Sergio "Sergi" Guardiola Navarro (born 29 May 1991) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays ...

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Guardiola was a product of

Lorca Deportiva CF Lorca Deportiva Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. was a Spanish football club in Lorca, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 2002 it was dissolved ten years later, they held their home matches at ''Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco'', which ...

's youth system, and made his debut as a senior in the 2009–10 season, in

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 ...

. In summer 2010, he signed with

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club

Jumilla CF Jumilla Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Jumilla, Region of Murcia. Founded in 1941, refounded 1975 and dissolved in 2011, it held home games at '' Estadio Municipal de La Hoya'', with a 3,000-seat capacity. History Jumilla wa ...

. In February 2012, Guardiola moved to

CF La Nucía Club de Fútbol La Nucía is a Spanish football team based in La Nucía, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1995, it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Camilo Cano'', which has a capacity of 3,000 spectators. Team colo ...

in the fourth division. On 1 August, he joined third-tier side

Ontinyent CF Ontinyent Club de Fútbol was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Ontinyent, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia. Founded in 1947 it held home games at ''Estadio El Clariano'', with a capacity ...

, moving to

Getafe CF B Getafe Club de Fútbol "B" is the reserve team of Getafe CF, club based in Getafe, Madrid metropolitan area, in the namesake community. Founded in 1983, it currently plays in holding home games at '' Ciudad Deportiva Getafe CF''. History Getafe ...

in the same league on 12 January 2013.

Eldense and Alcorcón

On 12 July 2014, Guardiola signed for

CD Eldense Club Deportivo Eldense is a Spanish football team based in Elda, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1921, the club plays in the Segunda División, and holds home matches at '' Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat'', which has a ...

after scoring nine goals in the 2013–14 campaign while playing for

Novelda CF Novelda Club de Fútbol is a football club based in Novelda, in the Valencian Community in Spain. The Spanish football team was founded in 1925. They play in , holding home games at ''Estadio La Magdalena'', which has a capacity of 5,000 seats. ...

. On 14 May of the following year, he agreed to a three-year deal with

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo Domingo, ...

, which was made effective on 1 July. Guardiola made his professional debut on 22 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 2–0

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home win against

. On 24 December, after being rarely used, he terminated his contract.

Barcelona B and offensive tweets

On 28 December 2015, Guardiola signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with

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, being assigned to its reserves in division three. However, just hours later, he was released after the discovery of offensive tweets about the club and

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made in 2013. He claimed they were made by a friend as a joke, and that he had not noticed they had been posted.

Granada

On 8 January 2016, Guardiola joined another reserve side from the same league,

Club Recreativo Granada Club Recreativo Granada is a Spanish football team based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1947, it is the reserve team of Granada CF and currently plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Miguel Prieto'', with a ...

, for the remainder of the campaign. He made his debut later that day, putting his team ahead with a

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in a 1–1 draw at

CD San Roque de Lepe Club Deportivo San Roque de Lepe, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Lepe, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1956 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Ciudad de Lepe'', with a capacity of 3,512 seats. Season ...

. Guardiola was promoted to

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol (), known simply as Granada or ''"Graná"'', is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that currently plays in Segunda ...

's first team by new manager

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in July 2016, appearing regularly during the pre-season and also being an unused substitute in the opening game of the new season against

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

. However, after the arrival of new signings, he was deemed surplus to requirements and was loaned to

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club

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on 13 September 2016. On 27 January 2017, Guardiola moved to

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...

also in a temporary deal.

Córdoba

On 2 July 2017, Guardiola signed a two-year contract with second-division side Córdoba after cutting ties with Granada. On 20 December, he scored a

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in a 5–0 home rout of

CF Reus Deportiu Club de Futbol Reus Deportiu, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Reus, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it last competed in the Segunda Division (while its B team competed in the Tercera Division) before ...

. On 13 March 2018, Guardiola agreed to a four-year extension at the

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ns, raising his release clause to

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15 million. On 22 June, after netting 22 goals and narrowly avoiding relegation, he signed a one-year loan deal with

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. They compete in La Liga, the top tier of the Football in Spain, Spanish football. The team has pla ...

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. Guardiola made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 31 August 2018, replacing Ángel late into the 0–0 home draw with

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid (), is a Spanish professional List of football clubs in Spain, football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León that will compete from the 2025–26 season in the . The club ...

Valladolid

On 25 January 2019, Valladolid reached an agreement with Córdoba for the transfer of Guardiola, who signed a contract until 2023. He scored eight league goals in 35 appearances during the 2019–20 season, his best input in the top tier. On 31 August 2021, after Valladolid's relegation, Guardiola was loaned to

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

also in the main division. Back to Valladolid for the 2022–23 campaign, with the side back in the top flight, he played 15 goalless matches before leaving.

Cádiz

On 31 January 2023, Guardiola joined

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in Segunda División, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20,724. Salvadoran ...

of the same league on loan, with a conditional obligatory

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. The clause was officially exercised on 1 July, with the player signing a permanent two-year deal. Guardiola left the club in July 2024, following their

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Later career

On 4 September 2024, Guardiola returned to Rayo Vallecano on a one-year contract. On 4 June of the following year, he returned to Córdoba on a one-year deal.

Career statistics

References

External links

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