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David de Paula

David de Paula

Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De Paula and the second or maternal family name is Gallardo.

David de Paula Gallardo (born 31 May 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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He spent his entire professional career in Austria, with Wolfsberger AC and Austria Wien. In his country, he amassed Segunda División B totals of 270 matches and 44 goals for a host of clubs.

Club career

Born in Durango, Biscay, de Paula finished his development at Athletic Bilbao after joining the club at the age of 18. His only competitive appearances for the first team occurred during the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup, as he started in both legs of the tie against FC Ecomax, lost after a penalty shootout.[1][2]

De Paula only played lower league football in his home country, amassing Segunda División B totals of 270 matches and 44 goals for Bilbao Athletic, Alicante CF, SD Lemona, SD Ponferradina, CF Palencia,[3] UD Logroñés[4] and Barakaldo CF,[5] over nine seasons. With Logroñés, he scored a career-best 11 goals in 2011–12, helping to a final fifth position.[6]

Aged 28, de Paula moved to Austria, signing with Wolfsberger AC. His Bundesliga debut took place on 25 July 2012, when he came on as a 69th-minute substitute for compatriot Jacobo in a 0–1 home defeat to FK Austria Wien.[7]

In the 2014 January transfer window, de Paula moved to Austria Wien.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played on 17 December 2017[9]
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  1. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. [1]
    "El Athletic acusa la falta de preparación y deberá remontar" [Athletic pay for lack of preparation and must come from behind]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 2 July 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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    "El Athletic se olvida de Europa por la vía rápida" [Athletic forget about Europe through the fast lane]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 July 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. [3]
    "David de Paula: "El Palencia no es un paso atrás, es un trampolín"" [David de Paula: "Palencia is not a step back, it's a trampoline"]. Diario Palentino (in Spanish). 5 February 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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    "David de Paula acompañará a Rui y a Castilla en el Logroñés" [David de Paula to accompany Rui and Castilla in Logroñés]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 2 July 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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    "David de Paula ficha por el Barakaldo CF" [David de Paula signs for Barakaldo CF] (in Spanish). Barakaldo CF. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. [6]
    "La Unión Deportiva Logroñes finaliza la liga en quinto puesto y clasificada para la Copa del Rey, tras derrotar 4–1 al Palencia" [Unión Deportiva Logroñes end league in fifth place and qualified to the King's Cup, after defeating Palencia 4–1] (in Spanish). Radio Rioja. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  7. [7]
    "Austria erkämpft drei Punkte beim WAC" [Austria secure threes points at WAC]. Der Standard (in German). 25 July 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Meister Austria verpflichtete De Paula vom WAC" [Champions Austria acquire De Paula from WAC]. Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 6 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  9. [9]
    David de Paula at ESPN FC
  10. [10]
    "De Paula: David de Paula Gallardo". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  11. [11]
    "David de Paula". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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