David Goldar

David Goldar
Personal information
Full name David Goldar Gómez[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-15) 15 September 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Portas, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Pafos
Number 5
Youth career
Vilagarcía SD
AJ Lérez
2004–2013 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Celta B 74 (5)
2014–2016 Celta 2 (0)
2016–2017 Ponferradina 11 (0)
2017–2018 Pontevedra 32 (1)
2018–2019 Cornellà 34 (4)
2019–2020 Gimnàstic 23 (2)
2020–2023 Ibiza 72 (11)
2023 Burgos 17 (0)
2023– Pafos 36 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:35, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

David Goldar Gómez (born 15 September 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Cypriot club Pafos FC.

Club career

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Born in Portas, Galicia, Goldar played youth football with local RC Celta de Vigo. He started his senior career in 2013 with the B team in the Segunda División B, being initially deployed as a defensive midfielder.[2]

Goldar made his La Liga debut on 3 May 2014, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Andreu Fontàs in a 2–0 away win against CA Osasuna.[3] In June 2016 he was released from his contract,[4] and on 14 September he signed for third-division club SD Ponferradina.[5]

Goldar continued in division three in the 2017–18 season, with Pontevedra CF.[6] On 9 July 2018, he joined UE Cornellà of the same league,[7] being a regular starter during the campaign and scoring four goals.

On 2 July 2019, Goldar agreed to a two-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, recently relegated to the third tier.[8] In the summer of 2020, he moved to UD Ibiza.[9] He helped the latter side to reach the Segunda División for the first time ever in his first year, contributing four goals to this feat.[10][11]

In 2021–22, which was also his first season at that level, Goldar helped Ibiza to stay up with seven goals from 36 games which were the best figures for a defender in nine years;[12][13] most were headed in from corner kicks.[14] On 26 January 2023, however, he terminated his contract with the club,[15] and joined Burgos CF later that day.[16]

On 22 August 2023, Burgos announced the transfer of Goldar to Pafos FC from Cyprus.[17]

Personal life

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In June 2021, Goldar was called as a witness for the trial of his former Celta teammate Santi Mina, who was accused of sexual assault on their holiday in Mojácar four years earlier.[18] The following March, he was tried as the latter's alleged accomplice,[19] being acquitted as Mina was sent to prison for four years.[20]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta B 2013–14 Segunda División B 26 1 26 1
2014–15 23 2 23 2
2015–16 25 2 25 2
Total 74 5 74 5
Celta 2013–14 La Liga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2015–16 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 2 0
Ponferradina 2016–17 Segunda División B 11 0 0 0 11 0
Pontevedra 2017–18 32 1 1 0 3 0 36 1
Cornellà 2018–19 36 4 1 0 37 4
Gimnàstic 2019–20 23 2 2 0 25 2
Ibiza 2020–21 25 4 3 0 28 4
2021–22 Segunda División 36 7 2 0 38 7
2022–23 13 0 2 0 15 0
Total 74 11 7 0 81 11
Burgos 2022–23 Segunda División 16 0 0 0 16 0
2023–24 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 17 0 0 0 17 0
Pafos 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 29 3 4 1 33 4
2024–25 7 3 0 0 9 1 1 0 17 4
Total 36 6 4 1 9 1 1 0 450 8
Career total 305 29 15 1 9 1 4 0 333 31

Honours

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Pafos

References

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  1. ^ a b c David Goldar at AS.com (in Spanish) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Nueva etapa de David Goldar en la SD Ponferradina" [New spell for David Goldar at SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ Acedo, Diego (3 May 2014). "Nolito dispara la alerta rojilla" [Nolito fires red alert]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  4. ^ Carbonell, Alfonso (23 July 2016). "David Goldar espera al Cádiz CF" [David Goldar awaits for Cádiz CF] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  5. ^ "La SD Ponferradina acuerda el fichaje del central sub'23 David Goldar" [SD Ponferradina agree to signing under-23 stopper David Goldar] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  6. ^ "David Goldar, nuevo refuerzo del Pontevedra CF" [David Goldar, new Pontevedra CF addition]. Diario de Pontevedra (in Spanish). 15 June 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Bienvenido, David Goldar" [Welcome, David Goldar] (in Spanish). UE Cornellà. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  8. ^ "David Goldar, segundo fichaje grana 2019–2020" [David Goldar, second 2019–2020 grana signing] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  9. ^ Palomo, Rubén J. (3 September 2020). "La UD Ibiza ata a David Goldar y la Peña ficha 'gol' con Antonio López" [UD Ibiza tie David Goldar and Peña sign 'goal' with Antonio López]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  10. ^ Moreno, Juanfran (8 May 2021). "David Goldar, último escollo antes del play off" [David Goldar, last in the way before the playoffs]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  11. ^ Murillo, Paco (12 July 2021). "Goldar: "Estamos intentando hacer un bloque sólido y fuerte"" [Goldar: "We are trying to create a solid and strong core"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  12. ^ Palomo, Rubén J. (30 June 2022). "Goldar dispara su cotización y Castel es el futbolista más valioso de la UD Ibiza" [Goldar exceeds his market value and Castel is UD Ibiza's most valuable footballer]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  13. ^ García, Sergio (28 April 2022). "Un apellido con (mucho) gol" [A surname with (a lot of) goal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  14. ^ Murillo, Paco (25 April 2022). "Aerolíneas Goldar" [Goldar Airlines]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  15. ^ Sánchez Venzalá, Tomás (26 January 2023). "Continúa la 'operación salida' en la UD Ibiza" ['Operation exit' continues at UD Ibiza]. Periódico de Ibiza (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Goldar, un central de altos vuelos para el Burgos CF" [Goldar, a soaring stopper for Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  17. ^ "El Burgos CF y el Pafos FC acuerdan el traspaso de David Goldar" [Burgos CF and Pafos FC agree the transfer of David Goldar] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  18. ^ "El exgranate Goldar, testigo en el juicio a Mina, que se enfrenta a 8 años" [Ex-Granate Goldar, witness in Mina's trial, in which he faces 8 years]. Diario de Pontevedra (in Spanish). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Mina y Goldar declaran que las relaciones fueron consentidas" [Mina and Goldar declare that the relations were consensual] (in Spanish). EFE. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  20. ^ Barrio, Jorge (4 May 2022). "Santi Mina, condenado a cuatro años de cárcel por abuso sexual" [Santi Mina, sentenced to prison for four years for sexual assault] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  21. ^ David Goldar at Soccerway
  22. ^ Kartsakis, Nikos (18 May 2024). "Ομόνοια – Πάφος 0–3: Έγραψαν ιστορία οι Παφίτες, κατακτώντας το πρώτο Κύπελλο της ιστορίας τους" [Omonia – Pafos 0–3: Paphos boys made history by winning their first Cup ever] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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