Andreu Guerao Mayoral (born 17 June 1983), known simply as Andreu, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Andreu made his professional debut with FC Barcelona B in the Segunda División B, and was not able to prevent Atlético Malagueño's relegation to that level in the following season. He signed for Sporting de Gijón in July 2006, appearing in just six games as the Asturias club returned to La Liga in 2007–08 and accomplishing the same in 2008–09.
In late January 2010, having only collected a few minutes in that season's Copa del Rey, Andreu was released by Sporting, joining Ekstraklasa side Polonia Warsaw – managed by his compatriot José Mari Bakero – on a one-and-a-half-year deal. On 14 May, he scored in a 1–0 home win against Legia Warsaw in a local derby.
After not having his contract extended, Andreu moved to New Zealand's Auckland City FC. He subsequently had short spells with FC Dinamo Tbilisi and Lechia Gdańsk, appearing rarely for both teams.
Andreu then spent three seasons back in Spain with Racing de Santander, being relegated to the third tier in 2012–13 but achieving promotion the following campaign. He subsequently signed for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC of the A-League, being released on 5 May 2016 after having helped the latter to reach the Grand Final.
On 9 August 2017, following a brief spell in Greece, the 34-year-old Andreu returned to the Australian top division when he joined Perth Glory FC, reuniting with former Sporting teammate Diego Castro in the process. At the end of the regular season, he left.
Personal life Andreu's older brother, Antonio, was also a professional footballer. He was also developed at FC Barcelona, but spent most of his career in the lower leagues.
In addition to his native Spanish, Andreu could also speak English.
Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarcelona B 2003–04Segunda División B10——102004–05Segunda División B110——110Total120——120Málaga B2005–06Segunda División332——332Sporting Gijón2006–07Segunda División29100—2912007–08Segunda División6000—602008–09La Liga6010—702009–10La Liga0020—20Total41130—441Polonia Warsaw2009–10Ekstraklasa12100—1212010–11Ekstraklasa22010—230Total34110—351Auckland City2011–12ASB Premiership30003060Dinamo Tbilisi2011–12Umaglesi Liga3000—30Lechia Gdańsk2012–13Ekstraklasa8020—100Racing Santander2012–13Segunda División13000—1302013–14Segunda División B29161303822014–15Segunda División20100—201Total6226130713Western Sydney Wanderers2015–16A-League27320—293Aris2016–17Football League2030—50Perth Glory2017–18A-League17000—170Career total24291716026510
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