Ferrán Giner Peris (born 27 September 1988) is a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for

CD Acero Club Deportivo Acero (often shortened to CDA or CD Acero, 'Steel Sporting Club' in Spanish) is a Spanish football team based in Puerto de Sagunto (an urban nucleus in Sagunto), in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1919 it plays in , ...

. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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or a

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Club career

Born in

Alboraya Alboraya () or Alboraia () is a town and municipality of the Valencia (province), province of Valencia, Spain. It is situated very close to the city of Valencia. Originally a farming community, Alboraya has grown in recent decades following the ...

Valencian Community The Valencian Community is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wit ...

, Giner grew in the youth ranks of local

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 ...

. He made his senior debut with Alboraya UD in 2007 in the regional leagues. Giner subsequently represented

CD Castellón B Club Deportivo Castellón "B" is a Spanish football team, founded in 1958 and based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community, it's the reserve team of CD Castellón. Founded in 1958, they play in . Club background *''Deportivo Casta ...

, Burjassot CF,

CD Olímpic de Xàtiva Club Deportivo Olímpic de Xàtiva is a Spanish football team based in Xàtiva, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1932 it currently plays in , holding home games at Campo de Futbol La Murta. History Football in Xàtiva can be traced back ...

and

UD Alzira Unión Deportiva Alzira is a Spanish football team based in Alzira, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1946, it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Luis Suñer Picó'', with a capacity of 5,000 seats. History From 1943 o ...

in the

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. He only made his

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debut in 2013, while playing for Olímpic. On 25 June 2013, Giner signed a one-year deal with

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in . The club was founded in 1886 an ...

also of the third division. On 10 July of the following year he renewed his contract for a further two years, winning promotion to

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at the end of the season. Giner's first match as a professional took place on 23 August 2015 (one month shy of his 27th birthday), when he started in a 2–2 home draw against

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 5 July 1939, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish foo ...

. On 31 August 2017, he joined third-tier club

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

, being sidelined for the remainder of the campaign after suffering a knee injury in November. Giner was given the medical clearance in June 2018, after winning promotion. He managed only eight appearances subsequently (six as a substitute, one goal against

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a Spanish professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system. The club plays at ...

in the second round of the

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

), terminating his contract the following 28 January and moving to

UD Ibiza Unión Deportiva Ibiza is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in the town of Ibiza (town), Ibiza, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded in 2015, it pla ...

shortly after. On 20 June 2019, Giner reached an agreement to sever his ties with Ibiza, and returned to ''Nàstic'' seven days later after agreeing to a two-year deal. On 1 October 2020, he signed for

Orihuela CF Orihuela Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Orihuela, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1993 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Municipal Los Arcos'', with a capacity of 7,000 seats. History On 4 August 1993, th ...

of the same league.

Personal life

Giner's father,

Fernando Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa and Asia (like the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka). It is e ...

, was also a footballer. A

central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

, he was also developed at Valencia.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giner, Ferran 1988 births Living people People from Horta Nord Footballers from the Province of Valencia Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Segunda Federación players Tercera Federación players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players CD Castellón B players CD Olímpic de Xàtiva footballers UD Alzira footballers Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers RCD Mallorca players UD Ibiza players Orihuela CF players Atlético Saguntino players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen