Esteban Granero
Granero with Real Sociedad in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Esteban Félix Granero Molina | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Real Sociedad | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Real Madrid C | 48 | (9) |
| 2006–2008 | Real Madrid B | 37 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | → Getafe (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Getafe | 35 | (5) |
| 2009–2012 | Real Madrid | 67 | (4) |
| 2012–2014 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014– | Real Sociedad | 61 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2002 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | Spain U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2007 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Spain U21 | 10 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2017. |
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Esteban Félix Granero Molina (Spanish pronunciation: [ez'teβan gɾa'neɾo mo'lina]; born 2 July 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad. Known as El Pirata ("The Pirate"), he can play as a central or an attacking midfielder, his best attributes being passing, technique and shooting.
He emerged through Real Madrid's youth ranks, but made a name for himself in La Liga with Getafe, following which he returned to his previous team, winning two major titles but being sparingly played over the course of three seasons.
Granero represented Spain at under-21 level, appearing in the 2009 European Championship.
Born in Madrid, Granero joined ranks of Real Madrid when he was just eight years old, and quickly began displaying his footballing talent. In one season, he scored 83 goals in the under-10 division and, in 1999, captained the under-12 B-team that won the International Football-7 tournament held in the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona by defeating FC Barcelona 1–0 with his extra time goal – he was also named the best player of the competition.
Granero, alongside teammates Juan Mata and Alberto Bueno, won the Copa de Campeones Juvenil de Fútbol in 2006, an under-19 official youth tournament organized by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. He then joined the club's C-squad at the age of 17, standing out for his talent and passing skills and going on to receive the Números 1 Don Balón award as the "Most Valuable Player" of the fourth division Group 7 in 2005–06, an accolade bestowed by Don Balón magazine, one of the founding members of European Sports Magazines; that same season he made his first appearance with Real Madrid Castilla in a match against Albacete Balompié, during which he had a goal assist.
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