Pep Biel

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Pep Biel
Personal information
Full name Pep Biel Mas Jaume
Date of birth (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Sant Joan, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Wide midfielder
Team information
Current team
Charlotte FC
(on loan from Olympiacos)
Number 10
Youth career
Constància
2013–2015 Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Constància 1 (0)
2014 Rayo Vallecano B 2 (0)
2015–2016 Llosetense 15 (0)
2016–2017 Mallorca B 0 (0)
2016–2017Almudévar (loan) 37 (13)
2017–2018 Zaragoza B 31 (2)
2018–2019 Zaragoza 23 (6)
2019–2022 Copenhagen 95 (23)
2022– Olympiacos 43 (10)
2024Augsburg (loan) 11 (0)
2024–Charlotte FC (loan) 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:53, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Pep Biel Mas Jaume (born 5 September 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Charlotte FC on loan from Olympiacos.

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Career

Early career

Biel was born in Sant Joan, Majorca, Balearic Islands, and started his career with CE Constància. On 16 December 2012, aged only 16, he made his first team debut by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 Segunda División B home loss against CE L'Hospitalet. [1]

In 2013 Biel moved to Rayo Vallecano, returning to the youth setup. In July 2015, after finishing his formation and having appeared rarely for the B-team, he joined CD Llosetense also in the third division. [2]

On 14 June 2016, Biel signed for another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B in the third division. [3] On 17 August, however, he was loaned to Tercera División side AD Almudévar for the season. [4]

Zaragoza

On 12 July 2017, Biel agreed to a two-year contract with Real Zaragoza, being assigned to the reserves in the division three. [5] The following 19 January he made his professional debut, replacing Alberto Zapater in a 2–1 away loss against Granada CF in the Segunda División. [6]

On 21 May 2018 Biel renewed his contract until 2022, and was definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the 2018–19 season. [7] He scored his first professional goal on 12 November, netting his team's second in a 3–1 away defeat of Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

A regular starter under new manager Víctor Fernández, Biel scored a brace in a 3–3 draw at Cádiz CF on 8 April 2019. He finished the season with six goals in 21 appearances, as his side avoided relegation.

Copenhagen

On 1 August 2019, Danish Superliga side FC Copenhagen announced that they had agreed a fee with Zaragoza and that Biel would undergo a medical in Denmark with the intention of an immediate transfer. [8] Two days later, he signed a five-year contract with the club. [9]

Biel made his debut abroad on 3 August 2019, replacing Viktor Fischer in a 2–1 away defeat of SønderjyskE. [10]

On 27 February 2020, Biel scored in the final minutes to defeat Scottish champions Celtic and help the club advance to the round of 16 in the Europa League. [11] [12]

On 8 August 2021, Biel scored the final goal in a 4–2 derby win against Brøndby. [13] On 7 September, Biel was named the Superliga Player of the Month for August 2021 after scoring five goals and providing two assists in five matches. [14] On 22 May 2022 with the club he won the Danish Superliga in the season 2021–22 been the first title in his career and he has been elected Copenhagen Player of the Season for the season 2021–22. [15]

Biel started the 2022–23 campaign in strong fashion, scoring four goals in four league games including a hat-trick against rivals Brøndby on 7 August 2022; the first hat-trick ever scored in a Copenhagen Derby. [16] [17]

Olympiacos

Loan to Augsburg

On 1 February 2024, Biel joined German club Augsburg on loan for the rest of the season, with an option to buy. [18]

Loan to Charlotte FC

On 15 August 2024, Biel signed with Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC on loan until 31 December 2024. [19] Charlotte declined his contract option following their 2024 season. [20] On 13 January 2025, Biel and Charlotte extended his loan with the club until 1 August 2025. [21]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zaragoza 2017–18 Segunda División 200020
2018–19 Segunda División21610226
Total23610246
Copenhagen 2019–20 Danish Superliga 294309 [b] 1415
2020–21 Danish Superliga272103 [c] 1313
2021–22 Danish Superliga32111013 [d] 74618
2022–23 Danish Superliga76002 [e] 096
Total95235027912732
Olympiacos 2022–23 Super League Greece 30941503910
2023–24 Super League Greece1310071202
Total4310411215912
FC Augsburg (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 110110
Career total17238101391022150
  1. Includes Copa del Rey, Danish Cup, Greek Football Cup
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Copenhagen

Individual

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