Oriol Soldevila Puig (born 26 March 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera Federación – Group 2 club Intercity.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oriol Soldevila Puig[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Intercity | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Cornellà | ||
| 2018–2020 | Barcelona | ||
| 2020–2022 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Intercity | 68 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:03, 20 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editSoldevila was born in Barcelona. He began playing futsal at the age of five. After training in seven-a-side football with RCD Espanyol, he continued at Atlètic Sant Just FC, and turned down an approach from UE Cornellà in order to continue playing with his friends. In his first season of 11-a-side, his delayed growth meant that he only played the last two games, but that was enough to be scouted by Cornellà in the División de Honor Infantil.[2]
Soldevila's performances for Cornellà attracted the attention of the two largest teams in Catalonia, FC Barcelona and Espanyol, and he joined the former's La Masia academy in 2018.[2] He won the under-19 league in his first season and made substitute appearances in the following year's UEFA Youth League, from which Barcelona were eliminated at the group stage. He left at the end of his second season and trialled at Birmingham City – managed by compatriot Aitor Karanka – before signing for its under-21 team in the Premier League 2.[3]
After 19 games, four goals and five assists in his second season in England, Soldevila returned to Spain. He signed a two-year deal with CF Intercity of the third-tier Primera Federación on 29 June 2022.[4] Facing his former club Barcelona in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey on 4 January 2023, he scored a hat-trick to equalise three times, but Intercity still lost, 4–3 after extra time. He became the first player to score a hat-trick against Barcelona since Kylian Mbappé in 2021.[5][6]
Personal life
editSoldevila, whose grandfather Oriol Puig was a national motorcross champion, idolised the Spanish motorcycle rider Marc Márquez. He practised the sport himself until his Barcelona contract prohibited it.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Soldevila, Oriol Soldevila Puig". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Rogé, Albert (18 November 2018). "Oriol Soldevila, un futbolista sobre ruedas" [Oriol Soldevila, a footballer on wheels]. Sport (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ a b Dick, Brian (5 January 2023). "Oriol Soldevila and Birmingham City: The lowdown on the man who stunned Barcelona". Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ Vera, Pedro (29 June 2022). "Oriol Soldevila, tercer refuerzo del Intercity para el nuevo curso" [Oriol Soldevila, Intercity's third addition for the new season] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ Giménez, Santi (4 January 2023). "Ansu evita el desastre" [Ansu avoids disaster]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ May, Sam (5 January 2023). "Oriol Soldevila scores first hat-trick against Barcelona since Kylian Mbappe to help third-tier Spanish minnows Intercity come from behind three times, only for Ansu Fati to send Barca through to Copa del Rey last-16". Talksport. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
External links
edit- Oriol Soldevila at Soccerway
