Julio Gracia

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

Julio Gracia
Personal information
Full name Julio Gracia Gallardo
Date of birth (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998
Place of birth El Saucejo, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Castellón
Number 8
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 64 (2)
2023– Castellón 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gracia and the second or maternal family name is Gallardo.

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]

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. 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. 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.
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