Pep Casas

José "Pep" Casas de Abadal is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sacramento Republic FC in USL Championship.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Casas began playing football in his hometown with the famed academy La Masia as a child. He had a year-long stint afterwards with the English club Ipswich Town's academy. He finished his development back in Spain with CE Europa where he went up their youth categories before being released. He decided to study postsecondary education in the United States, and joined the Indiana Institute of Technology in 2019 where he played for their soccer team on the side. He moved to University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2021, and began playing with the UNCW Seahawks.
He was selected by Inter Miami in the third round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft on 19 December 2023. On 23 March 2024, he signed with the senior Inter Miami team on a short-term loan for a Major League Soccer match. He made his senior and professional debut with Inter Miami as a late substitute in a 4–0 loss to New York Red Bulls on 23 March 2024. On 30 March 2024, he signed on another short-term loan with Inter Miami.
On 28 January 2026, Sacramento Republic FC of the USL Championship announced they had signed Casas to a contract for the 2026 season.

Inter Miami