio Pelegrín vuelve a casa (Sergio Pelegrín returns home); Elche CF, 30 June 2016 (Spanish)
External links
- Sergio Pelegrín profile at BDFutbol
- Sergio Pelegrín profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Sergio Pelegrín profile at Soccerway