Hugo Duro
Personal information
Full name Hugo Duro Perales
Date of birth (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Getafe, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Valencia CF
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2017 Getafe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Getafe B 69 (32)
2017–2022 Getafe 26 (1)
2020–2021 → Real Madrid B (loan) 19 (12)
2021 → Real Madrid (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 → Valencia (loan) 30 (7)
2022– Valencia 60 (13)
International career
2020 Spain U21 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Hugo Duro Perales (born 10 November 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Valencia.

Club career

Getafe

Born in Getafe, Madrid, Duro joined Getafe CF's youth setup in 2004, aged five.[2] On 24 October 2017, before even appearing with the reserves, he made his professional debut by coming on as a second-half substitute for Chuli in a 1–0 home loss against Deportivo Alavés, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3]

Duro first appeared with the B-side on 29 October 2017, replacing Carlos Calderón in a 2–1 Tercera División away win against CD El Álamo.[4] He scored his first senior goals on 19 November, netting a brace in a 3–0 home win against DAV Santa Ana.[5]

On 17 March 2018, Duro made his La Liga debut in a 2–1 win at Real Sociedad, as a last-minute replacement for Jorge Molina.[6] The following 29 January, in the cup quarter-finals against Valencia CF, he accidentally blocked a goal-bound shot by Molina as Getafe led on away goals in added time; twelve seconds after the ball ricocheted off his back, opponent Rodrigo scored the winning goal. Valencia's fans and players then turned the television commentary "Tocó en Hugo Duro" (It hit Hugo Duro) into a motto as they went on to win the cup, receiving a complaint from the player's agent.[7]

Duro scored his first goal in the division on 8 July 2020, coming off the bench to equalise in a 3–1 home loss to Villarreal CF.[8] The following month, he signed for Real Madrid on a season-long loan deal with option to buy, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[9] He made his first-team debut for Los Blancos on 20 February, in a 1–0 away win over Real Valladolid,[10] and he first appeared in the UEFA Champions League four days later, as he replaced Marco Asensio in a 1–0 victory over Atalanta B.C. at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia.[11] Real were refused permission to loan him for a second season and could not meet the €4 million offer to make the deal permanent.[12]

Valencia

On 31 August 2021, Duro moved to fellow first division side Valencia CF on a one-year loan deal, reuniting with former Getafe manager José Bordalás.[13] He made his debut on 12 September in a 4–1 win at CA Osasuna, as a half-time replacement for defender José Gayà.[14] A week later, he scored his first goal to open a 2–1 loss to Real Madrid at the Mestalla Stadium;[15] he totalled seven in his first league campaign, including two added-time goals to gain a 3–3 draw at home to Atlético Madrid on 7 November.[16] On 31 December, he was sent off in a 2–1 loss to visitors RCD Espanyol.[17]

In the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Duro scored the winner in a 2–1 quarter-final win against Cádiz CF on 2 February 2022,[18] and the equaliser in the first leg of the semi-final against Athletic Bilbao eight days later.[19] In the final on 23 April, he netted Valencia's goal in the 1–1 draw, being replaced by Bryan Gil with five minutes of regulation time remaining in an eventual penalty shootout defeat to Real Betis.[20]

In May 2022, Duro's loan was made permanent on a four-year deal for a fee of €4 million.[21]

Personal life

Duro is in a relationship with racing driver Nerea Martí.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 April 2024[23][24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Getafe B 2017–18 Tercera División 24 9 — — — 24 9
2018–19 22 12 — — 2[a] 2 24 14
2019–20 Segunda División B 23 11 — — — 23 11
Total 69 32 0 0 0 0 2 2 71 34
Getafe 2017–18 La Liga 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
2018–19 11 0 3 0 — — 14 0
2019–20 12 1 1 0 2[b] 0 — 15 1
2021–22 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 26 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 33 1
Real Madrid B (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División B 19 12 — — 1[c] 0 20 12
Real Madrid (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 2 0 0 0 1[d] 0 0 0 3 0
Valencia (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 30 7 6 3 — — 36 10
Valencia 2022–23 La Liga 30 1 3 1 — 1[e] 0 34 2
2023–24 30 12 2 0 — — 32 12
Total 60 13 5 1 — 1 0 66 14
Career total 206 65 16 4 3 0 4 2 229 71
  1. ^ Appearances in Tercera División promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Segunda División B play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España

References

  1. ^ "Hugo Duro". Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Hugo Duro: "Soy un delantero peleón"" [Hugo Duro: "I am a fighting forward"] (in Spanish). Pobla FM. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Al Alavés se le aparece Santos" [Santos shows up for Alavés]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ^ "El Álamo 1–2 Getafe B | Maltrato arbitral y pegada azulona" [El Álamo 1–2 Getafe B | Refereeing mistreatment and azulón strike] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 29 October 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Getafe B 3–0 Santa Ana | Ndockyt se exhibe y el Geta vuelve al liderato" [Getafe B 3–0 Santa Ana | Ndockyt puts on a show and Geta return to the leadership] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 19 November 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  6. ^ Camacho, Ignacio (17 March 2018). "Resumen Real Sociedad 1 - Getafe 2: Ángel tumba a la Real" [Real Sociedad 1- Getafe 2: Ángel sinks Real]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  7. ^ "From national joke to cult hero - why Hugo Duro is no longer a Valencia laughing stock". BBC Sport. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. ^ "El Villarreal saca oro del Coliseum" [Villarreal take gold from the Coliseum]. Diario Sur (in Spanish). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Real Madrid sign young forward Hugo Duro from Getafe". Diario AS. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Real Madrid defeats Valladolid 0–1 with a goal from Casemiro in the Spanish League". Football 24. 20 February 2021. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Atalanta v Real Madrid: Champions League last 16 – as it happened". The Guardian. 24 February 2021.
  12. ^ Díaz, Hugo Féliz (18 June 2021). "Real Madrid will not execute purchase clause on Hugo Duro". Marca. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  13. ^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT | Hugo Duro". Valencia CF. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  14. ^ Torres, David (12 September 2021). "Con Guedes el Valencia CF quiere tocar el cielo" [With Guedes Valencia CF want to touch the sky] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Mestalla grita el gol de Hugo Duro antes de la remontada del Madrid" [Mestalla cheers Hugo Duro's goal before Madrid's comeback]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 September 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  16. ^ Lowe, Sid (8 November 2021). "Hugo Duro is no longer an accidental hero for Valencia after late double". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  17. ^ Navarro, C. (31 December 2021). "Jofre, debut, penalti y asistencia... ¡y salió en el 81!" [Jofre, debut, penalty and assist... and he came off in the 81st!]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  18. ^ Valle, Conrado (2 February 2022). "Cada vez que toca en Hugo Duro, Mestalla sueña con la Copa". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Valencia peg back Athletic to leave semi in the balance". beIN Sports. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  20. ^ Valldecabres, Juan Carlos (24 April 2022). "El penalti trágico: El Valencia pierde la final de la Copa del Rey" [The tragic penalty: Valencia lose the Copa del Rey final]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  21. ^ Escribano, Marc (10 May 2022). "El Valencia ejecuta la opción de compra de Hugo Duro y firma hasta 2026" [Valencia activate Hugo Duro's buying option and he signs until 2026]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  22. ^ "Hugo Duro le roba el corazón a una deportista valenciana" (in Spanish). El Des Marque. 16 March 2023.
  23. ^ Hugo Duro at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  24. ^ Hugo Duro at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)

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