Carlos Blanco (footballer, born 1996)

Carlos Blanco
Personal information
Full name Carlos Blanco Moreno
Date of birth (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Sestao River
Number 5
Youth career
2002–2004 Cornellà
2004–2006 Espanyol
2006–2014 Barcelona
2014–2016 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Juventus 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Lausanne (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Team Vaud U21 (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2018 Gimnàstic 4 (0)
2018 → Betis B (loan) 15 (0)
2018–2020 Villarreal B 44 (0)
2020–2021 Marbella 13 (2)
2021–2022 Alcoyano 20 (2)
2022–2023 Cornellà 21 (1)
2023–2024 San Fernando 27 (3)
2024– Sestao River 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is Moreno.

Carlos Blanco Moreno (born 1 June 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sestao River as a central defender.[1]

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Blanco joined FC Barcelona's prolific youth setup in 2006, after representing UE Cornellà and RCD Espanyol.[2] On 18 July 2014, after cutting ties with Barça, he joined Juventus FC on a free transfer.[3]

On 30 August 2016, Blanco was loaned to Swiss Super League side FC Lausanne-Sport for one year, with Andi Zeqiri moving in the opposite direction.[4] He made his senior debut on 16 September, starting in a 1–3 Swiss Cup away loss against FC Köniz; it was his maiden appearance for the club.

On 11 July 2017, Blanco signed a two-year contract with Segunda División club Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[5] He made his professional debut on 5 September, starting in a 1–1 Copa del Rey home draw against CD Lugo (1–3 loss on penalties).[6]

On 11 January 2018, Blanco was loaned to Betis Deportivo Balompié until June.[7] On 10 July, he terminated his contract with Nàstic,[8] and signed for Villarreal CF B two days later.[9]

On 27 July 2024, Blanco joined Sestao River in the third tier.[10]

References

  1. ^ Carlos Blanco at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Carlos Blanco acaba una etapa en la Juve, y podría ser cedido buscando minutos para ganar experiencia" [Carlos Blanco ends a step at Juve, and could go out on loan in search of minutes to gather experience] (in Spanish). Futbol Base Català. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ^ "El Barça pierde al canterano Carlos Blanco, que ficha por la Juventus" [Barça lose the youth player Carlos Blanco, who signs for Juventus] (in Spanish). Sport. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Le FC Lausanne-Sport et la Juventus renforcent leur collaboration" [FC Lausanne-Sport and Juventus strengthen their collaboration] (in French). FC Lausanne-Sport. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Carlos Blanco firma con el Nàstic" [Carlos Blanco signs with Nàstic] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Roberto para al Nàstic y el Lugo se pondrá otra 'Copa'" [Roberto stops Nàstic and Lugo will have another 'Cup'] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Carlos Blanco, cedit al Betis 'B'" [Carlos Blanco, loaned to Betis 'B'] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic de Tarragona. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Carlos Blanco deja de ser jugador grana" [Carlos Blanco stops being a grana player] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 10 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Carlos Blanco, primer refuerzo del Villarreal B" [Carlos Blanco, first addition of Villarreal B] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Carlos Blanco, nuevo jugador del Sestao River Club" [Carlos Blanco, new player of Sestao River Club] (in Spanish). Sestao River. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.