Mario Gila

Mario Gila Fuentes (born 29 August 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Lazio.

Club career

Real Madrid Castilla

Gila is a youth product of various clubs in Catalonia, including Santa Perpètua, Sabadell, Mollet, Damm and Espanyol. He moved to Real Madrid's youth academy in 2018, signing a contract until 2024. He was promoted to their reserves in 2019 where he became their stalwart and vice captain under Raúl.

Real Madrid

Gila made his professional debut with the senior Real Madrid squad in a 4–0 La Liga win over Espanyol, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute.

Lazio

On 12 July 2022, Serie A club Lazio announced Gila's signing from Real Madrid for €6m. On 30 October 2022, Gila made his Serie A debut for Lazio in a match against Salernitana, which ended in a 3-1 loss for Lazio.

On 28 November 2023, Gila made his Champions League debut, playing the full match in Lazio's 2-0 group stage victory against Celtic at Olimpico di Roma.

International career

Gila was called up to a preliminary Spain U19 training camp before the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Career statistics

As of match played 23 April 2024

Honours

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 2021–22

References

External links

• Profile at the SS Lazio website
• Mario Gila at BDFutbol
• Mario Gila at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Mario Gila at Soccerway
• Mario Gila – UEFA competition record (archive)