_(Mario_Gila).png) Gila lining up forLazio in 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mario Gila Fuentes | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2000-08-29)29 August 2000 (age 24) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Lazio | |||||||||||||
| Number | 34 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Santa Perpètua | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Sabadell | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Mollet | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Damm | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Espanyol | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Real Madrid B | 73 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Real Madrid | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Lazio | 50 | (1) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Spain U21 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 16 March 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Mario Gila Fuentes (born 29 August 2000) is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forSerie A clubLazio.
Born inBarcelona,Catalonia, Gila is a youth product of various clubs in his native region, including Santa Perpètua,Sabadell, Mollet,Damm andEspanyol. He moved toReal Madrid's youth academy in 2018, signing a contract until 2024.[1] He was promoted to their reserves in 2019 where he became their stalwart and vice captain underRaúl.[2]
Gila made his professional debut with the seniorReal Madrid squad in a 4–0La Liga win overEspanyol, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute.[3]
On 12 July 2022,Serie A clubLazio announced Gila's signing from Real Madrid for €6 million.[4] On 30 October 2022, Gila made his Serie A debut for Lazio in a match againstSalernitana, which ended in a 3–1 loss for Lazio.[5]
On 28 November 2023, Gila made hisChampions League debut, playing the full match in Lazio's 2–0group stage victory againstCeltic atOlimpico di Roma.[6]
Gila was called up to a preliminarySpain U19 training camp before the2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[7]
On 20 March 2025, Gila was called up to the seniorSpain squad for the second leg of thequarterfinal round of the Nations League against theNetherlands afterPau Cubarsí's injury in the first leg.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División RFEF | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 5 | — | — | — | 73 | 5 | |||||
| Real Madrid | 2021–22 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lazio | 2022–23 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8[e] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 125 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 7 | ||
Real Madrid
Spain U21
