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My Take
Hugo Mallo represents a kind of loyalty that feels increasingly rare in modern football, and I respect him enormously for it. Spending the bulk of his career at Celta de Vigo, he made 449 competitive appearances and set a club record of 309 in La Liga. At 173 cm he was never an imposing right-back, but he compensated with grit and an unwavering commitment to a single badge. Coming from the small Galician town of Marín, he turned dependability into a defining virtue. In an era of constant transfers, a one-club man who quietly served for years is exactly the sort of footballer I find easy to root for.
Overview
Hugo Mallo Novegil (born 22 June 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back. He spent most of his professional career with Celta, making 449 competitive appearances including a club record of 309 in La Liga.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hugo Mallo
- Name (Japanese)
- ウーゴ・マージョ
- Reading
- うーご・まーじょ
- Born
- June 22, 1991 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Goat
- Origin
- Marín, Pontevedra Province, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 173 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.