Pipa (footballer)
Spanish footballer
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Gonzalo Ávila Gordón (born 26 January 1998), known as Pipa, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Segunda División club CE Sabadell FC.
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Pipa in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Ávila Gordón[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Esparreguera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sabadell | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Esparreguera | |||
| 2008–2017 | Espanyol | ||
| 2009–2010 | → Damm (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Espanyol B | 59 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Espanyol | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Huddersfield Town | 48 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Olympiacos | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Ludogorets II | 20 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Burgos (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2026– | Sabadell | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Spain U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Spain U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Spain U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:51, 16 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Espanyol
Born in Esparraguera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pipa finished his formation with RCD Espanyol, after previous stints at CF Damm and FS Esparraguera.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 February 2016, starting in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Valencia CF Mestalla.[3]
Pipa was a regular starter for the B-side during the 2016–17 season, which ended in relegation. On 22 May 2017 he renewed his contract until 2022,[4] and scored his first senior goal on 27 August by netting the last in a 3–0 home win against FC Ascó in the Tercera División.[5]
On 28 May 2018, Pipa was definitely promoted to the main squad in La Liga ahead of the 2018–19 campaign.[6] The following 2 January, after failing to appear in a single match for the Pericos, he was loaned to Segunda División strugglers Gimnàstic de Tarragona until June.[7]
Pipa made his professional debut on 6 January 2019, starting as a right winger in a 1–0 home win against Córdoba CF.[8] He was a regular starter for the club during his six-month spell, suffering team relegation.
Upon returning to Espanyol, Pipa was handed the number 2 jersey, and made his first-team debut on 15 August 2019, starting in a 3–0 home defeat of FC Luzern in the UEFA Europa League.[9] He made his top-tier debut on 26 September, replacing Wu Lei in a 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo.[10]
Huddersfield Town
On 7 September 2020, Pipa signed a three-year contract with EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town, for an undisclosed fee.[11] He scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 3–0 win over Millwall on 31 October.[12]
Ludogorets
On 1 February 2023, he was announced as a new signing of Bulgarian club PFC Ludogorets Razgrad.[13] On 1 September, he returned to England after agreeing to a loan deal with West Bromwich Albion.[14]
On 30 August 2024, Pipa returned to Spain and its second division, after joining Burgos CF on a one-year loan deal.[15]
Sabadell
On 24 July 2026, free agent Pipa agreed to a one-year contract with CE Sabadell FC in the Spanish second level.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 August 2022[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Tercera División | 27 | 4 | — | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 4 | — | — | — | 59 | 4 | |||||
| Espanyol | 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Gimnàstic (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2020–21 | Championship | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 51 | 2 | |||
| Olympiacos | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Career total | 143 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 161 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League