Julio Gracia

Julio Gracia

Personal information
Full name	Julio Gracia Gallardo
Date of birth	(1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	El Saucejo, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Intercity
Number	6
Youth career
2013–2016	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Betis B	67	(3)
2017–2020	Betis	2	(0)
2018–2019	→ Cartagena (loan)	30	(3)
2019–2020	→ Badajoz (loan)	19	(0)
2020–2021	Getafe B	4	(1)
2021	Linares Deportivo	10	(0)
2021–2023	Murcia	65	(2)
2023–2024	Castellón	21	(1)
2024–	Intercity	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gracia and the second or maternal family name is Gallardo.

Julio Gracia Gallardo (born 10 February 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Intercity.

Club career

Born in El Saucejo, Seville, Andalusia, Gracia joined Real Betis' youth setup in 2013. He made his senior debut with the B-team on 22 August 2015, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B home loss against Mérida AD.

Gracia scored his first senior goal on 11 September 2016, netting his team's last in a 3–1 away defeat of CD Alcalá. The following 15 March, he renewed his contract with the club.[1]

Gracia made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 10 December 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Antonio Barragán in a 1–0 home loss against Atlético Madrid.[2] The following 27 August, he joined FC Cartagena in the third division, on loan for one year.[3]

On 15 July 2019, Gracia joined fellow third division side CD Badajoz on loan for the season.[4] On 17 August of the following year, he moved to another reserve team, Getafe CF B in the same category.[5]

On 29 June 2024, Gracia signed with Intercity in Primera Federación.[6]

References

1. "El Betis anuncia la renovación de seis canteranos de su filial" [Betis announce the renewal of six youth graduates from their reserve team] (in Spanish). ABC. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
2. "Saúl y no hay más que hablar" [Saúl does not need to talk anymore] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
3. "Julio Gracia, visión de juego y último pase para reforzar la plantilla" [Julio Gracia, vision and last touch to bolster the squad] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 27 August 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
4. "Julio Gracia se incorpora al CD Badajoz" [Julio Gracia joins CD Badajoz] (in Spanish). CD Badajoz. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
5. "El Getafe ficha a Julio Gracia, procedente del Betis" [Getafe sign Julio Gracia, from Betis] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
6. "El CF Intercity firma a Julio Gracia para reforzar su centro del campo" [CF Intercity signs Julio Gracia to strengthen its midfield] (in Spanish). Intercity. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

External links

• Julio Gracia at BDFutbol
• Beticopedia profile (in Spanish)
• Julio Gracia at Soccerway