Nacho Gil

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gil de Pareja and the second or maternal family name is Vicent.
Nacho Gil
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Gil de Pareja Vicent[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2002–2014 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Valencia B 90 (15)
2017–2019 Valencia 8 (0)
2018 → Las Palmas (loan) 14 (0)
2018–2019 → Elche (loan) 11 (2)
2019–2020 Ponferradina 34 (1)
2020–2022 Cartagena 56 (1)
2022–2024 New England Revolution 30 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:30, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Ignacio "Nacho" Gil de Pareja Vicent (born 9 September 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer. Primarily deployed as an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a left winger.

Formed at Valencia, he made 22 La Liga appearances for them and for Las Palmas, while playing over 100 Segunda División games for three clubs.

Club career

Valencia

Born in Valencia, Gil joined hometown club Valencia CF's youth setup in 2002 at the age of seven.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 5 January 2014, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against CE L'Hospitalet.[3]

Gil was promoted to the B team ahead of the 2014–15 season, and scored his first senior goal on 7 December 2014 in a 1–0 away win over CF Reus Deportiu.[4] He featured regularly for the side the following years, whilst being utilised as a forward during the 2016–17 campaign.[2]

Gil had a loan move to Deportivo Alavés cancelled. He rejected an offer from Villarreal CF in August 2016,[5] but submitted a transfer request to his parent club in January 2017, which was refused.[6] Shortly after, he was called up to train with the main squad by manager Voro.[2]

Gil made his first-team and La Liga debut on 25 February 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Mario Suárez in a 2–1 away defeat to Alavés.[7] On 4 May, he renewed his contract until 2020.[8]

On 25 January 2018, Gil was loaned to UD Las Palmas of the same league for six months.[9] On 10 September, he moved to Segunda División's Elche CF also in a temporary deal.[10]

Ponferradina

Gil terminated his contract with Valencia on 19 July 2019,[11] and signed for second division team SD Ponferradina just hours later.[12]

He played 35 matches in all competitions during his spell,[13] scoring his only goal on 22 December 2019 in the 3–2 away victory against UD Almería.[14]

Cartagena

On 18 August 2020, agreed to a two-year deal at FC Cartagena, newly promoted to the second tier.[15] He scored once – in a 4–1 loss at Sporting de Gijón on 26 March 2022[16]– also being sent off as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win over league leaders UD Almería on 2 January that year.[17]

Gil was released at the end of his contract in June 2022, as the club declined an extension.[18]

New England Revolution

On 18 August 2022, Gil joined New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.[19] He made his debut on 10 September as a late substitute in a 2–1 loss at the New York Red Bulls.[20]

Gil signed a new two-year deal on 5 January 2023, with a one-year option for 2025.[21] He missed the first five months of the 2023 season due to a knee injury, returning to action on 26 July in the 5–1 away win over Atlético San Luis in the group stage of the Leagues Cup, replacing Noel Buck after 63 minutes.[22]

Gil scored his first goal for the club on 1 March 2024, in a 3–0 victory against Club Atlético Independiente in the round of 32 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[23] His first in the MLS came 22 days later, in the 1–1 home draw with Chicago Fire FC.[24]

Gil was not offered a new contract at the end of the 2024 campaign.[25]

Personal life

Gil's elder brother, Carles, is also a footballer and an attacking midfielder. He also came through at Valencia, and the pair were teammates at New England.[26]

Career statistics

As of 30 May 2024[27]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valencia B 2013–14 Segunda División B 1 0 — — — 1 0
2014–15 32 5 — — — 32 5
2015–16 26 3 — — — 26 3
2016–17 30 7 — — 5[a] 1 35 8
2017–18 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 90 15 — — 5 1 95 16
Valencia 2015–16 La Liga 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
2016–17 2 0 — — — 2 0
2017–18 6 0 4 0 — — 10 0
Total 8 0 4 0 0 0 — 12 0
Las Palmas (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
Elche (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 11 2 0 0 — — 11 2
Ponferradina 2019–20 Segunda División 34 1 1 0 — — 35 1
Cartagena 2020–21 Segunda División 35 0 1 0 — — 36 0
2021–22 21 1 3 0 — — 24 1
Total 56 1 4 0 — — 60 1
New England Revolution 2022 Major League Soccer 4 0 — — — 4 0
2023 10 0 0 0 3[b] 0 — 13 0
2024 9 1 — 5[c] 1 — 14 2
Total 23 1 0 0 8 1 — 31 2
Career Total 236 20 9 0 8 1 5 1 258 22
  1. ^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nacho Gil". Diario AS. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Alberola, Andreu (26 February 2017). "El debut con el Valencia hace justicia con Nacho Gil" [Valencia debut makes justice with Nacho Gil]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. ^ "El Mestalla cae derrotado en su visita al CE l´Hospitalet" [Mestalla fall defeated in trip to CE l'Hospitalet]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 5 January 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Reus Deportiu–Valencia Mestalla (0–1): Nacho Gil resucita al filial" [Reus Deportiu–Valencia Mestalla (0–1): Nacho Gil revives the reserves] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. ^ García, A.; Gómez, A. (17 August 2016). "'No' al Villarreal por Nacho Gil" ['No' to Villarreal from Nacho Gil]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. ^ Gómez, Héctor (25 January 2017). "El VCF cierra todas las puertas a Nacho Gil" [VCF close all doors to Nacho Gil] (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  7. ^ Estepa, Javier (25 February 2017). "El Alavés se disfraza de guerrero" [Alavés dress up as a warrior]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  8. ^ Burgos, Julián (4 May 2017). "El Valencia renueva a Nacho Gil y a Nacho Vidal hasta 2020" [Valencia renew Nacho Gil and Nacho Vidal until 2020]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Comunicado oficial | Nacho Gil" [Official announcement | Nacho Gil] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Official statement Nacho Gil". Valencia CF. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Nacho Gil se desvincula del Valencia" [Nacho Gil cuts ties with Valencia]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  12. ^ "La SD Ponferradina ficha al extremo Nacho Gil" [Ponferradina sign winger Nacho Gil] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  13. ^ G. Tallón, Manuel (24 September 2020). "El Cartagena lleva fichados 28 goles cuando el equipo marcó 33 el pasado curso en Segunda B" [Cartagena have signed 28 goals when team scored 33 in Segunda B last campaign] (in Spanish). Murcia Plaza. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  14. ^ Gallardo, Antonio (22 December 2019). "El Almería se estrella ante una brillante Ponferradina" [Almería crash into brilliant Ponferradina]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Nacho Gil, desborde y verticalidad para el ataque del FC Cartagena" [Nacho Gil, skill and verticality for FC Cartagena's attack] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  16. ^ Guisasola, Pablo (26 March 2022). "El Sporting remonta y sale a flote gracias a un gran Djuka" [Sporting come from behind and take a breather thanks to a great Djuka]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  17. ^ Sánchez, Guillermo (2 January 2022). "El Cartagena asalta el fortín de un líder mermado" [Cartagena assault the depleted leaders' fortress]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  18. ^ Moya, Francisco J. (12 June 2022). "El club descarta la renovación del meta Prior y del extremo Nacho Gil" [Club declines the renewal of keeper Prio and winger Nacho Gil]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  19. ^ Dell'Apa, Frank (18 August 2022). "Revolution sign Carles Gil's younger brother Nacho". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  20. ^ Minton, Sam (11 September 2022). "Nacho Gil has "good first showing" in MLS debut". SB Nation. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  21. ^ Thompson, Rich (5 January 2023). "Revolution acquire midfielder Dave Romney, resign Nacho Gil". Boston Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Recap | Revs secure place in Leagues Cup Round of 32 with 5–1 win over Liga MX side Atlético de San Luis". New England Revolution. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  23. ^ Bird, Hayden (1 March 2024). "'I thought it was our best game': 4 takeaways as the Revolution advance in the Champions Cup". Boston.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  24. ^ "Recap | Revs claim a point from 1–1 draw with Fire in Caleb Porter's 300th regular season game". New England Revolution. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  25. ^ "New England Revolution announce year-end roster moves". New England Revolution. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  26. ^ García, Carlos (19 October 2012). "Apuesta de futuro por la familia Gil" [One for the future from the Gil family]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  27. ^ Nacho Gil at Soccerway