David de Paula

David de Paula Gallardo (born 31 May 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De Paula and the second or maternal family name is Gallardo.
David de Paula
De Paula (right) playing for Wolfsberger AC in 2013
Personal information
Full name David de Paula Gallardo
Date of birth (1984-05-31) 31 May 1984
Place of birth Durango, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Cultural Durango
2002–2003 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Basconia 36 (9)
2004–2006 Bilbao Athletic 71 (12)
2005 Athletic Bilbao 0 (0)
2006–2007 Alicante 16 (0)
2007–2008 Lemona 33 (6)
2008–2009 Ponferradina 15 (1)
2009–2011 Palencia 69 (11)
2011–2012 Logroñés 35 (11)
2012–2014 Wolfsberger AC 51 (2)
2014–2018 Austria Wien 90 (8)
2018–2019 Barakaldo 29 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2019

He spent his entire professional career in Austria, with Wolfsberger AC and Austria Wien. In his country, he amassed Segunda División B totals of 270 matches and 44 goals for a host of clubs.

Club career

Born in Durango, Biscay, de Paula finished his development at Athletic Bilbao after joining the club at the age of 18. His only competitive appearances for the first team occurred during the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup, as he started in both legs of the tie against FC Ecomax, lost after a penalty shootout.[1][2]

De Paula only played lower league football in his home country, amassing Segunda División B totals of 270 matches and 44 goals for Bilbao Athletic, Alicante CF, SD Lemona, SD Ponferradina, CF Palencia,[3] UD Logroñés[4] and Barakaldo CF,[5] over nine seasons. With Logroñés, he scored a career-best 11 goals in 2011–12, helping to a final fifth position.[6]

Aged 28, de Paula moved to Austria, signing with Wolfsberger AC. His Bundesliga debut took place on 25 July 2012, when he came on as a 69th-minute substitute for compatriot Jacobo in a 0–1 home defeat to FK Austria Wien.[7]

In the 2014 January transfer window, de Paula moved to Austria Wien.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played on 17 December 2017[9]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bilbao Athletic 2006–07[10] Segunda División B366———366
2007–08[10] Segunda División B356———356
Total 7111———7111
Athletic Bilbao 2005–06[10] La Liga00002[lower-alpha 1]0—20
Alicante 2006–07[10] Segunda División B16010——170
Lemona 2007–08[10] Segunda División B33610——346
Ponferradina 2008–09[10] Segunda División B15140——191
Palencia 2009–10[10] Segunda División B35420—2[lower-alpha 2]0394
2010–11[10] Segunda División B34710——357
Total 691130—207411
Logroñés 2011–12[10] Segunda División B351120——3711
Wolfsberger AC 2012–13[11] Austrian Bundesliga32221——343
2013–14[10] Austrian Bundesliga19022——212
Total 51243——555
Austria Wien 2013–14[11] Austrian Bundesliga14200——142
2014–15[11] Austrian Bundesliga22451——275
2015–16[11] Austrian Bundesliga20110——211
2016–17[11] Austrian Bundesliga120104[lower-alpha 3]0—170
2017–18[11] Austrian Bundesliga150208[lower-alpha 3]0—250
Total 83791120—1048
Career total 373502441402041354
  1. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "El Athletic acusa la falta de preparación y deberá remontar" [Athletic pay for lack of preparation and must come from behind]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 2 July 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. "El Athletic se olvida de Europa por la vía rápida" [Athletic forget about Europe through the fast lane]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 July 2005. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. "David de Paula: "El Palencia no es un paso atrás, es un trampolín"" [David de Paula: "Palencia is not a step back, it's a trampoline"]. Diario Palentino (in Spanish). 5 February 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. "David de Paula acompañará a Rui y a Castilla en el Logroñés" [David de Paula to accompany Rui and Castilla in Logroñés]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 2 July 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. "David de Paula ficha por el Barakaldo CF" [David de Paula signs for Barakaldo CF] (in Spanish). Barakaldo CF. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. "La Unión Deportiva Logroñes finaliza la liga en quinto puesto y clasificada para la Copa del Rey, tras derrotar 4–1 al Palencia" [Unión Deportiva Logroñes end league in fifth place and qualified to the King's Cup, after defeating Palencia 4–1] (in Spanish). Radio Rioja. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  7. "Austria erkämpft drei Punkte beim WAC" [Austria secure threes points at WAC]. Der Standard (in German). 25 July 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  8. "Meister Austria verpflichtete De Paula vom WAC" [Champions Austria acquire De Paula from WAC]. Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 6 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  9. David de Paula at ESPN FC
  10. "De Paula: David de Paula Gallardo". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  11. "David de Paula". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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