Andreu Guerao

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerao and the second or maternal family name is Mayoral.

Andreu Guerao Mayoral (born 17 June 1983), known simply as Andreu, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Andreu

Andreu (left) in action for Polonia Warsaw in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Andreu Guerao Mayoral[1]
Date of birth	(1983-06-17) 17 June 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1993–2002	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	Barcelona C	78	(8)
2003–2005	Barcelona B	12	(0)
2005–2006	Málaga B	33	(2)
2006–2010	Sporting Gijón	41	(1)
2010–2011	Polonia Warsaw	34	(1)
2011	Auckland City	3	(0)
2012	Dinamo Tbilisi	3	(0)
2012–2013	Lechia Gdańsk	8	(0)
2013–2015	Racing Santander	65	(2)
2015–2016	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	(3)
2016–2017	Aris	2	(0)
2017–2018	Perth Glory	17	(0)
Total		245	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Andreu made his professional debut with FC Barcelona B in the third division, and was not able to prevent Atlético Malagueño's relegation to that level the following season. In July 2006 he joined Sporting de Gijón,^[2] appearing in only six games as the Asturias club returned to La Liga in 2007–08, and accomplishing the same in the following campaign.

In late January 2010, after having only collected a few minutes in the season's Copa del Rey,^[3] Andreu was released by Sporting, joining Polish side Polonia Warsaw – managed by countryman José Mari Bakero – and penning a one-and-a-half-year deal.^[4] On 14 May he scored in a local derby against Legia Warsaw, the match's only.^[5]

After not having his contract with the Ekstraklasa team extended, Andreu signed with New Zealand's Auckland City FC.^[6] He subsequently had short spells with FC Dinamo Tbilisi^[7] and Lechia Gdańsk, appearing rarely for both teams.

After three seasons back in Spain with Racing de Santander,^[8] Andreu signed for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC of the A-League.^[9][10] On 5 May 2016, after having helped the latter reach the Grand Final,^[11] he was released.^[12]

On 9 August 2017, after a brief spell in Greece, 34-year-old Andreu returned to the Australian top division when he joined Perth Glory FC, reuniting with former Sporting teammate Diego Castro in the process.^[13] After the regular season, he left.^[14]

Personal life

Andreu's older brother, Antonio, was also a professional footballer. He was also groomed at FC Barcelona, but never appeared in higher than the third level as a professional, also playing one year in Scotland.

In addition to his native Spanish, Andreu can also speak English.^[15]

Club statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona B	2003–04[16]	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2004–05[16]	Segunda División B	11	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		12	0	—		—		12	0
Málaga B	2005–06[16]	Segunda División	33	2	—		—		33	2
Sporting Gijón	2006–07[16]	Segunda División	29	1	0	0	—		29	1
	2007–08[16]	Segunda División	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2008–09[16]	La Liga	6	0	1	0	—		7	0
	2009–10[16]	La Liga	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	Total		41	1	3	0	—		44	1
Polonia Warsaw	2009–10[17]	Ekstraklasa	12	1	0	0	—		12	1
	2010–11[17]	Ekstraklasa	22	0	1	0	—		23	0
	Total		34	1	1	0	—		35	1
Auckland City	2011–12[17]	ASB Premiership	3	0	0	0	3[a]	0	6	0
Dinamo Tbilisi	2011–12[17]	Umaglesi Liga	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
Lechia Gdańsk	2012–13[17]	Ekstraklasa	8	0	2	0	—		10	0
Racing Santander	2012–13[17]	Segunda División	13	0	0	0	—		13	0
	2013–14[17]	Segunda División B	29	1	5	1	3[b]	0	37	2
	2014–15[17]	Segunda División	20	1	0	0	—		20	1
	Total		62	2	5	1	3	0	70	3
Western Sydney Wanderers	2015–16[17]	A-League	27	3	2	0	—		29	3
Aris	2016–17[17]	Football League	2	0	3	0	—		5	0
Perth Glory	2017–18[17]	A-League	17	0	0	0	—		17	0
Career total			242	9	16	1	6	0	264	10

1. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
2. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs