Sarabia training with Getafe in 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pablo Sarabia García | ||
Date of birth | 11 May 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Sevilla | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2004 | EFMO Boadilla | ||
2004–2009 | Real Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Real Madrid B | 49 | (15) |
2011–2016 | Getafe | 131 | (11) |
2016– | Sevilla | 28 | (7) |
National team | |||
2008 | Spain U16 | 3 | (2) |
2008–2009 | Spain U17 | 20 | (5) |
2010 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Spain U19 | 16 | (8) |
2011–2014 | Spain U21 | 22 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2017. |
Pablo Sarabia García (Spanish pronunciation: ['paβlo sa'ɾaβja ɣar'θi.a]; born 11 May 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a left winger.
Born in Madrid, Sarabia played in the Escuela de Fútbol Madrid Oeste de Boadilla del Monte football academy until 2004, when Real Madrid signed him at the age of 12. After appearing for various of its youth teams he made his professional debut in Segunda División B against AD Alcorcón, on 3 January 2010. Two weeks later he scored his first goal for Real Madrid Castilla, in a 5–2 home win against Racing de Santander B.
In December 2010, Sarabia was called up by the first team for the first time, for a UEFA Champions League home fixture against AJ Auxerre. He was given number 33 and came on as a substitute for Cristiano Ronaldo in the 72nd minute of a 4–0 group stage win, on the 8th; after his debut, the player stated: "This was a tremendous night that I will never forget".
In his second season with Castilla, manager Alberto Toril assigned Sarabia a major role in the team's game, moving him from his usual winger position to attacking midfielder. He responded by scoring 12 goals in the league, third-best in the squad behind Joselu and Álvaro Morata (14 apiece), as the reserves eventually fell short in the promotion playoffs.