Gastón Valles

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valles and the second or maternal family name is Velázquez.
Gastón Valles
Personal information
Full name Gastón Joaquín Valles Velázquez
Date of birth (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cartagena
(on loan from Espanyol)
Number 7
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Atlético Benidorm 9 (5)
2022–2024 Vélez 43 (10)
2024 Espanyol B 5 (2)
2024– Espanyol 12 (0)
2024– → Cartagena (loan) 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024

Gastón Joaquín Valles Velázquez (born 10 May 2001) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Cartagena, on loan from RCD Espanyol.

Career

Born in Montevideo, Valles played for Defensor Sporting as a youth before moving to Spain in October 2021, after signing for Primera FFCV side FC Atlético Benidorm CD.[1] Ahead of the 2022–23 season, he joined Vélez CF in Segunda Federación.[2]

On 29 January 2024, Valles signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División side RCD Espanyol, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.[3] He made his professional debut on 24 February, coming on as a late substitute for Álvaro Aguado and providing an assist to José Carlos Lazo's winner in a 3–2 away success over SD Eibar.[4][5]

Gastón contributed with 14 appearances with the main squad of the Pericos during the 2023–24 campaign, as they achieved promotion to La Liga. On 14 August 2024, he renewed his link until 2027 and was immediately loaned to FC Cartagena in the second division, for one year.[6]

References

  1. ^ "El Atlético Benidorm CD se refuerza en la portería y en el ataque" [Atlético Benidorm CD bolster themselves on goal and in the attack] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ "El Vélez CF mantiene gran parte de su plantilla para afrontar otra campaña en Segunda RFEF" [Vélez CF keep a great part of their squad to face another campaign in the Segunda RFEF] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Gastón Valles, ¡perico!" [Gastón Valles, perico!] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ^ "¡Brutal y agónica remontada de un Espanyol que se cuela en el ascenso directo!" [Brutal and agonising comeback of an Espanyol which creeps into direct promotion!] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Locura Gastón: asistencia con el primer equipo y gol con el B" [Gastón frenzy: assist with the first team and goal with the B's] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Gastón Valles, renovat i cedit al FC Cartagena" [Gastón Valles, renewed and loaned to FC Cartagena] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.