Mario Gila

Mario Gila Fuentes (born 29 August 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Lazio.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gila and the second or maternal family name is Fuentes.
Mario Gila
Personal information
Full name Mario Gila Fuentes
Date of birth (2000-08-29) 29 August 2000
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 34
Youth career
2009–2013 Santa Perpètua
2013–2014 Sabadell
2014–2016 Mollet
2016–2017 Damm
2017–2018 Espanyol
2018–2019 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Real Madrid B 73 (5)
2022 Real Madrid 2 (0)
2022– Lazio 25 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Spain U21 9 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2023 Georgia–Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Real Madrid Castilla

Gila is a youth product of various clubs in Catalonia, including Santa Perpètua, Sabadell, Mollet, Damm and Espanyol. He moved to Real Madrid's youth academy in 2018, signing a contract until 2024.[1] He was promoted to their reserves in 2019 where he became their stalwart and vice captain under Raúl.[2]

Real Madrid

Gila made his professional debut with the senior Real Madrid squad in a 4–0 La Liga win over Espanyol, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute.[3]

Lazio

On 12 July 2022, Serie A club Lazio announced Gila's signing from Real Madrid for €6m.[4] On 30 October 2022, Gila made his Serie A debut for Lazio in a match against Salernitana, which ended in a 3-1 loss for Lazio.[5]

On 28 November 2023, Gila made his Champions League debut, playing the full match in Lazio's 2-0 group stage victory against Celtic at Olimpico di Roma.[6]

International career

Gila was called up to a preliminary Spain U19 training camp before the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 May 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid B 2019–20 Segunda División B 211———211
2020–21 Segunda División B 202———202
2021–22 Segunda División RFEF 322———322
Total 735———735
Real Madrid 2021–22 La Liga 20———20
Lazio 2022–23 Serie A 400080—120
2023–24 Serie A 210304010290
Total 2503012010410
Career total 100530120101165

Honours

Real Madrid

Spain U21

References
  1. Jose Nieto (19 January 2022). "El momento de Mario Gila: el central del Real Madrid que ha sabido esperar" [Mario Gila's moment: the Real Madrid central defender who has known how to wait]. El Español (in Spanish).
  2. Javier Gómez Talavan (15 March 2021). "La Fábrica | Mario Gila, un pilar para el Castilla de Raúl" [The Factory | Mario Gila, a pillar for Raúl's Castilla]. Madridista Rreal (in Spanish).
  3. "Casemiro entra en una lista con Gila y sin Bale" [Casemiro enters a list with Gila and without Bale]. La República (in Spanish). 30 April 2022.
  4. "Comunicato 12.07.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. "Lazio vs. Salernitana - 30 October 2022". Soccerway. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. "Lazio-Celtic: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Group stage". UEFA. 28 November 2023. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023.
  7. "Convocatoria para jornadas de entrenamiento en la localidad alicantina de El Albir" [Call for training days in the Alicante town of El Albir] (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019.
  8. "Mario Gila Fuentes".
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