Valencia CF19 February 2021

Ciudad Deportiva celebrates 29-year anniversary

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This Friday, the Ciudad Deportiva celebrates 29 years since it's official inauguration. From it's opening in 1992, the training ground and home to the VCF Academy has produced a constant stream of talent for the first team: Some 101 young players have represented a Valencia CF youth team before making an appearance in official competition for the senior squad.

 

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A further 50+ players have come up through the youth ranks at the club -training daily at the Ciudad Deportiva- to debut in the Primera Division for other teams. The VCF Academy's contribution to elite football has meant that the CIES Football Observatory has ranked it inside the Top 5 best in Europe in it's last two annual reports.

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The aim when creating the Ciudad Deportiva was to provide adequate top level professional facilities for first team training sessions, as well as to host and teach young players. It followed on from the initial project that the club carried out in the mid-1970s with the purchase of land for training pitches.

 

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The Ciudad Deportiva has expanded and updated its facilities in the intervening years, with pitches, a medical clinic, dining area, study rooms, leisure areas, a gym and more. Over 500 people currently reside, train or work there, as the club continue to produce stars of the future.

 

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Youth player first team debuts since the Ciudad Deportiva opened

1.- Juan Sánchez, 25/10/1992, FC Barcelona-Valencia CF, LaLiga

2.-José Manuel Tárrega, 14/04/1993, Valencia CF-Villarreal CF, Copa del Rey

3.- Gaizka Mendieta, 13/06/1993, Cádiz CF-Valencia CF, LaLiga

4.- Fran Figueroa, 20/06/1993, Valencia CF-Real Oviedo, LaLiga   

5.- Aquilino Extarri, 03/10/1993, UE Lleida-Valencia CF, LaLiga

6.- Matías Rubio, 23/10/1993, Valencia CF-Ath. Bilbao, LaLiga

7.- Alberto Benito, 23/01/1994, Valencia CF-Real Oviedo, LaLiga

8.- Diego Ribera, 13/02/1994, CD Tenerife-Valencia CF, LaLiga

9.- Roberto García, 20/03/1994, Valencia CF-Sporting de Gijón, LaLiga

10.- Javi Navarro, 06/04/1994, Real Sociedad-Valencia CF, LaLiga

11.- Ricardo Botella, 04/01/1995, CD Corralejo-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

12.- Raúl Ibáñez, 09/04/1995, Celta de Vigo-Valencia CF, LaLiga

13.- Quique Medina, 18/06/1995, Real Zaragoza-Valencia CF, LaLiga

14.- Jorge Bartual, 24/01/1996, Real Valladolid-Valencia CF, LaLiga

15.- Raúl Martínez, 09/03/1996, Valencia CF-FC Barcelona, LaLiga

16.- Farinós, 08/12/1996, Deportivo-Valencia CF, LaLiga

17.- Luis López, 21/06/1997, RCD Espanyol-Valencia CF, LaLiga

18.- Rubén Navarro, 15/08/1997, Valencia CF-Real Oviedo, LaLiga

19.- Miguel Ángel Angulo, 08/09/1997, Valencia CF-FC Barcelona, LaLiga

20.- Miguel Ángel Soria, 12/11/1997, RCD Espanyol-Valencia CF, LaLiga

21.- David Albelda, 15/03/1998, Real Zaragoza-Valencia CF, LaLiga

22.- Curro Torres, 25/07/1998, Yaroslawl-Valencia CF, Intertoto

23.- Jandro Castro, 20/01/1999, Levante UD-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

24.- Andrés Palop, 21/09/1999, PSV Eindhoven-Valencia CF, Champions

25.- Libero Parri, 25/10/2000, Olympiakos CFP-Valencia CF, Champions

26.- Roberto Amarilla, 21/11/2000, Valencia CF-Sturm Graz, Champions

27.- David Navarro, 19/09/2001, Chernomorets-Valencia CF, UEFA

28.- Javi Garrido, 04/10/2001, Celta de Vigo-Valencia CF, LaLiga

29.- Borja Criado, 06/11/2002, Alicante CF-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

30.- Miguel Albiol, 12/11/2002, Valencia CF-Spartak Moscú, Champions

31.- David Sánchez, 12/11/2002, Valencia CF-Spartak Moscú, Champions

32.- Ximo Enguix, 14/12/2002, Villarreal CF-Valencia CF, LaLiga

33.- Jean Dorothée, 23/02/2003, Rayo Vallecano-Valencia CF, LaLiga

34.- Jaime Gavilán, 19/04/2003, Real Valladolid-Valencia CF, LaLiga

35.- César Soriano, 21/06/2003, Sevilla FC-Valencia CF, LaLiga

36.- Pablo Redondo, 21/06/2003, Sevilla FC-Valencia CF, LaLiga

37.- Raúl Albiol, 24/09/2003, AEK Solna-Valencia CF, UEFA

38.- Xisco Muñoz, 15/10/2003, Valencia CF-AEK Solna, UEFA

39.- David Rangel, 14/05/2004, Villarreal CF-Valencia CF, LaLiga

40.- Juanlu Hens, 23/01/2005, Villarreal CF-Valencia CF, LaLiga

41.- Rafael Santacruz, 10/04/2005, Valencia CF-Málaga CF, LaLiga

42.- Miguel Pallardó, 15/05/2005, RCD Espanyol-Valencia CF, LaLiga

43.- Manuel Ruz, 15/05/2005, RCD Espanyol-Valencia CF, LaLiga

44.- Pedro López, 23/07/2005, Valencia CF-KAA Gante, Intertoto

45.- Pablo Hernández, 16/05/2006, CA Osasuna-Valencia CF, LaLiga

46.- David Silva, 09/08/2006, FC Salzburg-Valencia CF, Champions

47.- Aaron Ñíguez, 25/10/2006, Racing Portuense-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

48.- David Cerra, 15/11/2006, RCD Espanyol-Valencia CF, LaLiga

49.- David Córcoles, 05/12/2006, AS Roma-Valencia CF, Champions

50.- Nacho Insa, 05/12/2006, AS Roma-Valencia CF, Champions

51.- Vicente Romero, 05/12/2006, AS Roma-Valencia CF, Champions

52.- Javi Guerra, 11/02/2007, Getafe CF-Valencia CF, LaLiga

53.- Ángel Montoro, 31/10/2007, Valencia CF-Real Madrid, LaLiga

54.- David Lombán, 15/12/2007, Valencia CF-FC Barcelona, LaLiga

55.- Vicente Guaita, 02/10/2008, Valencia CF-CS Marítimo, UEFA

56.- Míchel Herrero, 29/10/2008, Portugalete-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

57.- Ximo Navarro, 29/10/2008, Portugalete-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

58.- Arturo Navarro, 12/11/2008, Valencia CF-Portugalete, Copa del Rey

59.- Jaume Costa, 04/12/2008, Valencia CF-Brujas KV, UEFA

60.- Miku Fedor, 27/08/2009, Valencia CF-Stabaek IF, Europa League

61.- Daniel Olcina, 27/08/2009, Valencia CF-Stabaek IF, Europa League

62.- Jordi Alba, 13/09/2009, Real Valladolid-Valencia CF, LaLiga

63.- Joel Johnson, 08/03/2010, Valencia CF-R. de Santander, LaLiga

64.- Manuel Lillo, 21/03/2010, Valencia CF-UD Almería, LaLiga

65.- Isco Alarcón, 11/11/2010, Valencia CF-UD Logroñés, Copa del Rey

66.- Paco Alcácer, 11/11/2010, Valencia CF-UD Logroñés, Copa del Rey

67.- Iván Rubio, 11/11/2010, Valencia CF-UD Logroñés, Copa del Rey

68.- Juan Bernat, 27/08/2011, Valencia CF-Racing Santander, LaLiga

69.- Carlos Delgado, 02/10/2012, Valencia CF-Lille LOSC, Champions

70.- José Luis Gayà, 30/10/2012, UE Llagostera-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

71.- Salva Ruiz, 28/11/2012, Valencia CF-UE Llagostera, Copa del Rey

72.- Fede Cartabia, 17/08/2013, Valencia CF-Málaga CF, LaLiga

73.- Cristian Portu, 27/02/2014, Valencia CF-Dinamo de Kiev, Europa League

74.- Carles Gil, 29/08/2014, Valencia CF-Málaga CF, LaLiga

75.- Robert Ibáñez, 29/08/2014, Valencia CF-Málaga CF, LaLiga

76.- Carlos Tropi, 20/03/2015, Elche CF-Valencia CF, LaLiga

77.- Jaume Domènech, 12/09/2015, Sporting Gijón-Valencia CF, LaLiga

78.- Rafa Mir, 24/11/2015, Zenit-Valencia CF, Champions

79.- Ibrahim Diallo, 02/12/2015, Barakaldo CF-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

80.- Wilfred Zahibo, 16/12/2015, Valencia CF-Barakaldo CF, Copa del Rey

81.- Fran Villalba, 16/12/2015, Valencia CF-Barakaldo CF, Copa del Rey

82.- Ibán Salvador, 10/02/2016, Valencia CF-FC Barcelona, Copa del Rey

83.- Toni Lato, 25/02/2016, Rapid de Viena-Valencia CF, Europa League

84.- Sito Pascual, 13/05/2016, Valencia CF-Real Sociedad, LaLiga

85.- Carlos Soler, 10/12/2016, Real Sociedad-Valencia CF, LaLiga

86.- Javi Jiménez, 03/01/2017, Valencia CF-Celta de Vigo, Copa del Rey

87.- Nacho Gil, 25/02/2017, Deportivo Alavés-Valencia CF, LaLiga

88.- Nacho Vidal, 18/08/2017, Valencia CF-UD Las Palmas, LaLiga

89.- Ferran Torres, 30/11/2017, Valencia CF-Real Zaragoza, Copa del Rey

90.- Kang In, 30/10/2018, CD Ebro-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

91.- Alex Blanco, 30/10/2018, CD Ebro-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

92.- Uros Racic, 04/12/2018, Valencia CF-CD Ebro, Copa del Rey

93.- Vicente Esquerdo, 30/11/2019, Valencia CF-Villarreal CF, LaLiga

94.- Hugo Guillamón, 22/02/2020, Real Sociedad-Valencia CF, LaLiga

95.- Adrián Guerrero, 04/07/2020, Granada CF-Valencia CF, LaLiga

96.- Yunus Musah, 13/09/2020, Valencia CF-Levante UD, LaLiga

97.- K. Koba Koindredi, 16/12/2020, Terrasa FC-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

98.- Cristian Rivero, 16/12/2020, Terrasa FC-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

99.- Guillem Molina, 16/12/2020, Terrasa FC-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

100.- Jesús Vázquez, 16/12/2020, Terrasa FC-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

101.- Kevin Sibille, 07/01/2021, Yeclano CF-Valencia CF, Copa del Rey

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