David Lombán

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

David Rodríguez Lombán (born 5 June 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

David Lombán

Lombán in action for Barcelona B
Personal information
Full name	David Rodríguez Lombán[1]
Date of birth	(1987-06-05) 5 June 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth	Avilés, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Hispano
	Oviedo
	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Valencia B	37	(1)
2007–2010	Valencia	3	(0)
2009–2010	→ Salamanca (loan)	21	(0)
2010–2012	Xerez	75	(4)
2012–2013	Barcelona B	33	(3)
2013–2015	Elche	62	(6)
2015–2017	Granada	52	(2)
2017–2018	Eibar	13	(1)
2018–2022	Málaga	86	(5)
Total		382	(22)
International career
2004–2005	Spain U17	11	(1)
2007	Spain U20	1	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Spain UEFA European Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2004 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Avilés, Asturias,^[3] Lombán finished his development at Valencia CF, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2006–07 season, in the Segunda División B. On 15 December 2007 he appeared in his first official game with the main squad, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 La Liga home loss against FC Barcelona.^[4][3] In October of the following year, he suffered a knee injury which kept him sidelined for six months.^[5]

On 2 July 2009, Lombán joined Segunda División club UD Salamanca in a season-long loan deal.^[6] In summer 2010, the free agent moved to Xerez CD of the same league.^[7]

Lombán signed for FC Barcelona B still in the second tier on 11 July 2012.^[8] On 8 July of the following year he terminated his contract with the Catalans and moved to Elche CF, recently promoted to the top flight.^[9]

On 10 August 2015, after his team suffered administrative relegation, Lombán joined Granada CF also of the top division after agreeing to a three-year deal.^[10] After again dropping down a level in 2017, he signed a one-year contract with SD Eibar on 2 September that year.^[11]

Honours

Valencia

• Copa del Rey: 2007–08^[12][13]

References

1. David Lombán at FBref.com
2. David Lombán at AS.com (in Spanish)
3. David Lombán: «Al donar el 1% de mi sueldo sólo pienso que este mundo sea mejor» (David Lombán: "As I donate 1% of my salary I can only think of a better world"); Las Provincias, 30 May 2018 (in Spanish)
4. Valencia 0–3 Barcelona Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 15 December 2007
5. David Lombán estará de baja medio año por una rotura de ligamentos (David Lombán will miss half a year due to ligament rupture); El Comercio, 1 October 2008 (in Spanish)
6. Lombán jugará cedido en el Salamanca la próxima temporada (Lombán will play on loan to Salamanca in the following season); Marca, 2 July 2009 (in Spanish)
7. El Xerez ficha al central del Valencia Lombán (Xerez sign Valencia stopper Lombán); Marca, 21 July 2010 (in Spanish)
8. El Barça B ficha a David Lombán (Barça B sign David Lombán); Mundo Deportivo, 11 July 2012 (in Spanish)
9. David Lombán se compromete con el Elche por dos temporadas (David Lombán commits to Elche for two seasons); Diario AS, 8 July 2013 (in Spanish)
10. Lombán fortalecerá la zaga granadinista (Lombán will bolster the granadinista defence); Granada CF, 10 August 2015 (in Spanish)
11. David Lombán, nuevo jugador de SD Eibar (David Lombán, new player of SD Eibar); SD Eibar, 2 September 2017 (in Spanish)
12. Zigic acabó con la ilusión del Real Unión (Zigic killed Real Unión hopes); El Diario Vasco, 20 December 2007 (in Spanish)
13. El Valencia aparca la crisis ante el Real Unión (Valencia park crisis against Real Unión); Marca, 2 January 2008 (in Spanish)

External links

• David Lombán at BDFutbol
• David Lombán at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• CiberChe biography and stats (in Spanish)
• David Lombán at Soccerway