Andreu Guerao

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerao and the second or maternal family name is Mayoral.
Andreu
Andreu (left) in action for Polonia Warsaw in 2010
Personal information
Full name Andreu Guerao Mayoral[1]
Date of birth (1983-06-17) 17 June 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–2002 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Barcelona C 78 (8)
2003–2005 Barcelona B 12 (0)
2005–2006 Málaga B 33 (2)
2006–2010 Sporting Gijón 41 (1)
2010–2011 Polonia Warsaw 34 (1)
2011 Auckland City 3 (0)
2012 Dinamo Tbilisi 3 (0)
2012–2013 Lechia Gdańsk 8 (0)
2013–2015 Racing Santander 65 (2)
2015–2016 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 (3)
2016–2017 Aris 2 (0)
2017–2018 Perth Glory 17 (0)
Total 245 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andreu Guerao Mayoral (born 17 June 1983), known simply as Andreu, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Andreu made his professional debut with FC Barcelona B in the third division, and was not able to prevent Atlético Malagueño's relegation to that level the following season. In July 2006 he joined Sporting de Gijón,[2] appearing in only six games as the Asturias club returned to La Liga in 2007–08, and accomplishing the same in the following campaign.

In late January 2010, after having only collected a few minutes in the season's Copa del Rey,[3] Andreu was released by Sporting, joining Polish side Polonia Warsaw – managed by countryman José Mari Bakero – and penning a one-and-a-half-year deal.[4] On 14 May he scored in a local derby against Legia Warsaw, the match's only.[5]

After not having his contract with the Ekstraklasa team extended, Andreu signed with New Zealand's Auckland City FC.[6] He subsequently had short spells with FC Dinamo Tbilisi[7] and Lechia Gdańsk, appearing rarely for both teams.

After three seasons back in Spain with Racing de Santander,[8] Andreu signed for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC of the A-League.[9][10] On 5 May 2016, after having helped the latter reach the Grand Final,[11] he was released.[12]

On 9 August 2017, after a brief spell in Greece, 34-year-old Andreu returned to the Australian top division when he joined Perth Glory FC, reuniting with former Sporting teammate Diego Castro in the process.[13] After the regular season, he left.[14]

Personal life

Andreu's older brother, Antonio, was also a professional footballer. He was also groomed at FC Barcelona, but never appeared in higher than the third level as a professional, also playing one year in Scotland.

In addition to his native Spanish, Andreu can also speak English.[15]

Club statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2003–04[16] Segunda División B 1 0 — — 1 0
2004–05[16] Segunda División B 11 0 — — 11 0
Total 12 0 — — 12 0
Málaga B 2005–06[16] Segunda División 33 2 — — 33 2
Sporting Gijón 2006–07[16] Segunda División 29 1 0 0 — 29 1
2007–08[16] Segunda División 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
2008–09[16] La Liga 6 0 1 0 — 7 0
2009–10[16] La Liga 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Total 41 1 3 0 — 44 1
Polonia Warsaw 2009–10[17] Ekstraklasa 12 1 0 0 — 12 1
2010–11[17] Ekstraklasa 22 0 1 0 — 23 0
Total 34 1 1 0 — 35 1
Auckland City 2011–12[17] ASB Premiership 3 0 0 0 3[a] 0 6 0
Dinamo Tbilisi 2011–12[17] Umaglesi Liga 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Lechia Gdańsk 2012–13[17] Ekstraklasa 8 0 2 0 — 10 0
Racing Santander 2012–13[17] Segunda División 13 0 0 0 — 13 0
2013–14[17] Segunda División B 29 1 5 1 3[b] 0 37 2
2014–15[17] Segunda División 20 1 0 0 — 20 1
Total 62 2 5 1 3 0 70 3
Western Sydney Wanderers 2015–16[17] A-League 27 3 2 0 — 29 3
Aris 2016–17[17] Football League 2 0 3 0 — 5 0
Perth Glory 2017–18[17] A-League 17 0 0 0 — 17 0
Career total 242 9 16 1 6 0 264 10
  1. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
  2. ^ Sierra, R. (3 October 2006). "El cerebro del Sporting es de La Masía" [Sporting's brain hails from La Masía]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Andreu será la novedad de Preciado para el Colombino" [Andreu will be Preciado's novelty for the Colombino]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 26 October 2009. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Andreu ficha por el Polonia de Varsovia que entrena José Mari Bakero" [Andreu signs for Polonia Warsaw managed by José Mari Bakero]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 25 January 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  5. ^ Rivera, Víctor (14 May 2010). "Andreu marca el gol que salva al Polonia Varsovia" [Andreu scores the goal that saves Polonia Warsaw]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. ^ Rubio, Alberto (12 November 2011). "El Barça de las Antípodas" [Antipodes Barça]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ^ Rubio, Alberto (18 January 2012). "Andreu Guerao refuerza al 'Spanish-Dinamo'" [Andreu Guerao bolsters Spanish-Dinamo]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Andreu Guerao, nuevo refuerzo racinguista" [Andreu Guerao, new racinguista addition] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Spanish midfielder joins Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Western Sydney sign former La Liga midfielder Andreu Mayoral". ESPN FC. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  11. ^ Hassett, Sebastian (1 May 2016). "A-League grand final 2016: Adelaide United beat Western Sydney Wanderers to claim first title". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Wanderers announce player departures". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Castro lures former roommate to Glory". Special Broadcasting Service. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Perth Glory cut loose trio". FourFourTwo. 19 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  15. ^ Adno, Carly (28 April 2016). "Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder Dimas hopes fellow Spaniards will join him in staying at club". Fox Sports. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g "Andreu: Andreu Guerao Mayoral". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Andreu". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2015.