Pep Casas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Casas de Abadal | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Miami II | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Barcelona | ||
| 2012–2013 | Ipswich Town | ||
| 2013–2019 | Europa | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Indiana Tech Warriors | 64 | (8) |
| 2021–2023 | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | 33 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Fort Wayne | 12 | (1) |
| 2024– | Inter Miami II | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Inter Miami (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:41, 2 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
José "Pep" Casas de Abadal (born 20 June 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Inter Miami II in MLS Next Pro.
Club career
[edit]Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Casas began playing football in his hometown with the famed academy La Masia as a child. He had a year-long stint afterwards with the English club Ipswich Town's academy. He finished his development back in Spain with CE Europa where he went up their youth categories before being released. He decided to study postsecondary education in the United States, and joined the Indiana Institute of Technology in 2019where he played for their soccer team on the side.[1] He moved to University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2021, and began playing with the UNCW Seahawks.[2]
He was selected by Inter Miami in the third round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft on 19 December 2023.[3] On 23 March 2024, he signed with the senior Inter Miami team on a short-term loan for a Major League Soccer match.[4] He made his senior and professional debut with Inter Miami as a late substitute in a 4–0 loss to New York Red Bulls on 23 March 2024.[5] On 30 March 2024, he signed on another short-term loan with Inter Miami.[6]
Honours
[edit]Inter Miami
References
[edit]- ^ "Descartado en el Barça, elegido en el Draft de la MLS por Inter Miami y ahora podría jugar con su ídolo: «Como toque a Messi me caigo al suelo»". Relevo. 21 December 2023.
- ^ McQuiggan, Miles. "Hofstra's Carmichael and Goldthorp, UNCW's Casas Selected in MLS SuperDraft". caasports.com.
- ^ "Inter Miami CF Selects Casas in MLS SuperDraft". UNC Wilmington Athletics. 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Lo descartaron en Barcelona, probó suerte en Inglaterra, pero ahora debutó en Inter Miami por la ausencia de Messi". Bolavip Argentina. 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Casas Makes MLS Debut with Inter Miami CF". BVM Sports. 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Inter Miami Signs Leo Afonso and Pep Casas on Short-Term Agreements from Inter Miami CF II | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf.
- ^ Sigal, Jonathan (2 October 2024). "Inter Miami win 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 2 October 2024.