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My Take
What strikes me about José Luis Gayà is how rare his kind of loyalty has become. He came up through Valencia's academy, debuted as a teenager in 2012, and stayed long enough to captain the club through 400-plus matches. In an era when full-backs chase bigger contracts the moment they break out, he built his whole identity around one badge. That 2019 Copa del Rey win feels like the kind of reward that belongs to a one-club man. I respect players who choose continuity over spectacle, and Gayà reads to me as someone who measures a career by belonging rather than by trophies alone.
Overview
José Luis Gayà Peña (Valencian: [xoˈse luˈiz ɣaˈja ˈpeɲa]; born 25 May 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Valencia, which he captains. An academy graduate of Valencia, he made his senior debut in 2012 and went on to play more than 400 competitive matches for the club, winning the Copa del Rey in 2019.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- José Luis Gayà
- Name (Japanese)
- ホセ・ルイス・ガヤ
- Reading
- ほせ・るいす・がや
- Born
- May 25, 1995 (age 31)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Boar
- Origin
- Pedreguer, Province of Alicante, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 172 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.