# Pedro Orfila

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**Pedro Orfila Artime** (born 6 March 1988) is a Spanish [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [right-back](/source/Defender_(association_football)#Full-back) or a [central defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)#Centre-back) for [Marino de Luanco](/source/Marino_de_Luanco).

## Club career

### Sporting Gijón

Born in [Luanco](/source/Luanco), [Asturias](/source/Asturias), Orfila joined [Sporting de Gijón](/source/Sporting_de_Gij%C3%B3n)'s academy at the age of 13. He spent the better part of his first four seasons as a senior with [their reserves](/source/Sporting_Atl%C3%A9tico), in the [Segunda División B](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B).[1]

Orfila made his competitive debut for the first team on 27 October 2010, playing the entire 3–1 away loss against [RCD Mallorca](/source/RCD_Mallorca) in the [round of 32](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Copa_del_Rey) of the [Copa del Rey](/source/Copa_del_Rey).[2][1] His [La Liga](/source/La_Liga) bow only arrived on 19 February 2012, in a 1–1 home draw with [Atlético Madrid](/source/Atl%C3%A9tico_Madrid) where he excelled at right-back.[3]

During his spell at the [El Molinón](/source/El_Molin%C3%B3n), Orfila made 23 official appearances.[4]

### Racing Santander

For the [2013–14 campaign](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B), Orfila was loaned to third-tier club [Racing de Santander](/source/Racing_de_Santander).[5] In July 2014, after winning promotion to the [Segunda División](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n), he signed a permanent two-year contract as a [free agent](/source/Free_agent).[6]

Orfila only missed three matches in 42 in [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n), but the [Cantabrians](/source/Cantabria) were immediately relegated.[7]

### Later career

Orfila subsequently competed in divisions two and three, representing [CD Numancia](/source/CD_Numancia),[8] [Real Murcia CF](/source/Real_Murcia_CF),[9] [FC Cartagena](/source/FC_Cartagena)[10] and [CD Atlético Baleares](/source/CD_Atl%C3%A9tico_Baleares).[11] On 16 December 2021, he scored twice as the latter side defeated top-flight [Getafe CF](/source/Getafe_CF) 5–0 in [the domestic cup](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Copa_del_Rey); the opposition played more than one hour with one man less after [Erick Cabaco](/source/Erick_Cabaco) was [sent off](/source/Ejection_(sports)) for headbutting [Isi Ros](/source/Isi_Ros).[12]

## References

1. Cabranes, Ángel (21 February 2012). ["Orfila se gana el sitio"](https://www.lne.es/deportes/2012/02/21/orfila-gana-sitio-20943194.html) [Orfila earns his place] (in Spanish). *[La Nueva España](/source/La_Nueva_Espa%C3%B1a)*. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

1. ["El Mallorca encarrila la eliminatoria en el minuto 93"](https://elpais.com/deportes/2010/10/27/actualidad/1288164138_850215.html) [Mallorca get the upper hand in tie in the 93rd minute] (in Spanish). *[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)*. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

1. Malagón, Manuel (19 February 2012). ["El Atlético también engrandece a Juan Pablo"](https://www.marca.com/marcador/futbol/2011_12/primera/jornada_24/spo_atm/) [Atlético also make Juan Pablo bigger] (in Spanish). *[Marca](/source/Marca_(newspaper))*. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

1. ["¿Qué fue de Pedro Orfila?"](https://www.lavozdeasturias.es/noticia/sporting1905/2017/10/24/pedro-orfila/00031508878361456350522.htm) [What happened to Pedro Orfila?] (in Spanish). *[La Voz de Asturias](/source/La_Voz_de_Asturias)*. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

1. ["Pedro Orfila, cedido al Racing de Santander"](https://www.lne.es/deportes/2013/08/19/pedro-orfila-cedido-racing-santander-20591191.html) [Pedro Orfila, loaned to Racing Santander] (in Spanish). *La Nueva España*. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

1. ["Pedro Orfila firma con el Racing por dos temporadas"](https://www.elcomercio.es/sporting/noticias/201407/16/pedro-orfila-firma-racing-20140716001600-v.html) [Pedro Orfila signs with Racing for two seasons] (in Spanish). *[El Comercio](/source/El_Comercio_(Spain))*. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

1. ["Resumen temporada 2014/2015 del Racing de Santander: cosa de magia negra..."](https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/2015/06/30/racing-de-santander/507195-resumen-temporada-2014-2015-del-racing-de-santander-cosa-de-magia-negra.html) [Racing Santander 2014/2015 season summary: black magic material...] (in Spanish). [Vavel](/source/Vavel). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

1. ["Gaztañaga y Pedro Orfila, dos fichajes para un Numancia más competitivo"](https://elmirondesoria.es/deportes/futbol/gaztanaga-y-pedro-orfila-dos-fichajes-para-un-numancia-mas-competitivo) [Gaztañaga and Pedro Orfila, two signings for a more competitive Numancia] (in Spanish). *El Mirón de Soria*. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

1. ["Pedro Orfila ficha por el Murcia"](https://www.lne.es/deportes/2017/07/10/pedro-orfila-ficha-murcia-19272108.html) [Pedro Orfila signs for Murcia] (in Spanish). *La Nueva España*. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

1. ["Orfila, segundo exgrana que ficha el Cartagena"](https://www.laopiniondemurcia.es/deportes/2018/08/03/orfila-segundo-exgrana-ficha-cartagena-31647291.html) [Orfila, second former *grana* to sign for Cartagena] (in Spanish). *La Opinión de Murcia*. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

1. Fuente, Adrián (5 August 2019). ["El Atlético Baleares incorpora a Pedro Orfila"](https://www.diariodemallorca.es/deportes/2019/08/05/atletico-baleares-incorpora-pedro-orfila-2851959.html) [Atlético Baleares add Pedro Orfila] (in Spanish). *Diario de Mallorca*. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

1. ["5–0. El Getafe cae a plomo ante el Atlético Baleares"](https://www.estadiodeportivo.com/noticias-futbol/getafe/2021/12/16/5-0-getafe-cae-plomo/371382.html) [5–0. Getafe plummet against Atlético Baleares] (in Spanish). *[Estadio Deportivo](/source/Estadio_Deportivo)*. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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