Gonzalo Villar

Gonzalo Villar del Fraile (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡon´θalo biˈʎaɾ]; born 23 March 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the Spain national team.

Club Career

Early career

Villar was born in Murcia, and represented Elche CF as a youth. On 4 January 2015, aged just 16, he made his senior debut with the reserves by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 Segunda Division B home loss against UE Sant Andreu.

On 28 August 2015 Villar joined Valencia CF for a fee of € 175,000, and returned to youth football. Promoted to the B-team ahead of the 2017–18 season, he was a first-choice in Lubo Penev's side, scoring his first senior goal on 26 August 2017 in a 4–1 home routing of CF Peralada-Girona B.

Elche

On 9 July 2018, Villar returned to Elche, being assigned to the main squad in Segunda Division; Valencia retained 80% of his future transfer. He made his professional debut on 18 August, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Granada CF.

Villar scored his first professional goal on 24 November 2019, netting his team's third in a 3–3 away draw against Malaga CF.

Roma

On 29 January 2020, Villar moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with AS Roma. Roma paid an initial fee of €4 million for his transfer, with potential extra €1 million due based on performance. He made his Serie A debut on 15 February, replacing Diego Perotti in a 1–2 away loss at Atalanta BC.

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