Quim Araújo

Joaquim "Quim" Araújo Delgado (born 10 March 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Lleida Esportiu as a forward.

Quim Araújo
Personal information
Full name Joaquim Araújo Delgado
Date of birth (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lleida Esportiu
Number 19
Youth career
Escuela Grasshoppers
Lloreda
Sant Gabriel
1999–2000 Espanyol
2000–2001 Gramenet
2001–2002 Ferrán Martorell
2002–2005 Premià
2005–2007 Badalona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Badalona B 8 (1)
2007–2009 Gramenet B 59 (10)
2009–2011 Montañesa 72 (26)
2011–2014 Sant Andreu 108 (15)
2014–2015 Compostela 34 (5)
2015–2016 Eldense 21 (4)
2016–2017 Valencia B 56 (9)
2017–2018 Albacete 7 (1)
2018–2019 Córdoba 21 (1)
2019–2020 Cartagena 24 (1)
2020– Lleida Esportiu 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Araújo and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Araújo made his debut as a senior with CF Badalona's reserves in 2007, in the regional leagues. After subsequently representing UDA Gramenet B, he signed for Tercera División side CF Montañesa in July 2009.[1]

Araújo first arrived in Segunda División B on 1 July 2011, after agreeing to a contract with UE Sant Andreu.[2] On 8 July 2014, after being an undisputed starter, he moved to fellow league team SD Compostela.[3]

On 24 July 2015 Araújo joined CD Eldense, still in the third division.[4] The following 29 January he signed for another reserve team, Valencia CF Mestalla in the same category, for €25,000.[5]

On 3 July 2017, after impressing with Mestalla in the 2017 Segunda División B play-offs, Araújo agreed to a contract with Albacete Balompié, newly promoted to Segunda División.[6] He made his professional debut on 20 August, coming on as a late substitute for Jon Erice.[7]

Araújo scored his first professional goal on 24 September 2017, netting the winner in a 2–1 home defeat of Real Oviedo. The following 31 January, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with fellow league team Córdoba CF.[8]

On 19 July 2019, Araújo signed a one-year deal with FC Cartagena in division three, after cutting ties with the Blanquiverdes.[9]

References
  1. "Últimas altas en Montañesa" [Last additions at Montañesa] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. "Quim Araujo, màgia pel Sant Andreu" [Quim Araujo, magic for Sant Andreu] (in Catalan). Ara. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. "Quim Araújo llega al Compos en una clara apuesta por el fútbol creativo" [Quim Araújo arrives at Compos in a clear bet for creative football] (in Spanish). El Correo Gallego. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. "Oficial: Eldense, se incorpora Quim Araujo" [Official: Eldense, Quim Araujo joins] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. "El Valencia ficha Quim Araujo, del Eldense, para el Mestalla" [Valencia sign Quim Araujo, from Eldense, for Mestalla] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  6. "El Alba ficha a Quim Araujo" [Alba sign Quim Araujo] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  7. "'Vuelta al cole' sin puntería" ['Back to school' without aim] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  8. "Quim Araujo, blanquiverde hasta 2020" [Quim Araujo, green-and-white until 2020] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  9. "La magia llega al Cartagonova con el fichaje de Quim Araujo para la 19/20" [The magic arrives at Cartagonova with the signing of Quim Araujo for 19/20] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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