Pep Casas Explained

Pep Casas
Fullname:José Casas de Abadal
Birth Date:20 June 2000
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Inter Miami II
Clubnumber:8
Youthyears1:2009–2012
Youthclubs1:Barcelona
Youthyears2:2012–2013
Youthclubs2:Ipswich Town
Youthyears3:2013–2019
Youthclubs3:CE Europa
Collegeyears1:2019–2021
College1:Indiana Tech Warriors
Collegecaps1:64
Collegegoals1:8
Collegeyears2:2021–2023
College2:UNC Wilmington Seahawks
Collegecaps2:33
Collegegoals2:2
Years1:2021–2022
Clubs1:Fort Wayne FC
Caps1:12
Goals1:1
Years2:2024–
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2024–
Clubs3:Inter Miami (loan)
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Pcupdate:02:41, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

José Casas de Abadal (born 20 June 2000), known as Pep Casas, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Inter Miami II in MLS Next Pro.

Club career

Casas began playing football in his hometown Barcelona with the famed academy La Masia as a child. He had a year-long stint afterwards with the English club Ipswich Town's academy. He finished his development back in Spain with CE Europa where he went up their youth categories before being released. He decided to study postsecondary education in the United States, and joined the Indiana Institute of Technology in 2019where he played for their soccer team on the side.[1] He moved to University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2021, and began playing with the UNCW Seahawks.[2]

He was selected by Inter Miami in the third round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft on 19 December 2023.[3] On 23 March 2024, he signed with the senior Inter Miami team on a short-term loan for a Major League Soccer match.[4] He made his senior and professional debut with Inter Miami as a late substitute in a 4–0 loss to New York Red Bulls on 23 March 2024.[5] On 30 March 2024, he signed on another short-term loan with Inter Miami.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Descartado en el Barça, elegido en el Draft de la MLS por Inter Miami y ahora podría jugar con su ídolo: «Como toque a Messi me caigo al suelo». December 21, 2023. Relevo.
  2. Web site: Hofstra’s Carmichael and Goldthorp, UNCW’s Casas Selected in MLS SuperDraft. Miles. McQuiggan. caasports.com.
  3. Web site: Inter Miami CF Selects Casas in MLS SuperDraft. December 19, 2023. UNC Wilmington Athletics.
  4. Web site: Lo descartaron en Barcelona, probó suerte en Inglaterra, pero ahora debutó en Inter Miami por la ausencia de Messi. March 24, 2024. Bolavip Argentina.
  5. Web site: Casas Makes MLS Debut with Inter Miami CF. March 23, 2024. BVM Sports.
  6. Web site: Inter Miami Signs Leo Afonso and Pep Casas on Short-Term Agreements from Inter Miami CF II | Inter Miami CF. intermiamicf.