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Carlos Soler Barragán (born 2 January 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central or right midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Spain national team.

Carlos Soler

Soler with Valencia in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Soler Barragán[1]
Date of birth	(1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder, right midfielder
Club information
Current team	Paris Saint-Germain
Number	28
Youth career
2001–2005	Bonrepòs
2005–2015	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Valencia B	39	(3)
2016–2022	Valencia	182	(31)
2022–	Paris Saint-Germain	1	(0)
National team‡
2016	Spain U19	3	(0)
2017–2019	Spain U21	20	(4)
2021	Spain U23	7	(1)
2021–	Spain	11	(3)
Honours Men's football Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2020 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 18 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:48, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Soler had spent his entire professional career at Valencia, making over 200 appearances and winning the Copa del Rey in 2019, before joining Paris Saint-Germain in 2022.

Club career

Early career

Born in Valencia, Soler was first introduced to football by taking shots at half-time at the age of four during games for Bonrepòs, his brother's team. Impressed by his power, the club wanted him; he was initially too shy and only joined when his grandfather gave him a Game Boy for attending.[2] He joined hometown club Valencia's youth setup four years later in 2005, initially as a prolific striker, but later being pushed back to an attacking midfielder and to central midfielder.[3]

Valencia

Soler made his senior debut with the reserves on 3 May 2015, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against Cornellà.[4] He scored his first senior goal on 13 December, netting his team's second in a 2–2 draw at Badalona.[5] The following 12 March he renewed his contract for two more years with the option of as many more,[6] and was an unused substitute in the main squad's 2–1 home win against Athletic Bilbao for the season's UEFA Europa League.[7]

On 10 December 2016 Soler made his first team – and La Liga – debut, replacing Mario Suárez in a 3–2 loss against Real Sociedad at the Anoeta Stadium.[8] He scored his first goal in the category the following 21 January, netting the first in a 2–0 Valencian Community derby win against Villarreal at the Estadio de la Cerámica.[9] He was sent off on 4 February in a 4–0 loss to Eibar at the Mestalla Stadium for a tussle with Gonzalo Escalante during a corner kick routine, conceding a penalty.[10]

In January 2018, Soler signed his third new contract with Valencia in little over a year, tying him to the club until 2021 and increasing his release clause to €80 million.[11] He totalled 51 appearances in 2018–19, including 13 in his debut European season in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League; he scored in group-stage wins over Young Boys and Manchester United in the former.[12][13] He played seven games in the season's Copa del Rey as Valencia won their first honour for 11 years, and assisted Rodrigo's winner in the 2–1 final victory over Barcelona on 25 May 2019.[14]

On 17 December 2019, Soler signed a four-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2023, with his release clause set at €150 million.[15] The following 8 November, he scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 4–1 league win over Real Madrid, with all three goals coming from penalties; only two La Liga players had ever scored such a treble before.[16] He finished 2020–21 as Valencia's top scorer with 12 goals, all bar one in the league season and seven from the spot.[17]

In 2021–22, Soler was again Valencia's league top scorer with 11, joint with Gonçalo Guedes.[18] In the cup, he played six games and scored the opener in a 2–1 win at Cartagena in the last 32 on 5 January;[19] he featured for all 120 minutes of the final against Real Betis and scored the first attempt in a penalty shootout that his team lost.[20]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 1 September 2022, Soler signed for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on a five-year contract. Valencia received a transfer fee €18 million for his transfer.[21] Soler made his debut for PSG as a late-match substitute in a 2–1 Champions League home win over Juventus on 6 September.[22]

International career

Soler was part of the Spanish Olympic team that took part in the delayed 2020 tournament in Japan, finishing with a silver medal.[23] Later in August 2021, he was called up to the senior team for matches against Sweden, Georgia and Kosovo.[24] He made his debut on 2 September away to the Swedes, scoring a volley after four minutes in a 2–1 loss,[25] and three days later he netted again in a 4–0 win over Georgia in Badajoz.[26]

Personal life

Soler started a degree in sports journalism, which he did not finish. He regularly watched the Premier League on Canal+ as a child, and learned the English language.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 September 2022[27][28]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Valencia B	2014–15	Segunda División B	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2015–16	Segunda División B	28	2	—		—		—		28	2
	2016–17	Segunda División B	9	1	—		—		—		9	1
	Total		39	3	—		—		—		39	3
Valencia	2016–17	La Liga	23	3	3	0	—		—		26	3
	2017–18	La Liga	33	1	4	0	—		—		37	1
	2018–19	La Liga	31	2	7	0	13[lower-alpha 1]	2	—		51	4
	2019–20	La Liga	28	2	3	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	1	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	37	3
	2020–21	La Liga	32	11	2	1	—		—		34	12
	2021–22	La Liga	32	11	6	1	—		—		38	12
	2022–23	La Liga	3	1	0	0	—		0	0	3	1
	Total		182	31	25	2	18	3	1	0	226	36
Paris Saint-Germain	2022–23	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		3	0
Career total			222	34	25	2	20	3	1	0	268	39

International

As of match played 27 September 2022[29]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Spain	2021	4	2
	2022	7	1
Total		11	3

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Soler goal.[29]

List of international goals scored by Carlos Soler

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 September 2021	Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden	1	Sweden	1–0	1–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	5 September 2021	Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz, Spain	2	Georgia	2–0	4–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	12 June 2022	La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain	9	Czech Republic	1–0	2–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

Valencia

• Copa del Rey: 2018–19[30]

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2019;[31] runner-up: 2017[32][33]

Spain U23

• Summer Olympic silver medal: 2020[23]

References

External links

• Valencia official profile (in Spanish)
• Carlos Soler at BDFutbol
• Carlos Soler at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Carlos Soler

Carlos Soler Barragán (* 2. Januar 1997 in Valencia) ist ein spanischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Carlos Soler (footballer)

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[es] Carlos Soler

Carlos Soler Barragán (Valencia, España, 2 de enero de 1997) es un futbolista español que juega como centrocampista en el Valencia C. F. de la Primera División de España. Es internacional absoluto con la selección española.

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[fr] Carlos Soler

Carlos Soler Barragán (né le 2 janvier 1997 à Valence) est un joueur de football espagnol, qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain. Il joue au sein du club de Valence CF.

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[it] Carlos Soler

Carlos Soler Barragán (Valencia, 2 gennaio 1997) è un calciatore spagnolo, centrocampista del Valencia.

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[ru] Солер, Карлос

Карлос Солер Барраган (исп. Carlos Soler Barragán, испанский: [ˈkarlos soˈleɾ]; род. 2 января 1997[1], Валенсия) — испанский футболист, полузащитник французского клуба «Пари Сен-Жермен» и сборной Испании. Серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр 2020 года в Токио.

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