Guillem Bauzà

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

Guillem Bauzà Mayol (born 25 October 1984) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker, second striker or attacking midfielder.

Guillem Bauzà

Personal information
Full name	Guillem Bauzà Mayol
Date of birth	(1984-10-25) 25 October 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Palma, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker / Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Mallorca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Mallorca B	35	(4)
2005–2007	Espanyol B	31	(3)
2007–2010	Swansea City	49	(9)
2010–2011	Hereford United	12	(2)
2011	Northampton Town	10	(4)
2011–2013	Exeter City	46	(4)
2013–2014	Port Talbot Town	7	(2)
2014–2016	Merthyr Town	10	(2)
Total		200	(30)
International career
2000–2001	Spain U16	9	(1)
2001	Spain U17	4	(1)
2002–2003	Spain U19	3	(0)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Spain UEFA European Under-16 Championship Winner 2001 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent most of his career in Wales and England, in representation of several clubs including Swansea City. He gained 16 caps for Spain at youth level.

Club career

Spain

Born in Palma, Majorca, Bauzà joined hometown club RCD Mallorca's youth system at a very early age. He only appeared for the reserves during his tenure.

In 2005, after the team's relegation to Tercera División, Bauzà signed with RCD Espanyol B also in that level, helping the side return to Segunda División B in his first season.^[1]

Swansea City

In the summer of 2007, Bauzà joined Swansea City, being one of Spanish manager Roberto Martínez's first signings alongside countryman Àngel Rangel.^[2] He scored twice in a 5–2 victory over Dutch amateurs Alphense Boys during pre-season,^[3] but took time to settle into the team as his only starts were in cup games, his first competitive goal coming against Wycombe Wanderers in the Football League Trophy.^[4] His first league goal came on 12 January 2008, in a 3–1 win at Luton Town.^[5]

Later during the campaign, Bauzà wrote his name in the club's history books when, on 12 April 2008, he netted a brace against Gillingham to secure the Swans' promotion to the Football League Championship.^[6] Two weeks later he scored his first hat-trick, helping defeat Leyton Orient 4–1 at the Liberty Stadium in the final matchday;^[7] subsequently, as his contract was due to expire, he agreed to a new performance-related deal.^[8]

In 2009–10, Bauzà was restricted to just seven appearances overall as new manager Paulo Sousa signed five new strikers in an attempt to replace Wigan Athletic-bound Jason Scotland. On 10 May 2010, he was released.^[9][10]

Later years

On 16 September 2010, after an unsuccessful trial at Charlton Athletic, Bauzà signed a deal with League Two club Hereford United until January 2011.^[11] He scored from a penalty kick on his debut away against Bury, two days later (1–1 draw).^[12]

On 11 March 2011, Bauzà signed a monthly contract with fellow league team Northampton Town until the end of the season. His solid displays earned him the offer of a new deal, but it was rejected.^[13]

On 15 May 2011, Bauzà joined League One side Exeter City on a free transfer as a replacement for the departing Ryan Harley.^[14] He scored in his first competitive match, a 2–0 win against Yeovil Two at St James Park in the first round of the Football League Cup.^[15][16]

Bauzà was released by Exeter on 30 April 2013, with manager Paul Tisdale suggesting that a lack of funding had forced him to trim the size of squad.^[17] In late October, he moved to Port Talbot Town F.C. in the Welsh Premier League.^[18]

On 11 October 2014, Bauzà returned to English league football, despite remaining in Wales, joining Southern League Division One South & West club Merthyr Town.^[19]

In July 2015, Bauzà graduated with a first class honours degree from Swansea University's College of Medicine, and discussed studying for a PhD.^[20]

International career

Bauzà won the 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship with Spain, featuring in all six games in the tournament and sharing teams with Fernando Torres, who went on to play for the likes of Atlético Madrid, Liverpool and Chelsea. Both were also teammates at under-17 and under-19 levels.^[8][21]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 April 2014

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		League cup[lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mallorca B	2002–03[22]	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2003–04[23]	Segunda División B	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2004–05[24]	Segunda División B	25	4	—		—		—		25	4
	Total		35	4	—		—		—		35	4
Espanyol B	2005–06	Tercera División	Data not available
	2006–07[25]	Segunda División B	31	3	—		—		—		31	3
	Total		31	3	—		—		—		31	3
Swansea City	2007–08[26]	League One	28	7	5	4	2	0	5[lower-alpha 3]	2	40	13
	2008–09[27]	Championship	15	2	3	1	3	0	0	0	21	3
	2009–10[27]	Championship	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		49	9	8	5	6	0	5	2	68	16
Hereford United	2010–11[28]	League Two	12	2	3	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	16	2
Northampton Town	2010–11[28]	League Two	10	4	—		—		—		10	4
Exeter City	2011–12[29]	League One	27	2	0	0	2	1	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	30	3
	2012–13[30]	League Two	19	2	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	21	2
	Total		46	4	0	0	3	1	2	0	51	5
Port Talbot Town	2013–14[31]	Welsh Premier League	7	2	0	0	0	0	—		7	2
Career total			190	28	11	5	9	1	8	2	218	36

1. Includes FA Cup, Welsh Cup
2. Includes Football League Cup, Welsh League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

Honours

Club

Swansea City

• Football League One: 2007–08

Merthyr Town

• Southern Football League: 2014–15

Country

Spain U16

• UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 2001

References

1. "Exiliados: Guillem Bauzà" [Exiled: Guillem Bauzà] (in Spanish). Fútbol Desde Mallorca. 5 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
2. "Swans make second Spanish swoop". BBC Sport. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
3. "Alphense Boys 2–5 Swansea City". BBC Sport. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
4. "Hereford sign Bauza". Vital Football. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
5. "Luton 1–3 Swansea". BBC Sport. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
6. "Gillingham 1–2 Swansea". BBC Sport. 12 April 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
7. "Swans sign up for Bauza hat-trick". BBC Sport. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
8. "Bauza signs new Swansea contract". BBC Sport. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
9. "Bauza targets first-team action". BBC Sport. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
10. "Swansea boss Sousa releases Bauza". BBC Sport. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
11. "Hereford United sign Spanish striker Guillem Bauza". BBC Sport. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
12. "Bury 1–1 Hereford". BBC Sport. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
13. "Bauza bids farewell to Cobblers". Vital Football. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
14. "Exeter City sign Northampton Town's Bauza". BBC Sport. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
15. "Exeter 2–0 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
16. "Exeter striker Guillem Bauza happy to get first goal". BBC Sport. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
17. Pilnick, Brent (30 April 2013). "Tight finances force Exeter City to trim playing squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
18. "Port Talbot Town: Guillem Bauza joins Welsh Premier League club". BBC Sport. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
19. Phillips, Terry (11 October 2014). "Former Swansea City star Guillem Bauza signs for Merthyr Town". Wales Online. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
20. "Footballer Guillermo Bauza gets medical genetics degree". BBC. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
21. "Guillem Bauza puts play-off chase ahead of his future". BBC Sport. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
22. "Matches Guillem Bauzà, 2002–03 season". BDFutbol.
23. "Matches Guillem Bauzà, 2003–04 season". BDFutbol.
24. "Matches Guillem Bauzà, 2004–05 season". BDFutbol.
25. "Matches Guillem Bauzà, 2006–07 season". BDFutbol.
26. "Games played by Guillem Bauzà in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
27. "Games played by Guillem Bauzà in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
28. "Games played by Guillem Bauzà in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
29. "Games played by Guillem Bauzà in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
30. "Games played by Guillem Bauzà in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
31. Guillem Bauzà at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

External links

• Guillem Bauzà at BDFutbol
• Guillem Bauzà at Soccerbase
• Guillem Bauzà – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Guillem Bauzà at Soccerway