spanish football player

Fornals and the second or maternal family name is Malla. In this spanish name, the first or parental surname isand the second or maternal family mention is Pablo Fornals Malla ( spanish pronunciation : [ ˈpaβlo foɾˈnals ] ; born 22 February 1996 ) is a spanish professional football player who plays chiefly as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United and the Spain national team.

He amassed La Liga totals of 129 matches and 12 goals over four seasons, with Málaga and Villarreal. In 2019, he signed with West Ham United. Fornals made his elder debut for Spain in 2016 .

Club career [edit ]

Málaga [edit ]

Born in Castellón de la Plana, Valencian Community, Fornals joined Málaga CF ‘s youth frame-up in 2012 at the age of 16, from CD Castellón. [ 3 ] He made his elder debut with the reserves in the 2014–15 season, in Tercera División. Fornals ‘ first competitive couple with the first team – and in La Liga – occurred on 26 September 2015, when he started in a 0–0 away draw against real Madrid. [ 4 ] Two months and two days by and by, he scored his first top-flight goal in a 2–2 drawing card with andalusian neighbours Granada CF at La Rosaleda Stadium, finding the web four minutes after replacing Duda. [ 5 ] On 4 December 2016, Fornals scored a stimulate in a 2–2 draw at Valencia CF. [ 6 ]

Villarreal [edit ]

On 24 July 2017, having paid his own €12 million buyout clause to leave Málaga, [ 7 ] Fornals moved to fellow league side Villarreal CF, a club he already represented as a youth, agreeing to a five-year condense. [ 8 ] The following 13 January, he scored a belated chip after a counterattack to give his newfangled team their first-ever gain against real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium ( 1–0 ). [ 9 ] On 26 September 2018, Fornals opened the score in a league repair away to Athletic Bilbao with a dipping volley from 50 yards, in an eventual 3–0 victory. [ 10 ] [ 11 ]

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West Ham United [edit ]

On 14 June 2019, Fornals signed for West Ham United on a five-year contract for a transfer fee reported to be £24 million, making him the English golf club ‘s second gear most expensive bless. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] He made his Premier League debut on 10 August, in a 5–0 dwelling defeat by Manchester City coming on as a half-time ersatz for Michail Antonio. [ 14 ] He scored his first goal for his new team on 27 August, in a 2–0 victory over Newport County for the second round of the EFL Cup. [ 15 ]

International career [edit ]

On 28 March 2016, Fornals won his beginning hood with the Spain under-21s by playing the full moon 90 minutes in a 1–0 winnings against Norway at the Estadio Nueva Condomina. [ 16 ] On 17 May, he was called up to the fully team by Vicente del Bosque for a friendly with Bosnia and Herzegovina. [ 17 ] He made his debut 12 days late, replacing Mikel San José in the 3–1 victory at the AFG Arena in St. Gallen, Switzerland. [ 18 ] Fornals was a penis of the team which won the 2019 UEFA european Under-21 Championship in June. [ 19 ] In the tournament deem in Italy and San Marino, he scored in group stage defeats of Belgium ( 2–1 ) [ 20 ] and Poland ( 5–0 ). [ 21 ] In June 2021, Fornals was called up as a understudy for Spain ’ s UEFA Euro 2020 squad following Sergio Busquets ‘ positive test for COVID-19. [ 22 ] Making his foremost start on 8 September, against Kosovo in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier, he scored his first finish for the national side when he opened a 2–0 acquire in Pristina. [ 23 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of 4 December 2021[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Málaga 2015–16 La Liga 27 1 2 0 29 1
2016–17 La Liga 32 6 2 0 34 6
Total 59 7 4 0 63 7
Villarreal 2017–18 La Liga 35 3 4 0 7[a] 1 46 4
2018–19 La Liga 35 2 3 0 12[a] 3 50 5
Total 70 5 7 0 19 4 96 9
West Ham United 2019–20 Premier League 36 2 2 1 2 1 40 4
2020–21 Premier League 33 5 3 1 0 0 36 6
2021–22 Premier League 15 4 0 0 2 0 5[a] 0 22 4
Total 84 11 5 2 4 1 5 0 98 14
Career total 213 23 16 2 4 1 24 4 257 30

International [edit ]

As of 11 November 2021[25]
Spain
Year Apps Goals
2016 1 0
2018 1 0
2021 4 1
Total 6 1

Scores and results list Spain’s goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Pablo Fornals
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 September 2021 Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo 4  Kosovo 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours [edit ]

Spain U21

Spain

References [edit ]