Xisco Nadal

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Personal information
Xisco Nadal
Full name	Francisco Sebastián Nadal Martorell
Date of birth	June 27, 1986 (1986-06-27) (age 21)
Place of birth	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker, left winger
Club information
Current club	Granada 74 CF
Number	24
Youth clubs
2001–2003	Villarreal B
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003–2008 2004 2005 2006–2007 2008–	Villarreal CF →CD Numancia (loan) →Real Murcia (loan) →Hércules CF (loan) Granada 74 CF	20 (3) 15 (1) 6 (1) 16 (0) 0 (0)
National team
?–2003 ?–2005	Spain U-17 Spain U-19
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Xisco Nadal, full name Francisco Sebastián Nadal Martorell (born 27 June 1986 in Palma de Mallorca) is a Spanish football player. He currently plays for Granada 74 CF in Segunda División.

[edit] Football career

He made his debut for Villarreal CF against CA Osasuna, 2 February, 2003. On June 15, playing against RCD Espanyol in a 2-2 away draw, he became the youngest player ever to score in a first division match, aged 16 years, 11 months and 18 days.

However, he wasn't used very often at Villarreal, and served loans to CD Numancia and Real Murcia in the second halves of 2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively. In 2006-07, he spent the entire season at Hércules CF.

He also made 4 UEFA Cup appearances and one in Champions League for Villarreal CF.

[edit] International career

Xisco was part of Spain's U-17 squad which finished as runner-up at 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. He also played in 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, where Spain lost in the final to Brazil.