Gonzalo Hinojal

{{short description|Spanish footballer (born 1986)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gonzalo Hinojal

| image =

| fullname = Gonzalo Hinojal Neila

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|4|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Béjar, Spain

| height = 1.89 m

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Centre-back

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Béjar Industrial

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Salamanca

| years1 = 2005–2006 | clubs1 = Salamanca B | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2006–2007 | clubs2 = Santa Marta | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = Guijuelo | caps3 = 31 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2008–2009 | clubs4 = Zamora | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2009–2010 | clubs5 = Terrassa | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2010–2012 | clubs6 = Villaralbo | caps6 = 51 | goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2012–2013 | clubs7 = Guijuelo | caps7 = 35 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2013–2014 | clubs8 = Sporting Goa | caps8 = 22 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2014–2015 | clubs9 = Guijuelo | caps9 = 24 | goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2015–2018 | clubs10 = Talavera | caps10 = 9 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2018–2019 | clubs11 = Móstoles | caps11 = 9 | goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 08:22, 19 November 2015 (UTC)

| ntupdate =

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Gonzalo Hinojal Neila (born 14 April 1986), sometimes known simply as Gonzalo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Club career

Hinojal was born in Béjar, Salamanca, Castile and León. A UD Salamanca youth graduate, he made his debuts as a senior with the reserves in the 2005–06 campaign, in Tercera División.

In the 2007 summer, after a spell at UD Santa Marta, Hinojal first arrived in Segunda División B, after agreeing to a contract with CD Guijuelo. In August of the following year he moved to fellow league team Zamora CF.

In 2009 Hinojal joined Terrassa FC, also in the third tier. On 27 July 2010, after appearing rarely, he signed for GCE Villaralbo in the fourth division.{{cite web|url=http://www.laopiniondezamora.es/deportes/2010/07/27/arranca-nuevo-gce-villaralbo/452091.html|title=Arranca el nuevo GCE Villaralbo|trans-title=The new GCE Villaralbo starts|publisher=La Opinión de Zamora|language=es|date=27 July 2010|accessdate=7 October 2015}}

On 18 July 2012 Hinojal returned to Guijuelo.{{cite web|url=http://www.lagacetadesalamanca.es/deportes/2012/07/14/guijuelo-ficha-gonzalo-manu-moreira-procedentes-villaralbo/67188.html|title=El Guijuelo ficha a Gonzalo y Manu Moreira, procedentes del Villaralbo|trans-title=Guijuelo signs Gonzalo and Manu Moreira, from Villaralbo|publisher=La Gaceta de Salamanca|language=es|date=18 July 2012|accessdate=7 October 2015}} On 16 August of the following year he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for Indian I-League side Sporting Clube de Goa.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/08/16/4191447/sporting-clube-de-goa-sign-spanish-duo-arturo-navarro-garcia-and-?ICID=OP|title=Sporting Clube de Goa sign Spanish duo Arturo Navarro Garcia and Gonzalo Hinojal Neila|publisher=Goal.com|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|accessdate=21 September 2013}}

Hinojal made his professional debut for the side on 21 September 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Mumbai FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-sporting-clube-spoil-mumbai-fcs-party|title=I-League: Sporting Clube spoil Mumbai FC’s party|publisher=Sportskeeda|date=21 September 2013|accessdate=7 October 2015}} He appeared in 22 matches during the campaign, as his side finished fifth.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

On 5 August 2014, already as a free agent, Hinojal returned to the chacineros.{{cite web|url=http://salamancartvaldia.es/not/52221/el-central-gonzalo-hinojal-regresa-al-guijuelo/|title=El central Gonzalo Hinojal regresa al Guijuelo|trans-title=Stopper Gonzalo Hinojal returns to Guijuelo|publisher=Salamanca RTV al Día|language=es|date=5 August 2014|accessdate=8 October 2015}} On 16 July of the following year he moved to CF Talavera de la Reina.{{cite web|url=http://www.tribunasalamanca.com/noticias/el-salmantino-gonzalo-hinojal-ficha-por-el-cf-talavera/1437080848|title=El salmantino Gonzalo Hinojal ficha por el CF Talavera|trans-title=Salmantino Gonzalo Hinojal signs with CF Talavera|publisher=Tribuna de Salamanca|language=es|date=16 July 2015|accessdate=8 October 2015}}

Career statistics

{{updated|19 November 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/gonzalo-hinojal-neila/61874/|title=Gonzalo Hinojal|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=7 October 2015}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|CupIncludes Copa del Rey and Goa Professional League

!colspan="2"|OtherIncludes promotion play-offs

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guijuelo

|2007–08

|Segunda División B

|31

0colspan="4"|—310
Zamora

|2008–09

|Segunda División B

|29

21020322
Terrassa

|2009–10

|Segunda División B

|4

0colspan="4"|—40
Guijuelo

|2012–13

|Segunda División B

|35

1colspan="4"|—351
Sporting Goa

|2013–14

|I-League

|22

060colspan="2"|—280
Guijuelo

|2014–15

|Segunda División B

|24

110colspan="2"|—251
Talavera

|2015–16

|Segunda División B

|9

000colspan="2"|—90
colspan="3"|Career total

!154

480201644

References

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