Hugo Guillamón

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

Hugo Guillamón Sanmartín (born 31 January 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender or midfielder for La Liga club Valencia and the Spain national team.

Hugo Guillamón

Guillamón with Valencia in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Hugo Guillamón Sanmartín[1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	San Sebastián, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder, Centre Back
Team information
Current team	Valencia
Number	6
Youth career
2009–2017	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Valencia B	57	(2)
2020–	Valencia	122	(4)
International career‡
2016	Spain U16	3	(0)
2016–2017	Spain U17	23	(0)
2018	Spain U18	3	(0)
2018–2019	Spain U19	14	(1)
2020–2023	Spain U21	17	(3)
2021–2022	Spain	3	(1)
Medal record Representing  Spain UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2023 Georgia–Romania Team UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2019 Armenia Team FIFA U-17 World Cup Runner-up 2017 India Team UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winner 2017 Croatia Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 18 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:33, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Guillamón came through the youth ranks at Valencia, where he made his first-team debut in 2020. He made his senior international debut for Spain in 2021, and was chosen for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Guillamón moved to L'Eliana, Valencian Community at the age of two.^[3] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 December 2017, coming on as a first-half substitute for Ivan Zotko in a 0–0 Segunda División B home draw against CF Badalona.

On 23 December 2017, Guillamón renewed his contract with the Che until 2020.^[4] The following 27 October he scored his first senior goal, netting the opener in a 3–2 home loss against CD Alcoyano.^[5]

Guillamón made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 22 February 2020, replacing injured Eliaquim Mangala at half-time in a 3–0 defeat away to Real Sociedad.^[3][6] On 22 July, he renewed his contract until 2023, being definitely promoted to the main squad.^[7] He scored his first goal for the team on 22 November in a 2–2 draw at Deportivo Alavés.^[8]

On 13 August 2021, in the first game of the season at home to Getafe CF, Guillamón fouled Nemanja Maksimović after 39 seconds. After consulting the video assistant referee, his third-minute dismissal was the earliest on a La Liga opening weekend; his team nonetheless won 1–0.^[9]

Guillamón started in the 2022 Copa del Rey Final, being substituted in the 85th minute as Valencia lost on penalties to Real Betis.^[10] On 3 October that year, he extended his contract to last until June 2026.^[11]

International career

Guillamón represented Spain at under-17 and under-19 levels, having won the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship for the former^[12] and 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship for the latter.^[13]

Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.^[14] Guillamón made his senior debut in the match and scored in the 3rd minute of their 4–0 win.^[15]

Guillamón was chosen for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.^[16] He took no part in Spain's four matches, and the side were eliminated in the last 16 by Morocco.^[17]

Personal life

As of November 2022, Guillamón was combining his professional football career with a degree in biomedical engineering from the Technical University of Valencia.^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 December 2024^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Copa del Rey		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Valencia B	2017–18	Segunda División B	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2018–19		29	1	—		—		—		29	1
	2019–20		17	1	—		—		—		17	1
	Total		57	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	2
Valencia	2019–20	La Liga	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2020–21		25	1	2	0	—		—		27	1
	2021–22		31	1	6	1	—		—		37	2
	2022–23		25	1	3	0	—		1[a]	0	29	1
	2023–24		26	1	4	0	—		—		30	1
	2024–25		9	0	2	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		122	4	17	1	0	0	1	0	140	5
Career total			179	6	17	1	0	0	1	0	197	7

1. Appearance in Supercopa de España

International

As of match played 27 September 2022

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Spain	2021	1	1
	2022	2	0
Total		3	1

As of match played 27 September 2022

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Guillamón goal.

List of international goals scored by Hugo Guillamón

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 June 2021	Butarque, Leganés, Spain	Lithuania	1–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

Spain U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2017

Spain U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2019

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: Runner-up 2023^[20]

References

1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 27. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
2. "Hugo Guillamón". LaLiga Santander. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
3. "Hugo Guillamón debuta en San Sebastián... ¡Donde nació!" [Hugo Guillamón makes his debut in San Sebastián... Where he was born!] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
4. "El Valencia renueva a Hugo Guillamón" [Valencia renew Hugo Guillamón] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
5. "El Alcoyano vence en el Antonio Puchades (2–3)" [Alcoyano win at the Antonio Puchades (2–3)] (in Spanish). El Español. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
6. "La Real se exhibe ante un Valencia hundido" [Real put on a show against a sunken Valencia] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
7. "Official Statement | Hugo Guillamón". Valencia CF. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
8. Fuster, Vicente (22 November 2020). "(2-2) El Valencia paga su mal inicio con un empate en Vitoria" [(2-2) Valencia pay for their bad start with a draw in Vitoria] (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
9. "Football: Ten-man Valencia overcome third-minute red card to beat Getafe in season opener". The Straits Times. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
10. "El Betis levanta su tercera Copa del Rey tras ganar en los penaltis en una final histórica" [Betis lift their third Copa del Rey after winning on penalties in a historic final] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
11. Fuster, Vicente (3 October 2022). "Oficial: Hugo Guillamón renueva con el Valencia hasta junio de 2026" [Official: Hugo Guillamón renews with Valencia until June 2026] (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
12. "Spain secure record third U17 EURO title". UEFA.com. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
13. "Hugo Guillamón, un campeón de Europa sub19 en apuros" [Hugo Guillamón, a champion of the European Under-19 Championship in troubles] (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
14. "Oficial | Lista de convocados para el encuentro ante Lituania" [Official | Squad list for the match against Lithuania]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
15. "Spain youngsters impress in Lithuania rout". Marca. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
16. Azzoni, Tales (15 November 2022). "University student Guillamón among Spain defenders in Qatar". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
17. Torres, David (6 December 2022). "Guillamón se vuelve para casa sin debutar: lo que cobra el Valencia por su Mundial" [Guillamón returns home without debuting: what Valencia make from his World Cup] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
18. Hidalgo, Jorge (11 November 2022). "Hugo Guillamón, el universitario que irá con la selección española a Qatar" [Hugo Guillamón, the university student who will go with the Spanish national team to Qatar]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
19. Hugo Guillamón at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
20. England 1-0 Spain: James Trafford saves last-gasp penalty as England win dramatic UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Ben Southby, TNT Sports, 9 July 2023

External links

• Profile at the Valencia CF website
• Hugo Guillamón at BDFutbol
• Hugo Guillamón – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Hugo Guillamón at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)