Edgar Climent Pujol Portorreal (born 7 August 2004) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Primera Federación club Real Madrid Castilla. Born in Spain, he represents the Dominican Republic at youth international level.

Edgar Pujol
Personal information
Full name Edgar Climent Pujol Portorreal[1]
Date of birth (2004-08-07) 7 August 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Sabadell, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Real Madrid B
Number 4
Youth career
2010–2013 UE Castellar
2013–2015 Sabadell
2015–2016 CFU Can Rull
2016–2017 Damm
2017–2019 Espanyol
2019–2022 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Real Madrid B 48 (1)
International career
2018–2019 Spain U15 6 (0)
2019 Spain U16 5 (0)
2021–2022 Spain U18 8 (0)
2022–2023 Spain U19 11 (0)
2024– Dominican Republic U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 July 2024

Early life

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Pujol is a native of Sabadell, Spain.[2]

Club career

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As a youth player, Pujol joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Real Madrid, where he was regarded as one of the academy's most important players.[3]

International career

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In March 2024, Pujol was called up to the Dominican Republic national under-23 team.[4]

Style of play

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Pujol mainly operates as a defender and has been described as "with a great ball strike and a good transition from the back... one of the so-called modern centre-backs".[5]

Personal life

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Pujol was born in Spain to a family of Dominican descent.[6]

Career statistics

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As of match played 25 May 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid Castilla 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 2 0 2 0
2022–23 Primera Federación 20 1 0 0 20 1
2023–24 Primera Federación 26 0 26 0
Total 48 1 0 0 48 1

Honours

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Real Madrid

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2024. p. 2. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Edgar Pujol: La insólita historia de la última apuesta de Ancelotti". sport.es. 10 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Mario Gila y Edgar Pujol: Talento barcelonés en el Real Madrid Castilla". marca.com. 13 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Sedofutbol se activa para fechas FIFA del mes de marzo". 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Así es Edgar Pujol". defensacentral.com.
  6. ^ "Edgar Pujol, otro central del futuro que emerge en el Madrid". besoccer.com.
  7. ^ Edgar Pujol at Soccerway  
  8. ^ "Champions League: Real Madrid beat Dortmund for 15th title". espn.co.uk. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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