David Goldar

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Goldar and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

David Goldar Gómez (born 15 September 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Cypriot club Pafos.

David Goldar

Personal information
Full name	David Goldar Gómez[1]
Date of birth	(1994-09-15) 15 September 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Portas, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Pafos
Number	5
Youth career
	Vilagarcía SD
	AJ Lérez
2004–2013	Celta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Celta B	74	(5)
2014–2016	Celta	2	(0)
2016–2017	Ponferradina	11	(0)
2017–2018	Pontevedra	32	(1)
2018–2019	Cornellà	34	(4)
2019–2020	Gimnàstic	23	(2)
2020–2023	Ibiza	72	(11)
2023	Burgos	17	(0)
2023–	Pafos	58	(9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:38, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Portas, Galicia, Goldar played youth football with local RC Celta de Vigo. He started his senior career in 2013 with the B team in the Segunda División B, being initially deployed as a defensive midfielder.^[2]

Goldar made his La Liga debut on 3 May 2014, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Andreu Fontàs in a 2–0 away win against CA Osasuna.^[3] In June 2016 he was released from his contract,^[4] and on 14 September he signed for third-division club SD Ponferradina.^[5]

Goldar continued in division three in the 2017–18 season, with Pontevedra CF.^[6] On 9 July 2018, he joined UE Cornellà of the same league,^[7] being a regular starter during the campaign and scoring four goals.

On 2 July 2019, Goldar agreed to a two-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, recently relegated to the third tier.^[8] In the summer of 2020, he moved to UD Ibiza.^[9] He helped the latter side to reach the Segunda División for the first time ever in his first year, contributing four goals to this feat.^[10][11]

In 2021–22, which was also his first season at that level, Goldar helped Ibiza to stay up with seven goals from 36 games which were the best figures for a defender in nine years;^[12][13] most were headed in from corner kicks.^[14] On 26 January 2023, however, he terminated his contract with the club,^[15] and joined Burgos CF later that day.^[16]

On 22 August 2023, Burgos announced the transfer of Goldar to Pafos from Cyprus.^[17]

Personal life

In June 2021, Goldar was called as a witness for the trial of his former Celta teammate Santi Mina, who was accused of sexual assault on their holiday in Mojácar four years earlier.^[18] The following March, he was tried as the latter's alleged accomplice,^[19] being acquitted as Mina was sent to prison for four years.^[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 August 2025^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celta B	2013–14	Segunda División B	26	1	—		—		—		26	1
	2014–15		23	2	—		—		—		23	2
	2015–16		25	2	—		—		—		25	2
	Total		74	5	—		—		—		74	5
Celta	2013–14	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2015–16		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Ponferradina	2016–17	Segunda División B	11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
Pontevedra	2017–18		32	1	1	0	—		3	0	36	1
Cornellà	2018–19		36	4	1	0	—		—		37	4
Gimnàstic	2019–20		23	2	2	0	—		—		25	2
Ibiza	2020–21		25	4	3	0	—		—		28	4
	2021–22	Segunda División	36	7	2	0	—		—		38	7
	2022–23		13	0	2	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		74	11	7	0	—		—		81	11
Burgos	2022–23	Segunda División	16	0	0	0	—		—		16	0
	2023–24		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		17	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
Pafos	2023–24	Cypriot First Division	29	3	4	1	—		—		33	4
	2024–25		29	6	4	0	17	2	1	0	51	8
	2025–26		0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		58	9	8	1	19	2	1	0	86	12
Career total			327	32	19	1	19	2	4	0	369	35

Honours

Pafos

• Cypriot First Division: 2024–25
• Cypriot Cup: 2023–24^[22]