José Gragera

José Gragera
Personal information
Full name	José Gragera Amado
Date of birth	14 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Espanyol
Number	15
Youth career
	La Asunción
2008–2018	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2020	Sporting B
2019–2023	Sporting Gijón
2023–	RCD Espanyol
International career‡
2018	Spain U19
2021–2022	Spain U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

José Gragera Amado (born 14 May 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for RCD Espanyol.

Club career

Gragera was born in Gijón, Asturias, and joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2008, from La Asunción CF. On 24 January 2018, while still a youth, he signed a professional three-year deal with the club.^[2]

Gragera made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 December 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Pedro Díaz in a 1–0 Segunda División B away win against Arenas Club de Getxo. He scored his first goal the following 14 October, netting the second in a 2–0 win at CD Izarra.

Gragera made his first team debut on 8 June 2019, again replacing Díaz in a 1–0 home defeat of Cádiz CF in the Segunda División.^[3] He scored his first professional goal on 20 September 2020, netting the game's only in an away success over FC Cartagena.

On 31 January 2023, Gragera signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side RCD Espanyol.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 23 June 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting B	2017–18	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2018–19		32	1	—		—		—		32	1
	2019–20		23	0	—		—		—		23	0
	Total		56	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	1
Sporting Gijón	2018–19	Segunda División	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2019–20		4	0	2	0	—		—		4	0
	2020–21		32	1	1	0	—		—		33	1
	2021–22		37	1	2	0	—		—		39	1
	2022–23		17	2	3	0	—		—		20	2
	Total		91	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	99	4
Espanyol	2023–24	Segunda División	30	1	2	0	—		4	0	36	1
Career total			177	6	10	0	0	0	4	0	191	6

References

^ "José Gragera". La Liga. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ "José Gragera renueva su compromiso con el Sporting" [José Gragera renews his link with Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ "El Cádiz desiste en El Molinón" [Cádiz give up at the El Molinón] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ "Gragera, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol" [Gragera, new player of RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ José Gragera at Soccerway