Mario Gila

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Mario Gila
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Gila lining up for Lazio in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mario Gila Fuentes
Date of birth (2000-08-29) 29 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 34
Youth career
2009–2013 Santa Perpètua
2013–2014 Sabadell
2014–2016 Mollet
2016–2017 Damm
2017–2018 Espanyol
2018–2019 Real Madrid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Real Madrid B 73 (5)
2022 Real Madrid 2 (0)
2022– Lazio 45 (1)
International career
2022–2023 Spain U21 9 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Georgia–Romania Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:19, 9 February 2025 (UTC)

Mario Gila Fuentes (born 29 August 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Lazio.

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Club career

Early career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Gila is a youth product of various clubs in your native region, including Santa Perpètua, Sabadell, Mollet, Damm and Espanyol. He moved to Real Madrid's youth academy in 2018, signing a contract until 2024. [1] He was promoted to their reserves in 2019 where he became their stalwart and vice captain under Raúl. [2]

Real Madrid

Gila made his professional debut with the senior Real Madrid squad in a 4–0 La Liga win over Espanyol, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute. [3]

Lazio

On 12 July 2022, Serie A club Lazio announced Gila's signing from Real Madrid for €6m. [4] On 30 October 2022, Gila made his Serie A debut for Lazio in a match against Salernitana, which ended in a 3-1 loss for Lazio. [5]

On 28 November 2023, Gila made his Champions League debut, playing the full match in Lazio's 2-0 group stage victory against Celtic at Olimpico di Roma. [6]

International career

Gila was called up to a preliminary Spain U19 training camp before the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 February 2025 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid B 2019–20 Segunda División B 211———211
2020–21 Segunda División B202———202
2021–22 Segunda División RFEF 322———322
Total735———735
Real Madrid 2021–22 La Liga 20———20
Lazio 2022–23 Serie A 400080—120
2023–24 Serie A210304010290
2024–25 Serie A2010071—272
Total4513019110682
Career total120630191101437

Honours

Real Madrid

Spain U21

References

  1. ↑ Jose Nieto (19 January 2022). "El momento de Mario Gila: el central del Real Madrid que ha sabido esperar" [Mario Gila's moment: the Real Madrid central defender who has known how to wait]. El Español (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ Javier Gómez Talavan (15 March 2021). "La Fábrica | Mario Gila, un pilar para el Castilla de Raúl" [The Factory | Mario Gila, a pillar for Raúl's Castilla]. Madridista Rreal (in Spanish).
  3. ↑ "Casemiro entra en una lista con Gila y sin Bale" [Casemiro enters a list with Gila and without Bale]. La República (in Spanish). 30 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Comunicato 12.07.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Lazio vs. Salernitana - 30 October 2022". Soccerway. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lazio-Celtic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Group stage". UEFA . 28 November 2023. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Convocatoria para jornadas de entrenamiento en la localidad alicantina de El Albir" [Call for training days in the Alicante town of El Albir] (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Mario Gila Fuentes".
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