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Joan Verdú Fernández (born 5 May 1983) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Italian club ACF Fiorentina. A versatile midfielder, adept as both central or attacking midfielder, he started professionally at Barcelona, but played mainly for local rivals Espanyol during his career, amassing La Liga totals of 249 games and 34 goals over the course of eight seasons and also representing in the competition Deportivo and Betis. ==Football career== Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Verdú was a product of FC Barcelona's youth system. He played mainly for its B-side as a senior, making his debut with the main squad on 27 October 2004 in a 0–1 away loss against UDA Gramenet for the season's Copa del Rey;〔(Sorpresón (Big surprise) ); El Mundo Deportivo, 28 October 2004 〕 his second and last appearance took place on 7 December, in a 0–2 defeat at FC Shakhtar Donetsk for the UEFA Champions League.〔(N is for... ); UEFA.com, 9 May 2005〕 For 2006–07 Verdú moved to Deportivo de La Coruña, being relatively used by the Galicians throughout the campaign and scoring in a 2–0 away win over Villarreal CF on 11 February 2007. He produced similar numbers in his second year in La Liga. Profiting from Juan Carlos Valerón's age and recurrent physical problems, Verdú had a breakthrough year in 2008–09, often assuming the playmaking duties of the former while also adding seven league goals. However, after a new deal could not be agreed, the free agent moved back to his native region after three years, signing a four-year contract with RCD Espanyol.〔(Verdú ficha por el Espanyol (Verdú signs with Espanyol) ); Super Deporte, 4 June 2009 〕 On 19 September 2009 Verdú netted against his previous team, in a 3–2 away triumph,〔(Espanyol win at Depor ); ESPN Soccernet, 19 September 2009〕 and started most of his first year, also benefitting from age and injury-related problems of another teammate, Iván de la Peña. Without any real competitor in the following season – de la Peña only saw 30 minutes of action – he improved his numbers to 37 games and five goals, as the ''Pericos'' finished comfortably in midtable. In the 2013 summer the free agent Verdú signed a four-year deal with another club in the category, Real Betis.〔(El fichaje de Verdú por el Betis ya es oficial (Verdú's signing for Betis is already official) ); Marca, 24 June 2013 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joan Verdú」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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