Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pedro Mosquera Parada | ||
Date of birth | 21 April 1988 | ||
Place of birth | A Coruña, Spain | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Deportivo La Coruña | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1997 | Santa María del Mar | ||
1997–1999 | Galicia Gaiteira | ||
1999–2000 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
2000–2006 | Real Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Real Madrid C | ||
2006–2010 | Real Madrid B | 98 | (6) |
2010 | Real Madrid | 1 | (0) |
2010–2014 | Getafe | 39 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Real Madrid B (loan) | 58 | (5) |
2014–2015 | Elche | 25 | (1) |
2015– | Deportivo La Coruña | 52 | (1) |
National team | |||
2004 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Spain U17 | 4 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2016. |
Pedro Mosquera Parada (born 21 April 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña mainly as a defensive midfielder.
Born in A Coruña, Galicia, Mosquera played roller hockey for his high school team in neighbouring Santa María del Mar. In 2000, at the age of 12, he arrived in Real Madrid's youth system; six years later he played his first matches as a professional, in 2006–07's second division – four games, 84 minutes, team relegation.
On 24 January 2010, Mosquera was called to the first team for a match against Málaga CF, but did not leave the bench. Two months and one day later he made his La Liga debut, playing one minute in a 4–2 away win against Getafe CF after replacing Xabi Alonso.
On 12 July 2010, Mosquera joined precisely Getafe, penning a five-year contract and reuniting with former Real Madrid Castilla coach Míchel. On the 28th he made his debut for the club, scoring against Germany's VFL Osnabrück.
On 20 January 2012, after not playing one single minute under new manager Luis García in the season, Mosquera agreed to return to Castilla, with the team in the third level. In the 2014 summer, after a further top flight campaign with Getafe, he joined fellow league side Elche CF on a three-year contract.