_(cropped).jpg) Parejo with Valencia in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daniel Parejo Muñoz[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1989[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Coslada, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Villarreal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Coslada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Espinilla | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Real Madrid B | 37 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Real Madrid | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Getafe | 64 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2020 | Valencia | 282 | (54) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Villarreal | 148 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Spain U19 | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Spain U21 | 19 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Spain | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 5 October 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Parejo Muñoz (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈnjel ˈdani paˈɾexo]; born 16 April 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Villarreal.
After starting out at Real Madrid, Parejo first made a name in La Liga with Getafe. Transferring to Valencia in 2011, he went on to appear in 383 official matches for the latter club and win the 2019 Copa del Rey. He also spent four months in England with Queens Park Rangers.
Across all youth levels, Parejo won 43 caps for Spain and scored nine goals. He made his full debut in 2018, at the age of 28.
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- ^ "Daniel Parejo". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Parejo" (in Spanish). Eurosport. Retrieved 18 January 2020.