By Sergio Silva
Dec 23, 2023, 9:02 PM EST
Julián Araujo has become the absolute owner of the right back of Las Palmas and in an indispensable piece within the defense used by the technical director of the Canary Islands team, Francisco García Pimienta, so far this season of the Spanish LaLiga.
The Mexican’s contribution has been important for Las Palmas to find itself in the middle of the local tournament standings on its return to the top category of Spanish football, and has earned the 22-year-old player a nomination for the MVP award. of the month of December that is given to players in the under-23 category.
On this occasion, Julián Araujo will not have it easy at all since he is among the nominees for the award for this month of December There is none other than the current Real Madrid star, Jude Bellinghamcurrent top scorer in the Spanish championship with 13 goals, one more than his closest pursuer, Borja Mayoral, from Getafe.
Julián Araujo, who He is currently a FC Barcelona player but is on loan this season in Las Palmasalso shares the nomination with the Spanish Nico Williams of Athletic Club, the Japanese Take Kubo of Real Sociedad and the Brazilian Yan Couto of the surprising Girona, co-leader of the championship with Real Madrid.
The Mexican right back remains entrenched in the starting eleven of the Canary Islands team that closed 2023 in ninth place in the standings with 25 points after 18 rounds. Araujo played a total of four games this December, all of which his team played. He was on the court for 90 minutes in each of those presentations.
The defensive and attacking contribution of the Mexican contributed to Las Palmas leaving a positive balance after the victories against Getafe (2-0), Deportivo Alavés (1-0) and the draw against Cádiz (1-1). However, they could not avoid the defeat at the hands of Athletic Club (1-0) last Wednesday, which closed their performance in 2023.
Beyond whether or not he wins the MVP of the month award for December in LaLiga, Julián Araujo is fully enjoying his first experience in European football after leaving Major League Soccer this year where he spent the last five seasons defending the shirt. from Los Angeles Galaxy.
Although the Mexican right-back has assured on several occasions that one of his goals is to report back to FC Barcelona and has also revealed that he has adapted in the best way to the experience in the Canary Islands team where he has established himself as one of the essential pieces in the starting eleven.
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