Sergi Guardiola

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guardiolaand the second or maternal family name is Navarro.

Sergi Guardiola

Personal information
Full name	Sergio Guardiola Navarro [1]
Date of birth	(1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 (age 33) [2]
Place of birth	Manacor, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Rayo Vallecano
Number	12
Youth career
	Jumilla
2009–2010	Lorca Deportiva
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Lorca Deportiva	2	(1)
2010–2012	Jumilla	42	(2)
2012	La Nucía	0	(0)
2012–2013	Ontinyent	17	(1)
2013	Getafe B	7	(0)
2013–2014	Novelda	33	(9)
2014–2015	Eldense	39	(17)
2015	Alcorcón	4	(0)
2015	Barcelona B	0	(0)
2016	Granada B	19	(8)
2016–2017	Granada	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Adelaide United (loan)	16	(3)
2017	→ Murcia (loan)	18	(10)
2017–2019	Córdoba	40	(22)
2018	→ Getafe (loan)	3	(0)
2019–2023	Valladolid	95	(12)
2021–2022	→ Rayo Vallecano (loan)	32	(8)
2023	→ Cádiz (loan)	17	(3)
2023–2024	Cádiz	22	(1)
2024–	Rayo Vallecano	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:42, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Sergio "Sergi" Guardiola Navarro (born 29 May 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rayo Vallecano.

Club career

Early career

Born in Manacor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, ^[3] Guardiola was a product of Lorca Deportiva CF's youth system, and made his debut as a senior in the 2009–10 season, in Tercera División. In summer 2010, he signed with Segunda División B club Jumilla CF.

In February 2012, Guardiola moved to CF La Nucía in the fourth division. ^[4] On 1 August, he joined third-tier side Ontinyent CF, ^[5] moving to Getafe CF B in the same league on 12 January 2013. ^[6]

Eldense and Alcorcón

On 12 July 2014, Guardiola signed for CD Eldense after scoring nine goals in the 2013–14 campaign while playing for Novelda CF. ^[7] On 14 May of the following year, he agreed to a three-year deal with AD Alcorcón, which was made effective on 1 July. ^[8]

Guardiola made his professional debut on 22 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Óscar Plano in a 2–0 Segunda División home win against Córdoba CF. ^[9] On 24 December, after being rarely used, he terminated his contract. ^[10]

Barcelona B and offensive tweets

On 28 December 2015, Guardiola signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with FC Barcelona, being assigned to its reserves in division three. ^[11] However, just hours later, he was released after the discovery of offensive tweets about the club and Catalonia made in 2013. ^{[12] [13]} He claimed they were made by a friend as a joke, and that he had not noticed they had been posted. ^[14]

Granada

On 8 January 2016, Guardiola joined another reserve side from the same league, Club Recreativo Granada, for the remainder of the campaign. ^[15] He made his debut later that day, putting his team ahead with a penalty kick in a 1–1 draw at CD San Roque de Lepe. ^[16]

Guardiola was promoted to Granada CF's first team by new manager Paco Jémez in July 2016, appearing regularly during the pre-season and also being an unused substitute in the opening game of the new season against Villarreal CF. However, after the arrival of new signings, he was deemed surplus to requirements and was loaned to A-League club Adelaide United FC on 13 September 2016. ^[17]

On 27 January 2017, Guardiola moved to Real Murcia also in a temporary deal. ^[18]

Córdoba

On 2 July 2017, Guardiola signed a two-year contract with second-division side Córdoba after cutting ties with Granada. ^[19] On 20 December, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 home rout of CF Reus Deportiu. ^[20]

On 13 March 2018, Guardiola agreed to a four-year extension at the Andalusians, raising his release clause to €15 million. ^[21] On 22 June, after netting 22 goals and narrowly avoiding relegation, ^[22] he signed a one-year loan deal with Getafe CF in La Liga. ^[23]

Guardiola made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 31 August 2018, replacing Ángel late into the 0–0 home draw with Real Valladolid. ^[24]

Valladolid

On 25 January 2019, Valladolid reached an agreement with Córdoba for the transfer of Guardiola, who signed a contract until 2023. ^[25] He scored eight league goals in 35 appearances during the 2019–20 season, his best input in the top tier. ^[26]

On 31 August 2021, after Valladolid's relegation, Guardiola was loaned to Rayo Vallecano also in the main division. ^[27] Back to Valladolid for the 2022–23 campaign, with the side back in the top flight, he played 15 goalless matches before leaving. ^[28]

Cádiz

On 31 January 2023, Guardiola joined Cádiz CF of the same league on loan, with a conditional obligatory buyout clause. ^[28] The clause was officially exercised on 1 July, with the player signing a permanent two-year deal. ^[29]

Guardiola left the club in July 2024, following their relegation. ^[30]

Later career

On 4 September 2024, Guardiola returned to Rayo Vallecano on a one-year contract. ^[31]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 June 2023 ^[32]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lorca Depotiva	2010–11	Segunda División B	2	1	—		—		2	1
Jumilla	2010–11	Segunda División B	26	0	1	0	—		27	0
Ontinyent	2012–13	Segunda División B	17	1	—		—		17	1
Getafe B	2012–13	Segunda División B	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Eldense	2014–15	Segunda División B	37	14	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	3	41	17
Alcorcón	2015–16	Segunda División	4	0	1	0	—		5	0
Granada B	2015–16	Segunda División B	19	8	—		—		19	8
Granada	2016–17	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Adelaide United (loan)	2016–17	A-League	16	3	—		—		16	3
Murcia (loan)	2016–17	Segunda División B	14	8	0	0	4	2	18	10
Córdoba	2017–18	Segunda División	40	22	2	2	—		42	24
Getafe (loan)	2018–19	La Liga	3	0	2	0	—		5	0
Valladolid	2018–19	La Liga	17	3	—		—		17	3
	2019–20	La Liga	35	8	1	0	—		36	8
	2020–21	La Liga	29	1	2	0	—		31	1
	2022–23	La Liga	14	0	1	0	—		15	0
	Total		95	12	4	0	—		99	12
Rayo Vallecano (loan)	2021–22	La Liga	32	8	6	2	—		38	10
Cádiz (loan)	2022–23	La Liga	17	3	—		—		17	3
Career total			329	80	20	4	6	5	355	89

1. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

References

1. "Sergi Guardiola". Diario AS . Retrieved 3 February 2023.
2. "Sergi Guardiola". Eurosport . Retrieved 22 September 2021.
3. García, José (12 June 2014). "El jumillano Sergio Guardiola se gana el título de jugador revelación del Novelda" [Jumilla's own Sergio Guardiola wins best new player of Novelda]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2015.
4. Orozco, Berto (3 February 2012). "La Nucía se renueva para intentar volver a recuperar las posiciones de ´play-off´" [La Nucía renew themselves to return to play-off positions]. Diario Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2015.
5. "Sergio Guardiola i Chupi fitxen per l'Ontinyent" [Sergio Guardiola and Chupi sign for Ontinyent] (in Catalan). Ontinyent CF. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
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9. García-Muñoz, Sergio (22 August 2015). "El gol en Alcorcón tiene el mismo apellido" [Goal in Alcorcón has the same surname]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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11. "El Barcelona anuncia tres refuerzos para Gerard López" [Barcelona announce three signings for Gerard López]. Sport (in Spanish). 28 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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14. "Barcelona release new signing Sergi Guardiola due to offensive tweets". The Guardian . 28 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
15. "Sergi Guardiola, descartado por el Barcelona por unos tuits anticatalanes, ficha por el Granada B" [Sergi Guardiola, dismissed by Barcelona for anti-Catalan tweets, signs for Granada B]. ABC (in Spanish). 8 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
16. "Sergi Guardiola marca en su debut con el Granada B" [Sergi Guardiola scores on his debut for Granada B]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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18. "El Murcia logra del Granada la cesión de Sergi Guardiola" [Murcia get loan of Sergi Guardiola from Granada]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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22. Pérez Lunar, José A. (22 June 2018). "Córdoba y Getafe negocian el traspaso de Sergi Guardiola" [Córdoba and Getafe negotiate transfer of Sergi Guardiola]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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24. Borda, Enrique (31 August 2018). "El Valladolid resiste en el Coliseum" [Valladolid hold their own at the Coliseum]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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27. "Sergi Guardiola, cedido al Rayo" [Sergi Guardiola, loaned to Rayo] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
28. "Sergi Guardiola, cedido al Cádiz CF" [Sergi Guardiola, loaned to Cádiz CF] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
29. "Ejecutada la opción de compra de Sergi Guardiola" [Buyout clause of Sergi Guardiola exercised] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
30. "Oficial: Sergi Guardiola deja el Cádiz" [Official: Sergi Guardiola leaves Cádiz]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
31. "Sergi Guardiola, nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Sergi Guardiola, new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
32. Sergi Guardiola at Soccerway

External links

• Sergi Guardiola at BDFutbol