David Goldar
Personal information
Full name David Goldar Gómez[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-15) 15 September 1994 (age 29)[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 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:35, 15 February 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

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

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

As of match played 19 October 2023[21]
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 Segunda División B 32 1 1 0 — 3 0 36 1
Cornellà 2018–19 Segunda División B 36 4 1 0 — — 37 4
Gimnàstic 2019–20 Segunda División B 23 2 2 0 — — 25 2
Ibiza 2020–21 Segunda División B 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 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Career total 274 23 11 0 0 0 3 0 288 23

References

  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

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