| David Goldar | |
| Full Name: | David Goldar Gómez |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Portas, Spain |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Pafos |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vilagarcía SD |
| Youthclubs2: | AJ Lérez |
| Youthyears3: | 2004–2013 |
| Youthclubs3: | Celta |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Caps1: | 74 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2014–2016 |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps5: | 34 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2020–2023 |
| Caps7: | 72 |
| Goals7: | 11 |
| Years8: | 2023 |
| Caps8: | 17 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Caps9: | 29 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 09:35, 22 May 2024 (UTC) |
David Goldar Gómez (born 15 September 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Cypriot club Pafos FC.
Born in Portas, Galicia, Goldar played youth football with local RC Celta de Vigo. He started his senior career in 2013 with the B team in the Segunda División B, being initially deployed as a defensive midfielder.[1]
Goldar made his La Liga debut on 3 May 2014, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Andreu Fontàs in a 2–0 away win against CA Osasuna.[2] In June 2016 he was released from his contract,[3] and on 14 September he signed for third-division club SD Ponferradina.[4]
Goldar continued in division three in the 2017–18 season, with Pontevedra CF.[5] On 9 July 2018, he joined UE Cornellà of the same league,[6] being a regular starter during the campaign and scoring four goals.
On 2 July 2019, Goldar agreed to a two-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, recently relegated to the third tier.[7] In the summer of 2020, he moved to UD Ibiza.[8] He helped the latter side to reach the Segunda División for the first time ever in his first year, contributing four goals to this feat.[9] [10]
In 2021–22, which was also his first season at that level, Goldar helped Ibiza to stay up with seven goals from 36 games which were the best figures for a defender in nine years;[11] [12] most were headed in from corner kicks.[13] On 26 January 2023, however, he terminated his contract with the club,[14] and joined Burgos CF later that day.[15]
On 22 August 2023, Burgos announced the transfer of Goldar to Pafos FC from Cyprus.[16]
In June 2021, Goldar was called as a witness for the trial of his former Celta teammate Santi Mina, who was accused of sexual assault on their holiday in Mojácar four years earlier.[17] The following March, he was tried as the latter's alleged accomplice,[18] being acquitted as Mina was sent to prison for four years.[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Celta B | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 74 | 5 | — | — | — | 74 | 5 | ||||||
| Celta | 2013–14 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Ponferradina | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Pontevedra | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Cornellà | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| Gimnàstic | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| Ibiza | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 7 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 74 | 11 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 81 | 11 | |||||
| Burgos | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Pafos | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 298 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 316 | 27 | |||
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