Enrique Clemente Explained

Enrique Clemente
Fullname:Enrique Clemente Maza
Birth Date:4 March 1999
Birth Place:Zaragoza, Spain
Height:1.80m
Position:Centre back
Currentclub:Las Palmas
Youthclubs1:Zaragoza
Years1:2018–2019
Caps1:8
Goals1:0
Years2:2019–2022
Caps2:22
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Logroñés (loan)
Caps3:21
Goals3:0
Years4:2022
Clubs4:Real Sociedad B (loan)
Caps4:16
Goals4:0
Years5:2022–
Caps5:14
Goals5:0
Years6:2023–2024
Clubs6:Racing Ferrol (loan)
Caps6:20
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2019–2020
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:8 June 2024

Enrique Clemente Maza (born 4 March 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left back.

Club career

Born in Zaragoza, Clemente was a Real Zaragoza youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 14 January 2018, starting in a 1–2 Segunda División B home loss against Lleida Esportiu.

Clemente was definitely promoted to the B-side in July 2018, after their relegation to Tercera División.[1] In September, he suffered a serious knee injury,[2] being sidelined for the remainder of the season; on 1 October, he extended his contract until 2022, being definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2019–20 campaign.[3]

Clemente made his professional debut on 30 August 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Elche CF in the Segunda División championship.[4] On 1 October of the following year, he moved to fellow second division side UD Logroñés, on loan for one year.[5]

Clemente scored his first goal as a senior on 1 December 2021, in a Copa del Rey match against CD Mensajero.[6] The following 8 January, he was loaned to fellow second division side Real Sociedad B for the remainder of the season.[7]

On 27 August 2022, Clemente signed a contract with fellow second level team UD Las Palmas.[8] On 1 August of the following year, after achieving promotion to La Liga, he renewed his contract until 2026 and was immediately loaned to Racing de Ferrol, newly-promoted to the second division.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Un Deportivo Aragón de la casa. A home-made Deportivo Aragón. Heraldo de Aragón. es. 20 June 2018. 30 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Enrique Clemente sufre rotura del ligamento cruzado de la rodilla derecha. Enrique Clemente suffers a tear of the cruciate ligament of the right knee. Real Zaragoza. es. 25 September 2018. 30 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Enrique Clemente amplía su contrato por esta campaña y tres más. Enrique Clemente extends his contract for this campaign and three more. Real Zaragoza. es. 1 October 2018. 30 August 2019.
  4. Web site: El Zaragoza aprovecha el VAR para dormir líder. Zaragoza takes advantage of VAR to sleep as leaders. Marca. es. 30 August 2019. 30 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Acuerdo para la cesión de Enrique Clemente al Logroñés. Agreement for the loan of Enrique Clemente to Logroñés. Real Zaragoza. es. 1 October 2020. 1 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Enrique Clemente anota en La Palma su primer gol como futbolista profesional. Enrique Clemente scores in La Palma his first goal as a professional footballer. Real Zaragoza. es. 1 December 2021. 14 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Acuerdo con la Real Sociedad para la cesión de Enrique Clemente. Agreement with Real Sociedad for the loan of Enrique Clemente. Real Zaragoza. es. 8 January 2022. 9 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Enrique Clemente, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas. Enrique Clemente, new player of UD Las Palmas. UD Las Palmas. es. 27 August 2022. 28 August 2022.
  9. Web site: Enrique Clemente, cedido al Racing Club de Ferrol. Enrique Clemente, loaned to Racing Club de Ferrol. UD Las Palmas. es. 1 August 2023. 2 August 2023.