On Friday José Ángel Carmona returns to the RCDE Stadium, a field that undoubtedly brings back extraordinary memories. There, just over two years ago, Julen Lopetegui made his debut in LaLiga as a starter in a very special match that the youth player will never forget. And that September 10, 2022, the El Viso del Alcor defender not only made his debut in Sevilla’s starting eleven in the First Division, but also began to establish himself as an elite footballer with a sensational performance. Carmona responded to Lopetegui’s confidence by scoring no less than two goals and an assist in Sevilla’s 2-3 victory over Espanyol. He was 20 years old at the time and his introduction letter was unbeatable. He acted with the number 30 and as a right back, in the position that he has now settled with García Pimienta. Carmona was noticed from the first action of the clash, enabling Erik Lamela with his decisive pass to overtake the Nervión team on the scoreboard in the first minute of play. Then, in the 26th minute, he collected a rebound after a corner kick and finished perfectly as if he were a born ‘9’. His teammates and the coaching staff put their hands on their heads with the kid’s self-confidence. Sevilla’s third goal and Visueño’s second goal in his own account came close to the end of the first act of the match after an indecision on the part of the local defense, which he took advantage of by finishing at will. The subsequent goals from Joselu and Braithwaite for Espanyol only served to close the gap in a challenge whose entire spoils went to Sevilla FC thanks to the phenomenal performance of their youth player. José Ángel Carmona thus became Sevilla’s second youngest player FC in the 21st century who scores at least two goals in the same match, only surpassed by the myth José Antonio Reyes at 18 years old against Athletic Club in 2001. Carmona is also the youngest player in La Liga history to participate in three goals for his team in the same match. Among the virtues that he always exhibited from the lower categories, his versatility, his great ability to attack and defend with judgment, have always stood out. He has also known how to adapt to the center back position, as he demonstrated at Sevilla Atlético and as soon as he joined the first team, where Lopetegui saw in him a clear bet, making him debut in March 2022 in a match against Rayo Vallecano (1-1 ) in which he played the last 25 minutes. Acuña, Gudelj and Kike Salas congratulate Carmona at the RCDE Stadium ABCCarmona always has in mind his magical afternoon in Cornellà, a fiefdom that awaits him again this Friday and where he fulfilled that “childhood dream” after the long road traveled since his arrival on the Utrera highway at only 7 years old. After the powerful emergence that he made, he renewed his contract with Sevilla FC until June 2025. In other words, the player is now in his last year of employment in Nervión and the parties are confident of being able to reach an agreement to prolong the relationship. At the moment, the positions are distant regarding the economic aspect and the years of the contract. While Sevilla would now bet on a long commitment, the agents do not see it so clearly. In any case, the desire is to find common points and come together in the renewal. There is no rush. There are months ahead to seal the agreement. It so happens that Carmona is now going through the best moment of his career. After a year and a half away from the Nervión club, on loan first to Elche CF and then to Getafe CF, he returned this summer to Sevilla FC to become a reference for the team and a fixture for the coach, Xavi García Pimienta. He has taken over the right side, strikingly overcoming the competition of an Olympic champion like Juanlu, a world champion like Montiel and a historical legend of the club like Jesús Navas, who must dose his appearances until December 31 when he will hang up his boots. . Carmona is the Sevilla FC field player who has played the most minutes so far this season (882), with a big difference over the next player, who is the Belgian Lukebakio (753). After them appears Loïc Badé (650) and only goalkeeper Nyland, who has played everything (900), surpasses the minutes played by the El Viso del Alcor side, who only missed 18 minutes after being substituted in the final stretch of two meetings. Or what is the same, he has been a starter in all 10 games with García Pimienta. The Sevilla “plus” Called up by Santi Denia for the Spanish under-21 team in the last break, the Nervion youth squad José Ángel Carmona also shines in the LaLiga EA statistics Sports. He is the second player who has accumulated the most recoveries so far in the tournament, with a total of 20, equaling Madrid player Aurelien Tchouameni and only surpassed by the Uruguayan from the white team Fede Valverde (21). «I knew him from seeing him in the games from outside, but it was a surprise. He understands the game very well, we ask him for things and he adapts. And on the defensive issue it gives us a lot; On top of that, he is a Sevilla player and he has that plus,” explains the Sevilla coach, Xavi García Pimienta, about his pupil Carmona.
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