Alberto Escassi Oliva (born 28 February 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder for UD Ibiza.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Escassi Oliva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ibiza | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Málaga | ||
| 2005–2007 | El Palo | ||
| 2007–2008 | Getafe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Getafe B | 90 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Getafe | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Hércules (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Hércules | 57 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Alcorcón | 17 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Llagostera | 34 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Numancia | 130 | (11) |
| 2020–2023 | Málaga | 104 | (4) |
| 2023– | Ibiza | 31 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:05, 22 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEscassi was born in Málaga, Andalusia. After playing for two other clubs as a youth, including hometown's Málaga CF, he finished his football development with Getafe CF,[2] making his senior debut in 2008 and helping the reserves to promote to Segunda División B for the first time ever in his second year.
On 13 April 2010, Escassi made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, replacing veteran Javier Casquero in the dying minutes of a 3–0 home win over Villarreal CF.[3] On 16 December he appeared in that season's UEFA Europa League against BSC Young Boys, with the Madrid side winning 1–0 but being eliminated in the group stage.[4]
For the 2011–12 campaign, both Escassi and teammate Adrián Sardinero were loaned to Hércules CF of the Segunda División. On 10 July 2012 both players moved on a permanent basis, with the former signing for two years.[5]
Escassi scored his first professional goal on 26 August 2012, his team's in a 1–2 home loss against fierce rivals Elche CF.[6] On 13 August 2014, after the Valencians' relegation, he signed a two-year deal with AD Alcorcón in the same league.[7]
On 30 June 2015, Escassi terminated his contract,[8] and joined UE Llagostera also of the second tier hours later.[9] On 28 June 2016, following their relegation, he signed for CD Numancia.[10]
On 24 October 2017, Escassi was one of two players on target in a 2–1 defeat of top-flight side Málaga in the first leg of the fourth round of the Copa del Rey, in spite of trailing 1–0 in stoppage time.[11] During the season, he was regularly deployed as a central defender by manager Jagoba Arrasate.[12]
Escassi returned to his first club Málaga on 28 August 2020, after agreeing to a three-year deal.[13] In July 2023, he joined UD Ibiza of Primera Federación.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Alberto Escassi Oliva". Málaga CF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ De Málaga a Getafe, de Alberto a Escassi (From Málaga to Getafe, from Alberto to Escassi); Diario Sur, 4 March 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Yellow Submarines are sunk; ESPN Soccernet, 13 April 2010
- ^ Getafe ride out Young Boys storm; UEFA, 16 December 2010
- ^ Escassi, otro refuerzo para el Hércules (Escassi, another signing for Hércules); Marca, 10 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Elche vuelve a profanar el templo de su eterno rival (Elche return to desecrate eternal rival's temple); Marca, 26 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Alberto Escassi, nuevo refuerzo para la A.D. Alcorcón (Alberto Escassi, new addition for A.D. Alcorcón) Archived 14 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine; AD Alcorcón, 13 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Alberto Escassi rescinde su contrato con la A.D. Alcorcón (Alberto Escassi terminates his contract with A.D. Alcorcón) Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; AD Alcorcón, 1 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Alberto Escassi, primer fichaje oficial del Llagostera (Alberto Escassi, first official signing of Llagostera); Diario AS, 30 June 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Escassi, nuevo jugador del C. D. Numancia 2016–17 (Escassi, new player of Numancia 2016–17); CD Numancia, 28 June 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Numancia agrava la crisis del Málaga con dos goles en la prolongación (Numancia worsen Málaga crisis with two injury-time goals); Marca, 24 October 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Comodín Escassi" [Joker Escassi] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Soria. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Escassi vuelve a casa" [Escassi returns home] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Confirmado: Alberto Escassi, nuevo jugador de la UD Ibiza (Confirmed: Alberto Escassi, new UD Ibiza player); Diario de Ibiza, 5 July 2023 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Alberto Escassi at BDFutbol
- Alberto Escassi at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Alberto Escassi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Alberto Escassi at Soccerway