Pepe Palau

José "Pepe" Palau Mira (born 24 February 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Rayo Ibense as a midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palau and the second or maternal family name is Mira.
Pepe Palau
Personal information
Full name José Palau Mira
Date of birth (1992-02-24) 24 February 1992
Place of birth Ibi, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rayo Ibense
Youth career
1999–2007 Valencia
2007–2011 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Barcelona B 1 (0)
2011–2012 Villarreal C 33 (0)
2012–2015 Villarreal B 54 (0)
2015–2016 Cartagena 11 (0)
2016 → Jumilla (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017 La Roda 23 (0)
2017 Eldense 4 (0)
2018– Rayo Ibense 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2019

Club career

Born in Ibi, Province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Palau joined FC Barcelona's youth academy in 2007, at the age of 15. He made his debut as senior on 29 May 2011 with their reserves, playing 14 minutes in a 5–1 home win against UD Salamanca when he was still a Juvenil A player.[1]

In July 2011, Palau signed for Villarreal CF, going on to represent its C and B-teams during his spell. On 13 April 2012, with the latter, he appeared in his second Segunda División match, against UD Almería.[2]

Palau spent the remainder of his career in the lower leagues, representing in quick succession FC Cartagena,[3] FC Jumilla,[4] La Roda CF[5] and CD Eldense.[6]

References
  1. El Salamanca es goleado y desciende a Segunda B (Salamanca suffer rout and are relegated to Segunda B); Diario AS, 29 May 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. Sin gol no hay paraíso (No paradise without goals); Marca, 13 April 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. Pepe Palau ficha por el Cartagena (Pepe Palau signs for Cartagena); La Verdad, 9 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  4. La pesadilla jumillana de Pepe Palau (The Jumilla nightmare of Pepe Palau); La Verdad, 15 March 2016 (in Spanish)
  5. Pepe Palau ficha por La Roda CF (Pepe Palau signs for La Roda CF); La Tribuna de Albacete, 17 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  6. El Eldense y Pepe Palau acuerdan rescindir su compromiso (Eldense and Pepe Palau agree to cancel their engagement); Cadena SER, 4 December 2017 (in Spanish)
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