Óscar Gil Regaño (born 26 April 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Espanyol and the Spain national team.
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Full name | Óscar Gil Regaño[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-04-26) 26 April 1998 (age 24) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Elche, Spain | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Espanyol | |||||||||||||||
Number | 12 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
Pablo Iglesias | ||||||||||||||||
Elche | ||||||||||||||||
Kelme | ||||||||||||||||
Elche | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Elche B | 71 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Elche | 33 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Espanyol | 32 | (1) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2021 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021 | Spain U23 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Spain | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:51, 26 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:08, 7 August 2021 (UTC) |
Born in Elche, Valencian Community, Gil represented CD Pablo Iglesias, Elche CF and Kelme CF as a youth.[2] He made his senior debut with Elche's reserve team on 23 August 2015, starting in a 1–0 Tercera División away win against FC Jove Español San Vicente.[citation needed]
Gil subsequently struggled with injuries in the following campaigns,[3][4] only becoming a regular starter for the B-side during the 2017–18 campaign. He made his professional debut on 16 October 2018, starting in a 4–1 home defeat to Córdoba CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5]
Gil made his Segunda División debut on 24 August 2019, starting in a 2–1 away defeat of AD Alcorcón,[6] and subsequently became a regular starter under manager Pacheta.[7]
Gil scored his first professional goal on 8 March 2020, netting his team's first in a 3–2 away success over Rayo Vallecano.[8] He contributed with 36 appearances (3,018 minutes, play-offs included) during the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to La Liga.[citation needed]
On 7 September 2020, Gil agreed to a four-year contract with RCD Espanyol, recently relegated from the top tier, after the club activated his €500,000 buyout clause.[9]
Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.[10] Gil made his senior debut in the match as Spain won 4–0.[11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Spain | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Spain U23
RCD Espanyol – current squad | |
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Spain men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists | ||
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