# 2020–21 Sporting de Gijón season

The 2020–21 Sporting de Gijón season was the club's 115th season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Sporting Gijón participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 21 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 1 February 2021.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Guille Rosas |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Saúl García (on loan from Alavés) |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Marc Valiente |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Borja López |
| 6 | DF | MTQ | Jean-Sylvain Babin |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Aitor García |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Pedro Díaz |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Carlos Carmona (Captain) |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Víctor Campuzano |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Diego Mariño (Vice-captain) |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Nacho Méndez |
| 16 | MF | ESP | José Gragera |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | SRB | Nikola Čumić (on loan from Olympiacos) |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Javi Fuego |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Manu García |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Cristian Salvador |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Pablo Pérez (3rd captain) |
| 23 | FW | MNE | Uroš Đurđević |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Pablo García |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Gaspar Campos |
| 30 | GK | CUB | Christian Joel |
| 32 | DF | UKR | Bogdan Milovanov |
| 34 | DF | ESP | Pelayo Suárez |

### Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Berto González |
| 29 | MF | ESP | Mateo Arellano |
| 31 | MF | ESP | Pelayo Morilla |
| 33 | GK | ESP | Joel Jiménez |
| 35 | FW | ESP | César García |
| 36 | DF | ESP | Álex Zalaya |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 38 | DF | ESP | David Argüelles |
| 39 | MF | ESP | Marcos Trabanco |
| 40 | GK | ESP | Pablo Díez |
| 41 | GK | ESP | Gonzalo Ardura |
| 43 | MF | ESP | Javier Mecerreyes |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Hernán Santana (to Mumbai City FC until 31 May 2021) |
| — | FW | ESP | Álvaro Vázquez (to Sabadell until 30 June 2021) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | SUI | Neftali Manzambi (to Mjällby until 30 June 2021) |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| | FW | Isma Cerro | 25 | Badajoz | End of loan | Summer | | Free |
| 11 | FW | Neftali Manzambi | 23 | Valencia Mestalla | End of loan | Summer | | Free |
| 16 | MF | José Gragera | 19 | Real Sporting B | Promoted | Summer | 2024 | Free |
| 17 | FW | Nikola Čumić | 21 | Olympiacos | Loan | Summer | 2021 | Free |
| 3 | DF | Saúl García | 25 | Alavés | Loan | Summer | 2021 | Free |

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 2 | DF | Damián Pérez | 31 | | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| 11 | MF | Murilo | 25 | Braga | End of loan | Summer | Free |
| 15 | DF | Francisco Molinero | 34 | | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| 3 | DF | Carlos Cordero | 23 | Marbella | Mutual consent | Summer | Free |
| 17 | DF | Unai Medina | 30 | UD Logroñés | Mutual consent | Summer | Free |
| | FW | Isma Cerro | 25 | Andorra | Mutual consent | Summer | Free |
| 21 | MF | Álvaro Traver | 27 | | Mutual consent | Summer | Free |
| 24 | MF | Hernán Santana | 30 | Mumbai City | Mutual consent | Summer | Free |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Segunda División | 13 September 2020 | 30 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 040.48 |
| Copa del Rey | 16 December 2020 | 17 January 2021 | First round | Round of 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 45 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 042.22 |
Last updated: 30 May 2021 Source: Soccerway

### Segunda División
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Girona | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 71 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Rayo Vallecano (O, P) | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 67 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Sporting Gijón | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 65 | |
| 8 | Ponferradina | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 57 | |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 56 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 30 May 2021. Source: La Liga

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | L |
| Position | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.

### Copa del Rey
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated 14 March 2020.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Segunda División | Segunda División | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 13 | GK | ESP | Diego Mariño | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | CUB | Christian Joel | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Guille Rosas | 17 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Saúl García | 28 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Marc Valiente | 13 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Borja López | 25 | 1 | 22+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | MTQ | Jean-Sylvain Babin | 30 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Pablo García | 17 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | UKR | Bogdan Milovanov | 16 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ESP | Pelayo Suárez | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ESP | Álex Zalaya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | ESP | Pedro Díaz | 26 | 2 | 19+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Carlos Carmona | 18 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Nacho Méndez | 13 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | José Gragera | 24 | 1 | 19+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Javi Fuego | 30 | 0 | 22+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Manu García | 26 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Cristian Salvador | 9 | 1 | 3+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Gaspar Campos | 24 | 2 | 14+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ESP | Mateo Arellano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP | Aitor García | 31 | 2 | 21+7 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Víctor Campuzano | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | SRB | Nikola Čumić | 23 | 2 | 13+7 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Pablo Pérez | 18 | 1 | 1+15 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | MNE | Uroš Đurđević | 30 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ESP | Marcos Trabanco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ESP | Álvaro Vázquez | 18 | 1 | 1+15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SUI | Neftali Manzambi | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 14 March 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Segunda División | Copa del Rey | Total |
| 1 | 17 | FW | | Uroš Đurđević | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | 7 | FW | | Aitor García | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 8 | FW | | Pedro Díaz | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 17 | FW | | Nikola Čumić | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 27 | MF | | Gaspar Campos | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | DF | | Borja López | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | DF | | Jean-Sylvain Babin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 16 | MF | | José Gragera | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 19 | MF | | Manu García | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 20 | MF | | Cristian Salvador | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 22 | FW | | Pablo Pérez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 32 | 3 | 35 |