Celta Vigo Team News Page 19 - Soccer

Agustin Marchesin - Tains with keepers Marchesin (Achilles) joined the goalkeeping group in training during preseason camp Thursday.

Impact Marchesin could return sooner than expected as he returned to the grass for training after tearing his Achilles in February. It is unclear if he will be ready before the start of the new season, but in any case, Ivan Villar will continue to take over the net in his absence,

JULY 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Luis Enrique trophies won, league titles, and record with Barcelona, Roma, Spain, Celta Vigo, and now PSG Here is what you need to know about Luis Enrique as he takes charge of PSG for the 2023/24 season.

JULY 25, 2023 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Joseph Aidoo - Returns in friendly Aidoo (thigh) is in the starting XI for Celta's friendly clash with SL Benfica.

Impact Aidoo finished the season on the sideline with a thigh injury but is now back for the second friendly of pre-season. The center back was a major part of the starting XI in 2022-23 and finds his way straight back into the first team in pre-season.

JULY 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Carlos Dotor Gonzalez - Completes Celta move Dotor has completed a transfer from Real Madrid to Celta Vigo, the club announced Thursday.

Impact Dotor is on the move to Celta Vigo after a permanent transfer was agreed with Real Madrid. The midfielder never really broke into the first team with Madrid but should have the chance for significantly more playing time with Celta Vigo in 2023-24.

JULY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jonathan Bamba - Signs two year deal Bamba has agreed to a two-year deal with Celta Vigo on a free transfer from Lille, the club announced.

Impact Bamba has spent his whole career playing in France and will make a move to La Liga for the first time. He spent five years playing for Lille as a regular starter, recording 28 goals and 27 assists in 187 appearances. The midfielder be a big boost to the team's midfielder and is expected to be a starter heading into the 2023/24 campaign.

JULY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Enrique is relishing the "fantastic pressure" of becoming new PSG manager Luis Enrique says he is relishing the “fantastic pressure” of leading Paris Saint-Germain after he was unveiled as the club’s new head coach...

JULY 5, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Rafa Benítez says he had more than 20 offers before taking coaching job with Celta Vigo

Rafa Benítez has been introduced as Celta Vigo coach

JULY 3, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Manuel Sanchez - Joining Celta on full contract Sanchez has signed a five-year contract with Celta Vigo after transferring from Atletico Madrid, the club announced Monday.

Impact Sanchez tallied one goal and nine assists in 80 La Liga appearances (57 starts) while on-loan with Osasuna over the last two-and-a-half seasons, and the 22-year-old is now moving to Celta on a permanent contract. He should slot straight into the XI at his new club as he replaces the departing Javi Galan at left-back.

JULY 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Carles Perez - Seals permanent move to Celta Perez has signed a four-year contract with Celta Vigo after completing a full transfer from Roma, the club announced Friday.

Impact Perez had arguably the best season of his career while on-loan with Celta Vigo, and the 25-year-old right winger is now returning to the club on a full contract after leaving Roma.

JUNE 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pablo Duran - Mostly reserve team player this season Duran made four La Liga appearances off the bench for Celta Vigo from October-December.

Impact Duran got his first run in Celta's senior side this fall and winter, but the 22-year-old forward remains mostly a B team player for the club at the moment.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Williot Swedberg - Used sparingly in debut season Swedberg made four La Liga appearances all off the bench during his rookie campaign for Celta Vigo.

Impact Swedberg was a depth option in attacking midfield this season after joining Celta from Swedish side Hammarby last summer. The 19-year-old will just want to continue growing into his role at the club heading into the next campaign.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Goncalo Paciencia - Mostly backup in Vigo Paciencia scored two goals in 25 appearances (five starts) during his rookie La Liga campaign.

Impact Paciencia's move from Eintracht Frankfurt last summer hasn't fully panned out as he was stuck behind Iago Aspas, Jorgen Strand Larsen and Haris Seferovic in Celta Vigo's forward depth chart and limited to just five league starts this season. The 28-year-old will want to come back stronger and fight for a spot in the XI for 2023/24.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jorgen Strand Larsen - Starter for much of season Larsen tallied four goals and four assists across 32 appearances (20 starts) during his rookie campaign in La Liga.

Impact Larsen spent most of his debut season for Celta as Iago Aspas' strike partner up front, though January loan signing Haris Seferovic rotated in-and-out of his place during the second half of the campaign. The 23-year-old Larsen seems set to continue as a starter in 2023/24 as Seferovic is retuning to his parent club and Goncalo Paciencia seems to be firmly behind him in the depth chart.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Iago Aspas - Relatively low-scoring season Aspas tallied 12 goals and three assists in 37 La Liga appearances (31 starts), his lowest-scoring campaign since returning to Celta Vigo in 2015/16.

Impact Aspas' 12 goals this season was just good enough to rank joint-10th in La Liga, by no means a poor output, but the only time he's scored less across a single campaign for Celta was his rookie year in 2010/11 when he started just nine matches while the club was still in the Segunda Division. Nevertheless, the 35-year-old will remain the first name on the teamsheet up front for Vigo come the start of 2023/24 after the club narrowly avoided relegation.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Miguel Rodriguez - Bright showing to end season Rodriguez featured in seven of Celta's final 11 matches of the campaign, tallying a goal, an assist and three starts during that span.

Impact Rodriguez scored his first La Liga goal on his season debut against Sevilla in early April, and he became a regular feature for Celta Vigo during the run-in as he also recorded his first assist in the competition against Bilbao in May. Prior to the spring, the 20-year-old forward was still mostly a reserve team player, but he could get promoted full-time to the senior side for 2023/24.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Franco Cervi - Mostly bench option in 2023 Cervi recorded four assists in 36 La Liga appearances (21 starts) this season for Celta, though only five of those starts came after the end of January.

Impact Cervi was a regular starter either in midfield or on the left wing during the first half of the campaign, but the 29-year-old found himself relegated to the bench more often than not once Luca de la Torre established himself in the XI in late January. Cervi has one year left on his contract heading into the summer, and he'll aim to win back his starting spot if he remains in Vigo for next season.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Renato Tapia - Mostly backup once again Tapia kept one clean sheet in 28 La Liga appearances (16 starts) this campaign for Celta Vigo.

Impact Tapia got regular playing time in both defensive midfield and at center-back this season, but he isn't Celta's first choice in either position. The 27-year-old has one year left on his contract with the club heading into the summer.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Fran Beltran - Creates chance in season finale Beltran made a clearance and created a chance in the 2-1 victory against Barcelona.

Impact Beltran kept four clean sheets from 36 La Liga appearances (33 starts) in midfield this season for Celta, and he recorded his first two assists in the competition against Betis and Valencia in October and May, respectively. The 24-year-old should continue as a regular in the club's XI for 2023/24, even if he was a bit overshadowed by the emergence of teammate Gabriel Veiga during this campaign.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Oscar Mingueza - Starts in season finale Mingueza made a block and an interception in the 2-1 victory over Barcelona, his first league start since mid-February after recovering from a thigh injury.

Impact Mingueza kept three clean sheets in 21 La Liga appearances (13 starts) overall this campaign, splitting time between central defense and right-back since joining Celta from Barcelona last summer. The 24-year-old could be set to take over as the first-choice right-back next season after Hugo Mallo departs from the club.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Javi Galan - Remains regular starter for Celta Galan recorded 10 clean sheets and three assists in 37 La Liga appearances (36 starts) this season for Celta Vigo.

Impact Galan has had two very similar campaigns as the starting left-back with Vigo, with six assists and and 22 clean sheets combined across the two seasons. The 28-year-old should continue as the preferred option in the position heading into 2023/24.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Kevin Vazquez - Extends contract with Celta Kevin has signed a two-year contract extension with Celta Vigo, the club announced Wednesday.

Impact Kevin has tallied one goal and two assists in 65 appearances across all competitions since making his senior debut for Celta back in November 2018 after coming up through the academy. The 30-year-old has never started more than 16 games across a single La Liga season, and he's likely to set to continue as the backup right-back behind Oscar Mingueza as he's just signed on through the 2024/25 campaign.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Carlos Dominguez - Used sparingly by Celta Dominguez made three La Liga appearances (one start) this season for Celta Vigo.

Impact Dominguez's only start of the campaign came in the finale against Barcelona as the 22-year-old remains firmly behind Unai Nunez, Joseph Aidoo (thigh) and Oscar Mingueza in Celta's center-back depth chart.

JUNE 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

50 to watch - Gabri Veiga: Celta Vigo's homegrown hero who is too good to stick around Veiga is a high-risk, high-reward footballer. Instrumental in keeping Celta up, he is likely to move, with a release clause of about £34m

JUNE 17, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Unai Nunez - Loaned back to Celta Nunez will return to Celta Vigo on another season-long loan from Bilbao in 2023/24, the club announced Wednesday.

Impact Nunez kept nine clean sheets from 36 La Liga appearances (35 starts) in central defense while on-loan in Vigo this season, and the 26-year-old will be returning on another loan for the next campaign, this time with the option to buy him permanently from Athletic Club.

JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Denis Suarez - Returns to Celta to remain in La Liga Suarez is set to go back to Celta Vigo after his loan from Espanyol comes to an end with the club relegated to La Liga 2.

Impact Suarez had spent he first half of the season on the injured list, but since had been able to get starts with 11 in 18 appearances, recording 37 crosses (11 accurate) and 26 tackles (20 won). He will remain in La Liga for the 2023/24 season as he is set to compete for a starting role with Fran Beltran, Oscar and Franco Cervi for Celta Vigo.

JUNE 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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