César Gelabert

César Gelabert Piña (born 31 October 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sporting de Gijón, on loan from Ligue 1 club Toulouse FC. Born in Palencia, Castile and León, Gelabert joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2015, from Hércules CF. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 25 February 2018 at the age of just 17, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 Segunda División B home win against Pontevedra CF. Gelabert was definitely promoted to Castilla in June 2018, but suffered a knee injury which kept him sidelined for the most of the season. After subsequently overcoming another injury, he scored his first senior goal on 3 November 2019, netting Castilla's first in a 2–4 away loss against Sporting de Gijón B. After attracting interest from several clubs across Europe during the 2020 summer, Gelabert opted to stay, but was unable to establish himself as a regular starter during the campaign. On 5 August 2021, Gelabert signed a two-year deal with Segunda División side CD Mirandés. He made his professional debut eleven days later, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Málaga CF. In January 2022, Gelabert was sidelined for the remainder of the season after suffering another knee injury. Back to action in August, he scored his first professional goal on 2 November, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over CD Tenerife. On 6 June 2023, Ligue 1 side Toulouse FC announced the signing of Gelabert on a four-year contract. Gelabert represented Spain at under-17 level in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads, winning the former competition. Initially called up with the under-19s for the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, he was forced to miss out the competition due to a broken clavicle. Gelabert's father Juanmi was also a footballer. A defender, he played for several seasons in the second tier, aside from a two-year spell at La Liga side Sevilla FC.