Julio Gracia

Julio Gracia
Personal information
Full name Julio Gracia Gallardo
Date of birth (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth El Saucejo, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Intercity
Number 6
Youth career
2013–2016 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Betis B 67 (3)
2017–2020 Betis 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Cartagena (loan) 30 (3)
2019–2020 → Badajoz (loan) 19 (0)
2020–2021 Getafe B 4 (1)
2021 Linares Deportivo 10 (0)
2021–2023 Murcia 65 (2)
2023–2024 Castellón 21 (1)
2024– Intercity 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gracia and the second or maternal family name is Gallardo.

Julio Gracia Gallardo (born 10 February 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Intercity.

Club career

Born in El Saucejo, Seville, Andalusia, Gracia joined Real Betis' youth setup in 2013. He made his senior debut with the B-team on 22 August 2015, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B home loss against Mérida AD.

Gracia scored his first senior goal on 11 September 2016, netting his team's last in a 3–1 away defeat of CD Alcalá. The following 15 March, he renewed his contract with the club.[1]

Gracia made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 10 December 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Antonio Barragán in a 1–0 home loss against Atlético Madrid.[2] The following 27 August, he joined FC Cartagena in the third division, on loan for one year.[3]

On 15 July 2019, Gracia joined fellow third division side CD Badajoz on loan for the season.[4] On 17 August of the following year, he moved to another reserve team, Getafe CF B in the same category.[5]

On 29 June 2024, Gracia signed with Intercity in Primera Federación.[6]

References

  1. ^ "El Betis anuncia la renovación de seis canteranos de su filial" [Betis announce the renewal of six youth graduates from their reserve team] (in Spanish). ABC. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Saúl y no hay más que hablar" [Saúl does not need to talk anymore] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Julio Gracia, visión de juego y último pase para reforzar la plantilla" [Julio Gracia, vision and last touch to bolster the squad] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 27 August 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Julio Gracia se incorpora al CD Badajoz" [Julio Gracia joins CD Badajoz] (in Spanish). CD Badajoz. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  5. ^ "El Getafe ficha a Julio Gracia, procedente del Betis" [Getafe sign Julio Gracia, from Betis] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  6. ^ "El CF Intercity firma a Julio Gracia para reforzar su centro del campo" [CF Intercity signs Julio Gracia to strengthen its midfield] (in Spanish). Intercity. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.