Gonzalo Cacicedo Verdú (born 21 October 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Elche CF as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Cacicedo Verdú | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-10-21) 21 October 1988 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Cartagena, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Elche | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Manga | |||
| Pozo Estrecho | |||
| Cartagena | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Cartagena B | ||
| 2008–2009 | Pinatar | 26 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Novelda | 14 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Albacete B | 28 | (1) |
| 2011 | Albacete | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Osasuna B | 21 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Orihuela | 34 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Córdoba B | 33 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Guadalajara | 33 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Cartagena | 50 | (4) |
| 2017– | Elche | 163 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 23 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Cartagena, Region of Murcia, Verdú spent the vast majority of his career in the lower leagues of his country. In 2010–11 he made his professional debut with Albacete Balompié, his input consisting of six games in a relegation-ending season from Segunda División; his first appearance in the competition was on 23 April 2011, playing 60 minutes – as a substitute – in a 4–2 away loss against Xerez CD.[1]
Verdú continued his career in the Segunda División B the following years, representing CA Osasuna B,[2] Orihuela CF, Córdoba CF B,[3] CD Guadalajara,[4] FC Cartagena[5] and Elche CF.[6] He won two promotions in three years with the last of those clubs, reaching La Liga at the end of the 2019–20 campaign with his as one of the captains.[7][8]
Verdú made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 26 September 2020, starting and being booked in the 0–3 home defeat to Real Sociedad; he was aged 31 years and 11 months.[9][10] In August 2021, he signed a new contract until 2023.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Albacete | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Osasuna B | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 21 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Orihuela | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| Córdoba B | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 33 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| Guadalajara | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Cartagena | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| Total | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 4 | ||
| Elche | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 32 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 6 |
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 158 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 175 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 335 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 362 | 24 | ||
Elche CF – current squad | |
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