Ángel Dealbert Ibáñez (born 1 January 1983) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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. He spent most of his 17-year senior career at Castellón, representing the club in three levels of Spanish football while playing 220 competitive matches. He appeared for

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

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, and also competed professionally in Russia and the United Arab Emirates.

Club career

Born in Benlloch,

Province of Castellón Castellón (); co-officially in ) is a province in the northern part of the Valencian Community. It is bordered by the provinces of Valencia to the south, Teruel to the west, Tarragona to the north, and by the Mediterranean Sea to the east. T ...

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, Dealbert began his career with local

CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Nou E ...

. He made his first-team debut on 20 April 2002 in a

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match against Benidorm CF, and went on to become an essential defensive element, winning promotion in the 2004–05 season and helping the club to consolidate in the

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the following years. In late December 2008,

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

's sporting director Fernando Gómez, who played for both sides, announced the signing of Dealbert on a free transfer. However, the player was allowed to remain at Castellón until the end of the campaign. After 24

games in his first year (34 in all competitions), Dealbert was used solely as a backup from

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, with the ''Che'' finishing third in all three seasons under

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. He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 30 August 2009, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win over

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. The club was formed on 25 January ...

. Dealbert signed a three-year contract with

FC Kuban Krasnodar FC Kuban () was a Russian professional football club based in Krasnodar, which now only plays on a regional level. The team began playing in the Russian Premier League in 2011, having for won the Russian First Division a year prior. By then, ...

in June 2012. After two years as first-choice in the

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, he left for

Baniyas Club Baniyas Sports & Cultural Club is an United Arab Emirates, Emirati sports club based in Al Shamkha, in the Baniyas area of Abu Dhabi. The club's association football, football section competes in the UAE Pro League. Presidency * SourcePreside ...

in the

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. Dealbert returned to his native country on 3 August 2015, moving to second-tier

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio Anxo ...

. He scored once from 36 appearances in his first year, helping to a 14th-place finish. In summer 2017, the 34-year-old Dealbert returned to Castellón after eight years, with the club now in the

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. Additionally, he became its co-owner alongside his former Valencia teammate Pablo Hernández, winning promotion at the first attempt and subsequently retiring, following which he was appointed their technical secretary; they both left due to disagreements regarding the team in April 2019, but kept their position as shareholders.

Career statistics

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dealbert, Angel 1983 births Living people People from Plana Alta 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Castellón Men's association football central defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Castellón B players CD Castellón footballers Valencia CF players CD Lugo players Russian Premier League players FC Kuban Krasnodar players UAE Pro League players Baniyas Club players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Russia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates