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Sergi Darder
Darder with Espanyol in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sergi Darder Moll[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Artà, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Mallorca
Number 10
Youth career
1996–1997 Artà
1997–2007 Manacor
2007–2011 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Espanyol B 36 (2)
2012–2013 Málaga B 37 (1)
2013–2015 Málaga 64 (6)
2015–2018 Lyon 52 (3)
2017–2018Espanyol (loan) 35 (1)
2018–2023 Espanyol 184 (21)
2023– Mallorca 36 (2)
International career
2010 Spain U17 7 (0)
2011 Spain U18 2 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 26 May 2024 (UTC)

Sergi Darder Moll (born 22 December 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Mallorca.

Club career

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Espanyol and Málaga

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Born in Artà, Balearic Islands, Darder played for two local clubs before joining RCD Espanyol in summer 2007, aged 13. His first season as a senior was 2011–12, when he competed with the reserves in the Tercera División.[2][3]

Darder signed for Málaga CF in July 2012, being assigned to the B side also in the fourth tier.[4] The following year, he impressed first-team manager Bernd Schuster who called him for the preseason, where he scored two goals, including one in a 3–2 defeat to Aston Villa at Villa Park on 10 August.[5]

On 14 August 2013, it was announced that Darder was officially promoted to the main squad, along with Fabrice Olinga and Samu García.[6] He made his La Liga debut three days later, starting the 1–0 away loss against Valencia CF.[7]

Darder signed a professional contract with Málaga on 4 November 2013, running until 2017.[8] He scored his first goal for the Andalusians on 31 March of the following year, closing a 2–1 win over Real Betis at the Estadio Benito Villamarín.[9]

Lyon

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On 30 August 2015, Darder joined Olympique Lyonnais on a five-year contract, for 12 million.[10] His Ligue 1 debut arrived on 20 September, as he was replaced midway through the second half of a 1–1 draw at Olympique de Marseille.[11]

Darder scored his second league goal of the season on 28 February 2016 – third overall – netting after a fine individual effort to help impose Paris Saint-Germain F.C. their first loss in 36 games (2–1 at Stade de Gerland).[12]

Return to Espanyol

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On 1 September 2017, Darder returned to Espanyol after agreeing to a one-year loan with an €8 million buyout clause.[13] The move was made permanent on 5 March 2018 after the player made a required number of appearances, and he signed a five-year deal which was rendered effective on 1 July.[14]

Darder scored six times from 40 appearances in the 2020–21 campaign, with his team being crowned Segunda División champions and thus promoting.[15][16] On 25 August 2022, he signed an extension until 2026.[17]

Mallorca

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On 11 August 2023, following Espanyol's relegation, Darder joined fellow top-flight RCD Mallorca on a five-year contract.[18] On 27 February 2024, he scored the decisive penalty in a 5–4 shootout victory against Real Sociedad to qualify his side for the final of the Copa del Rey.[19]

International career

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All youth levels comprised, Darder earned 12 caps for Spain. His debut for the under-21 team arrived on 14 November 2013, as he played the last 35 minutes of a 6–1 away rout of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2015 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[20]

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 May 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Málaga 2013–14 La Liga 29 2 1 0 0 0 30 2
2014–15 34 4 2 0 0 0 36 4
2015–16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 64 6 3 0 0 0 67 6
Lyon 2015–16 Ligue 1 26 2 3 1 2 0 4[c] 0 0 0 35 3
2016–17 23 1 2 0 1 0 8[d] 1 1[e] 0 35 2
2017–18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 52 3 5 1 3 0 12 1 1 0 73 5
Espanyol (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 35 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
Espanyol 2018–19 34 4 6 1 0 0 1[f] 0 41 5
2019–20 36 2 0 0 8[g] 1 0 0 44 3
2020–21 Segunda División 40 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 6
2021–22 La Liga 36 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 39 3
2022–23 38 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 41 7
Total 219 22 18 2 8 1 1 0 246 25
Mallorca 2023–24 La Liga 36 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 41 2
Career total 371 33 31 3 3 0 20 2 2 0 427 38
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey and Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in Trophée des Champions
  6. ^ Appearances in Supercopa de Catalunya
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Espanyol

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sergi Darder Moll". RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ Alzamora, Miquel (2 July 2007). "El Espanyol ficha a la joya de la cantera balear" [Espanyol sign Balearic youth system gem]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. ^ Rodríguez, Roberto (12 January 2020). "Darder: "Perdí dos años de colegio para ser futbolista"" [Darder: "I lost two school years to be a footballer"]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. ^ "El Atlético Malagueño cierra cuatro incorporaciones" [Atlético Malagueño complete four signings]. Diario Sur (in Spanish). 14 July 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  5. ^ Kendrick, Mat (10 August 2013). "Villa 3 Malaga 2 – report, pictures and listen to the goals". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Samu tendrá dorsal del primer equipo y Darder y Fabrice seguirán con Schuster" [Samu will have first-team jersey and Darder and Fabrice will continue with Schuster]. Diario Sur (in Spanish). 14 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Valencia edge victory". ESPN FC. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Sergi Darder amplía su contrato con el Málaga CF hasta la 2016/17" [Sergi Darder extends contract with Málaga CF until 2016/17] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  9. ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (31 March 2014). "Al Betis le ha mirado un tuerto" [Betis have the evil eye]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Communiqué de presse" [Press release] (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  11. ^ M'Bo, Tidiany (20 September 2015). "Ligue 1 – Marseille-Lyon, un match? quel match!" [Ligue 1 – Marseille-Lyon, a match? what a match!]. Le Point (in French). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Ligue 1 round-up: Paris St Germain lose for first time in 11 months". Sky Sports. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Darder torna a ser jugador de l'Espanyol!" [Darder is an Espanyol player again!] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  14. ^ Navarro, Cristina (5 March 2018). "El Espanyol 'ficha' a Darder" [Espanyol 'sign' Darder]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  15. ^ a b "El Espanyol cae como campeón ante un Alcorcón salvado" [Espanyol fall as champions against saved Alcorcón]. Sport (in Spanish). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  16. ^ Martínez, Alberto (2 May 2022). "Los 200 de Darder en un Espanyol en sentido contrario" [Darder's 200 at an Espanyol who go the opposite way]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  17. ^ Torres, Mari Carmen (25 August 2022). "Sergi Darder renueva con el Espanyol hasta 2026" [Sergi Darder renews with Espanyol until 2026]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Sergi Darder ficha por el RCD Mallorca" [Sergi Darder signs for RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Real Mallorca reach Copa del Rey final with shoot-out win over Real Sociedad". beIN Sports. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  20. ^ Krvavac, Fuad (14 November 2013). "Spain march past Bosnia and Herzegovina in style". UEFA. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  21. ^ Sergi Darder at Soccerway
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