Germán Parreño Boix (born 16 February 1993), known simply as Germán, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Deportivo de La Coruña.
Club career Born in Elche, Alicante, Valencian Community, Germán joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2007 from local Elche CF, aged 14. He made his senior debut with the B team in the Tercera División.La historia de Germán (The story of Germán); Marca, 8 September 2016 (in Spanish)
On 26 August 2013, Germán signed a new four-year deal with the Catalans, being also promoted to the main squad.Germán Parreño renueva por el Espanyol hasta 2017 (Germán Parreño renews with Espanyol until 2017); Diario AS, 26 August 2013 (in Spanish) On 8 December he played his first game as a professional, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Real Jaén in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey (eventual 4–2 aggregate win).Stuani sofoca el incendio (Stuani smothers fire); Marca, 8 December 2013 (in Spanish)
Germán first appeared in La Liga on 6 April 2014, taking the place of suspended Kiko Casilla in a 4–1 loss at Sevilla FC.Conjura de Champions (Champions plot); Marca, 6 April 2014 (in Spanish) In January 2015, after losing his backup position to another youth graduate, Pau López, he was loaned to Segunda División club Racing de Santander until June.El guardameta Germán Parreño, primer refuerzo invernal del Racing 2014/15 (Goalkeeper Germán Parreño, first winter addition of 2014/15's Racing); Racing Santander, 22 January 2015 (in Spanish)
On 18 August 2015, Germán moved to Girona FC of the same league in a season-long loan deal.El Girona incorpora al portero Germán Parreño (Girona add goalkeeper Germán Parreño); Girona FC, 18 August 2015 (in Spanish) He played understudy to Isaac Becerra during his spell, and terminated his contract with Espanyol on 5 August 2016.Germán Parreño deixa el club (Germán Parreño leaves the club); RCD Espanyol, 5 August 2016 (in Catalan)
On 6 August 2016, Germán returned to his first club Elche.Germán, refuerzo para la portería franjiverde (Germán, addition to the franjiverde goal); Elche CF, 6 August 2016 (in Spanish) The following summer, he signed for UCAM Murcia CF in the Segunda División B.El UCAM Murcia ficha a Germán Parreño para apuntalar la portería (UCAM Murcia sign Germán Parreño to bolster goal); Marca, 3 July 2017 (in Spanish) Two years later, he joined fellow third-tier UD Ibiza, agreeing to a contract until 30 June 2020 with the option for an additional season.Germán Parreño, new Ibiza player ; UD Ibiza, 25 June 2019
On 1 July 2023, after suffering second-division relegation, Germán signed a two-year deal with Deportivo de La Coruña in the Primera Federación.Oficial: Germán Parreño, nuevo portero del Deportivo (Official: Germán Parreño, new Deportivo goalkeeper); Diario AS, 1 July 2023 (in Spanish)
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCopa del ReyOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEspanyol B2012–13Segunda División B240——240Espanyol2012–13La Liga0000—00 2013–14La Liga1020—30Total1020—30Racing Santander (loan)2014–15 Segunda División70——70Girona (loan)2015–16 Segunda División00100010Elche2016–17 Segunda División2020—40UCAM Murcia2017–18Segunda División B19000001902018–19Segunda División B28020—300Total4702000490Ibiza2019–20Segunda División B15030101902020–21Segunda División B22030202702021–22Segunda División32000—3202022–23Segunda División5020—70Total7408030850Deportivo A Coruña2023–24Primera Federación31010003202024–25Segunda División5010—602025–26Segunda División20010—2102026–27La Liga0000—00Total5603000590Career total2110180302320
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