Yarek: "I'm fulfilling a dream with Valencia CF and the Spanish national team"

Valencia CF defender Yarek Gasiorowski, made his first team debut at the beginning of October, is already one of the pillars of the Spanish Under-19 squad. Last night he was the central figure in the victory of the Spanish U-19 team against Moldova U19 after scoring a hat-trick.

Hat-trick

"Who would have thought that I would score three goals in one game? I had never scored a hat-trick before. My teammates were amazed that as a centre-back I scored three goals. The first was a cross from the penalty spot and a scissor-kick with my left foot. The second was practically the same, although he hit the ball with his right foot and touched the ball into an opponent. The third was a direct cross and a shot. I'll keep the ball which was signed by my teammates as a souvenir.

Set-pieces

"This type of action is another game within the same game. If you're focused, they decide a lot of games. An example of this is the last match with the national team in which four of the five goals came from set pieces".

Valencia CF debut

"I'm fulfilling the dreams that you've longed for since you were a child, like making your debut with the first team at the club where you grew up. I remember that in the 50th minute, I went to warm up and it was the 90th minute and it looked like nothing was going to happen. Then, suddenly I saw that Thierry couldn't go on and Baraja told me to change quickly because he was going to come off. I've kept the shirt from that moment".

Time at the VCF Academy

"I arrived as a second-year prebenjamín. I spent two years at the VCF Residence because it was more convenient for me when it came to adjusting to training schedules".

Mestalla

"In the first game at Mestalla, I remember that I went to warm up first because of a possible injury to Paulista, but then I went back to the bench. In the second half, in the 87th minute, Yaremchuk was called on, but Mosquera also suddenly had some discomfort and Baraja turned around and told me to change quickly to come on. Playing at Mestalla is stunning, it's indescribable.