Pipa (footballer)

Gonzalo Ávila Gordón (born 26 January 1998), known as Pipa, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Championship club Huddersfield Town.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ávila and the second or maternal family name is Gordón.
Pipa
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Ávila Gordón[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-26) 26 January 1998
Place of birth Esparreguera, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 2
Youth career
Esparreguera
2008–2017 Espanyol
2009–2010 → Damm (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Espanyol B 59 (4)
2018–2020 Espanyol 7 (0)
2019 → Gimnàstic (loan) 18 (0)
2020– Huddersfield Town 22 (2)
National team‡
2016–2017 Spain U19 5 (0)
2016–2017 Spain U20 4 (0)
2019– Spain U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:23, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2020

Club career

Espanyol

Born in Esparraguera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pipa finished his formation with RCD Espanyol, after previous stints at CF Damm and FS Esparraguera.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 February 2016, starting in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Valencia CF Mestalla.[3]

Pipa was a regular starter for the B-side during the 2016–17 season, which ended in relegation. On 22 May 2017 he renewed his contract until 2022,[4] and scored his first senior goal on 27 August by netting the last in a 3–0 home win against FC Ascó for the Tercera División championship.[5]

On 28 May 2018, Pipa was definitely promoted to the main squad in La Liga ahead of the 2018–19 campaign.[6] The following 2 January, after failing to appear in a single match for the Pericos, he was loaned to Segunda División strugglers Gimnàstic de Tarragona until June.[7]

Pipa made his professional debut on 6 January 2019, starting as a right winger in a 1–0 home win against Córdoba CF.[8] He was a regular starter for the club during his six-month spell, suffering team relegation.

Upon returning to Espanyol, Pipa was handed the number 2 jersey, and made his first team debut on 15 August 2019, starting in a 3–0 home defeat of FC Luzern in the UEFA Europa League.[9] He made his top tier debut on 26 September, replacing Wu Lei in a 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo.[10]

Huddersfield Town

On 7 September 2020, Pipa signed a three-year contract with EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town, for an undisclosed fee.[11] He scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 3-0 win over Millwall on 31 October 2020.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 January 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Espanyol B 2015–16 Segunda División B 10———10
2016–17 Segunda División B 310———310
2017–18 Tercera División 274———274
Total 594———594
Espanyol 2018–19 La Liga 0000——00
2019–20 La Liga 7020—4[lower-alpha 1]0130
Total 7020—40130
Gimnàstic (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 18000——180
Huddersfield Town 2020–21 Championship 2010000—201
Career total 10452000401105
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 34. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ""Estoy centrado en el presente"" ["I am focused in the present"] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. "Pipa debuta en Segunda B" [Pipa debuts in Segunda B] (in Spanish). Vavel. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. "¡'Pipa' 2022!" [Pipe, 2022!] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. "El filial perico juega, sufre, disfruta y vence" [The reserve team perico play, suffer, enjoy and win] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  6. "Álex López, Pipa y Puado, jugadores de Primera" [Álex López, Pipa and Puado, Primera players] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. "Pipa arriba cedit pel RCD Espanyol" [Pipa arrives on loan from RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 2 January 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  8. "Un golazo de falta da tres puntos vitales a los tarraconenses" [A great free kick goal gives three vital points to the Tarragona side] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  9. "Wu Lei, el debutante Campuzano y la cantera arrasan a la morriña" [Wu Lei, the debutant Campuzano and the cantera wash away the homesickness] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  10. "Mina rescata al Celta en el minuto 95" [Mina rescues Celta in the 95th minute] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  11. "Transfer: Pipa joins from Espanyol!". Huddersfield Town AFC. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  12. "Millwall 0-3 Huddersfield". BBC. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  13. Pipa at Soccerway
  • Pipa at BDFutbol
  • Pipa at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  • Pipa at Soccerway
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