Enric Gallego

Enric Gallego
	Gallego with Tenerife in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Enric Gallego Puigsech
Date of birth	12 September 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Tenerife
Number	18
Youth career
	Buen Pastor
	Gramenet
	Badalona
2003–2006	Buen Pastor
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	Buen Pastor
2007–2008	Alzamora
2009	Premià
2009–2010	Espanyol B
2010–2013	Cornellà
2013–2014	Badalona
2014–2015	Olot
2015–2017	Cornellà
2018–2019	Extremadura
2019	Huesca
2019–2020	Getafe
2020	→ Osasuna (loan)
2020–2021	Osasuna
2021–	Tenerife
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Enric Gallego Puigsech (born 12 September 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for CD Tenerife.

Club career

Early career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Gallego had several working-class jobs alongside his amateur footballing career, such as lorry driver, builder and air conditioning installer.^[1] He made his senior debut with UD Buen Pastor in the 2006–07 season, in the regional leagues. In January 2009, he joined Tercera División club CE Premià after a prolific spell at Alzamora CF.^[2]^[3]

In June 2009, Gallego signed for RCD Espanyol and was immediately assigned to their reserves in the Segunda División B. After featuring sparingly, he moved to UE Cornellà of the fourth division, scoring five goals in a 6–0 away win against FC Ascó on 31 October 2010.^[4] He remained a regular in the following years as well as acting as captain a being a locker room reference,^[5] as his team missed out promotion in 2013.^[6]

On 8 July 2013, Gallego agreed a contract with division three side CF Badalona, where he had already played as a youth.^[7] On 25 June 2014, he moved to UE Olot in the same tier,^[8] before moving back to Cornellà the following January.^[9]

Extremadura

On 2 January 2018, Gallego joined Extremadura UD also in the third division,^[10] after the club triggered his €200,000 release clause.^[11] He scored 28 goals in total during the campaign, and achieved promotion to Segunda División with Extremadura.^[12]

Gallego made his debut as a full-time professional at the age of 31 years and 11 months on 24 August 2018, starting the 0–1 home loss against Deportivo de La Coruña.^[13]^[14] He scored his first goal in the second tier on 9 September, in a 1–3 defeat to Granada CF at the Estadio Francisco de la Hera.^[15]

On 22 September 2018, Gallego scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 away rout of CF Rayo Majadahonda,^[16] and added four goals in a 4–1 victory at CF Reus Deportiu on 17 November. He was awarded the Player of the Month accolade for December.^[17]

Huesca

On 16 January 2019, Gallego signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with La Liga strugglers SD Huesca, for a rumoured fee of €2 million.^[18] Three days later, he made his debut in the league, starting in a 0–3 home loss against Atlético Madrid.^[19] He scored his first goal in the competition on 1 February, opening an eventual 4–0 home win over Real Valladolid.^[20]

Getafe

On 8 July 2019, Gallego agreed to a three-year contract with Getafe CF after his €6 million release clause was met.^[21] His competitive bow took place on 18 August, playing 11 minutes of the 1–0 defeat at Atlético Madrid.^[22]

Gallego's maiden appearance in the UEFA Europa League occurred on 19 September 2019, as he started the 1–0 home win against Trabzonspor in the group stage.^[23]

Osasuna

On 28 January 2020, after being rarely used,^[24] Gallego was loaned to fellow top-flight CA Osasuna with an obligatory buyout clause if the team avoid relegation.^[25] In July, after this was achieved, he signed a permanent contract until 2022 for a €2 million fee.^[26]^[27]

Gallego left the El Sadar Stadium on 12 August 2021, having scored four times from 40 matches.^[28]

Tenerife

On 24 August 2021, Gallego agreed to a two-year deal at second-tier CD Tenerife.^[29]

International career

In March 2019, Gallego was called up to the Catalonia representative team for a friendly against Venezuela.^[30] However, Huesca refused to let him and Álex Gallar take part in the match.^[31]

References

^ López-Egea, Sergi (16 January 2019). "El Huesca ficha a Enric Gallego, un obrero catalán del fútbol" [Huesca sign Enric Gallego, a Catalan football handyman]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ Gómez, Carlos (2 January 2018). "Enric Gallego, nuevo killer azulgrana" [Enric Gallego, new blue-and-red killer] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^ "Revista Nº02" [Nº02 magazine] (in Spanish). Hablemos de Bronce. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^ Tortajada, Oriol (3 November 2010). "El gran dia d'Enric" [Enric's great day]. L'Esportiu (in Catalan). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^ Sánchez, Inés (31 October 2018). "Enric Gallego: gol forjado en la perseverancia" [Enric Gallego: goal forged in perseverance] (in Spanish). Panenka. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
^ Antelo, Iván (4 June 2013). "El Fabril sufre y resiste ante el Cornellá" [Fabril suffer and hold their own against Cornellá]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2019.
^ "Fitxages de David Cardenas i Enric Gallego" [Signings of David Cardenas and Enric Gallego] (in Catalan). CF Badalona. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^ "Enric Gallego arriba a la UEO" [Enric Gallego arrives at UEO] (in Catalan). UE Olot. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^ "Enric Gallego se va de Olot" [Enric Gallego leaves Olot] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^ "Fichaje | Enric Gallego, nuevo jugador azulgrana" [Signing | Enric Gallego, new blue-and-red player] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 2 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^ Abizanda, Jorge (5 January 2018). "El Extremadura rompe el mercado con el fichaje de Enric Gallego, máximo goleador de Segunda B" [Extremadura break the market with the signing of Enric Gallego, top scorer of Segunda B]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^ Aido Aragón, Pedro (11 October 2018). "Enric Gallego, con hambre de gol" [Enric Gallego, hungry for goal] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ Beltrán, Miguel (24 August 2018). "Quique saca oro de Almendralejo y el Dépor ya gana en Segunda" [Quique drills for gold in Almendralejo and Dépor already win in Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2018.
^ Miralles, Víctor (24 November 2018). "Enric Gallego, mejor tarde que nunca" [Enric Gallego, better late than never]. Málaga Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
^ Galeano Almendralejo, Paco (9 September 2018). "Con solo una buena imagen no se ganan partidos" [You need more than a good image to win matches]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ "Enric Gallego lidera la goleada del Extremadura" [Enric Gallego leads Extremadura's rout]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
^ "Enric Gallego is the November Player of the Month in LaLiga 1|2|3". La Liga. 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
^ Artús, José Luis (16 January 2019). "Enric Gallego, nuevo jugador del Huesca" [Enric Gallego, new player of Huesca]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
^ "El Atleti se repone en Huesca" [Atleti pull it together in Huesca] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^ Rodríguez, Ángel (1 February 2019). "El 'nuevo' Huesca sí puede" [The 'new' Huesca can do it]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ "Oficial: Enric Gallego, nuevo jugador del Getafe" [Official: Enric Gallego, new player of Getafe]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
^ Cazón, Patricia (18 August 2019). "Nuevo Atleti, igual padecer" [New Atleti, same woes]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^ García, Óscar (19 September 2019). "La 'fórmula Bordalás' también funciona en Europa" [The 'Bordalás formula' also works in Europe]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^ Ciordia, Fernando (13 January 2020). "Osasuna negocia el fichaje de Enric Gallego, sin minutos en la delantera del Getafe" [Osasuna negotiate signing of Enric Gallego, without minutes in Getafe forward lines]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
^ "Cedido a Osasuna" [Loaned to Osasuna] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ "Osasuna logra la cesión de Enric Gallego" [Osasuna get the loan of Enric Gallego] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 28 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ Navacerrada, Juancar (6 July 2020). "Enric Gallego dejará dos millones de euros en las arcas azulonas" [Enric Gallego will leave two million euros in the blue vaults]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^ "Osasuna rescinde su relación contractual con Enric Gallego" [Osasuna rescind their contractual relationship with Enric Gallego] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^ "Enric Gallego, refuerzo para la ofensiva del CD Tenerife" [Enric Gallego, addition for the offensive line of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "Gallego citado por Cataluña, mientras el Valladolid y el Rayo no ceden a sus jugadores" [Gallego called up by Catalonia, while Valladolid and Rayo do not release their players]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "Enric Gallego y Gallar tampoco irán con la Selección Catalana" [Enric Gallego and Gallar won't go with the Catalan National Team either] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

External links

Enric Gallego at BDFutbol
Enric Gallego at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Enric Gallego at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Enric Gallego at Soccerway

[1] López-Egea, Sergi (16 January 2019). "El Huesca ficha a Enric Gallego, un obrero catalán del fútbol" [Huesca sign Enric Gallego, a Catalan football handyman]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[Vavel-2] Gómez, Carlos (2 January 2018). "Enric Gallego, nuevo killer azulgrana" [Enric Gallego, new blue-and-red killer] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[3] "Revista Nº02" [Nº02 magazine] (in Spanish). Hablemos de Bronce. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[4] Tortajada, Oriol (3 November 2010). "El gran dia d'Enric" [Enric's great day]. L'Esportiu (in Catalan). Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[5] Sánchez, Inés (31 October 2018). "Enric Gallego: gol forjado en la perseverancia" [Enric Gallego: goal forged in perseverance] (in Spanish). Panenka. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

[6] Antelo, Iván (4 June 2013). "El Fabril sufre y resiste ante el Cornellá" [Fabril suffer and hold their own against Cornellá]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 October 2019.

[7] "Fitxages de David Cardenas i Enric Gallego" [Signings of David Cardenas and Enric Gallego] (in Catalan). CF Badalona. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[8] "Enric Gallego arriba a la UEO" [Enric Gallego arrives at UEO] (in Catalan). UE Olot. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[9] "Enric Gallego se va de Olot" [Enric Gallego leaves Olot] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[10] "Fichaje | Enric Gallego, nuevo jugador azulgrana" [Signing | Enric Gallego, new blue-and-red player] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 2 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[11] Abizanda, Jorge (5 January 2018). "El Extremadura rompe el mercado con el fichaje de Enric Gallego, máximo goleador de Segunda B" [Extremadura break the market with the signing of Enric Gallego, top scorer of Segunda B]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[12] Aido Aragón, Pedro (11 October 2018). "Enric Gallego, con hambre de gol" [Enric Gallego, hungry for goal] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[13] Beltrán, Miguel (24 August 2018). "Quique saca oro de Almendralejo y el Dépor ya gana en Segunda" [Quique drills for gold in Almendralejo and Dépor already win in Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[14] Miralles, Víctor (24 November 2018). "Enric Gallego, mejor tarde que nunca" [Enric Gallego, better late than never]. Málaga Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2019.

[15] Galeano Almendralejo, Paco (9 September 2018). "Con solo una buena imagen no se ganan partidos" [You need more than a good image to win matches]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[16] "Enric Gallego lidera la goleada del Extremadura" [Enric Gallego leads Extremadura's rout]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

[17] "Enric Gallego is the November Player of the Month in LaLiga 1|2|3". La Liga. 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2018.

[18] Artús, José Luis (16 January 2019). "Enric Gallego, nuevo jugador del Huesca" [Enric Gallego, new player of Huesca]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2019.

[19] "El Atleti se repone en Huesca" [Atleti pull it together in Huesca] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

[20] Rodríguez, Ángel (1 February 2019). "El 'nuevo' Huesca sí puede" [The 'new' Huesca can do it]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2019.

[21] "Oficial: Enric Gallego, nuevo jugador del Getafe" [Official: Enric Gallego, new player of Getafe]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

[22] Cazón, Patricia (18 August 2019). "Nuevo Atleti, igual padecer" [New Atleti, same woes]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2020.

[23] García, Óscar (19 September 2019). "La 'fórmula Bordalás' también funciona en Europa" [The 'Bordalás formula' also works in Europe]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2020.

[24] Ciordia, Fernando (13 January 2020). "Osasuna negocia el fichaje de Enric Gallego, sin minutos en la delantera del Getafe" [Osasuna negotiate signing of Enric Gallego, without minutes in Getafe forward lines]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2020.

[25] "Cedido a Osasuna" [Loaned to Osasuna] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[26] "Osasuna logra la cesión de Enric Gallego" [Osasuna get the loan of Enric Gallego] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 28 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

[27] Navacerrada, Juancar (6 July 2020). "Enric Gallego dejará dos millones de euros en las arcas azulonas" [Enric Gallego will leave two million euros in the blue vaults]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2020.

[28] "Osasuna rescinde su relación contractual con Enric Gallego" [Osasuna rescind their contractual relationship with Enric Gallego] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[29] "Enric Gallego, refuerzo para la ofensiva del CD Tenerife" [Enric Gallego, addition for the offensive line of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

[30] "Gallego citado por Cataluña, mientras el Valladolid y el Rayo no ceden a sus jugadores" [Gallego called up by Catalonia, while Valladolid and Rayo do not release their players]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[31] "Enric Gallego y Gallar tampoco irán con la Selección Catalana" [Enric Gallego and Gallar won't go with the Catalan National Team either] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

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Enric Gallego

Club career

Early career

Extremadura

Huesca

Getafe

Osasuna

Tenerife

International career

References

External links

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