Joan Oriol

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Joan Oriol
Personal information
Full name Joan Oriol Garcia
Date of birth (1986-11-05) 5 November 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Cambrils, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Gimnàstic
Number 21
Youth career
2004–2005
Cambrils
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Pobla Mafumet
2006–2007Reus (loan) 33 (0)
2007–2008 Gavà 34 (2)
2008–2010 Villarreal B 66 (3)
2010–2013 Villarreal 50 (0)
2013–2014 Osasuna 11 (0)
2014–2015 Blackpool 11 (0)
2015 Rapid București 13 (0)
2015–2017 Mallorca 62 (1)
2017–2018 Atromitos 0 (0)
2018 Cornellà 9 (0)
2018–2020 Lleida Esportiu 61 (2)
2020– Gimnàstic 126 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

Joan Oriol Gràcia (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈan uɾiˈɔl]; born 5 November 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Gimnàstic de Tarragona as a left-back.

Club career

Born in Cambrils, Tarragona, Catalonia, Oriol played lower league or amateur football in his first four years as a senior. In the 2008–09 season he helped Villarreal CF's B-team promote to Segunda División for the first time ever, scoring two goals in 32 games.

Oriol made his debut for the main squad on 6 January 2010, playing the full 90 minutes and being booked in a 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.[1] On 27 November of that year he made his first appearance in La Liga, starting in a 3–0 victory at Real Zaragoza.[2]

From 2011 to 2013, Oriol was both relegated and promoted with the Yellow Submarine, featuring in an average of 22 matches in the process. On 2 July 2013 the free agent signed a three-year contract with CA Osasuna, with a 5 million clause.[3]

In early August 2014, following

Football League Championship side Blackpool, linking up with his twin brother Eduard.[4] On 12 January 2015, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[5]

On 4 July 2015, after a short spell at FC Rapid București in Romania, Oriol signed a two-year contract with RCD Mallorca.[6] On 31 August 2017, after being relegated to the Segunda División B, he agreed to a 1+1 deal at Atromitos F.C. from Greece.[7]

Oriol returned to Spain in January 2018, signing for UE Cornellà of the third division. He remained in that tier the following years, representing Lleida Esportiu and Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[8]

Personal life

Oriol's twin brother, Eduard, was also a footballer. A winger, he shared teams with his sibling on several occasions.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 March 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gavà 2007–08 Segunda División B 34 2 2[a] 0 36 2
Villarreal B 2008–09 Segunda División B 32 2 5[a] 0 37 2
2009–10 Segunda División 34 1 34 1
Total 66 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 71 3
Villarreal 2008–09 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 0 0 1 0 1 0
2010–11 6 0 4 0 3[b] 0 13 0
2011–12 21 0 1 0 5[c] 0 27 0
2012–13 Segunda División 23 0 1 0 24 0
Total 50 0 7 0 8 0 0 0 65 0
Osasuna 2013–14 La Liga 11 0 3 0 14 0
Blackpool 2014–15 Championship 11 0 1 0 12 0
Rapid București 2014–15 Liga I 13 0 0 0 13 0
Mallorca 2015–16 Segunda División 39 1 0 0 39 1
2016–17 23 0 2 0 25 0
Total 62 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 64 1
Atromitos 2017–18 Super League Greece 0 0 2 0 2 0
Cornellà 2017–18 Segunda División B 9 0 0 0 2[a] 0 11 0
Lleida Esportiu 2018–19 Segunda División B 36 1 3 0 39 1
2019–20 25 1 1 0 26 1
Total 61 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 65 2
Gimnàstic 2020–21 Segunda División B 20 2 0 0 20 2
Career total 337 10 19 0 8 0 9 0 373 10
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ El Madrigal dictará sentencia (El Madrigal will dictate the sentence); Marca, 6 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Miserable start for Aguirre Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 27 November 2010
  3. ^ Joan Oriol: "Osasuna no se va a arrepentir de haberme fichado" (Joan Oriol: "Osasuna will not regret having signed me"); Diario AS, 2 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Blackpool: Joan Oriol joins after leaving Spanish club Osasuna". BBC Sport. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Oriol twins head out of Pool". Blackpool Gazette. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Joan Oriol un nuevo refuerzo para el Real Mallorca" [Joan Oriol a new addition for Real Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Στον Ατρόμητο ο Οριόλ" [Atromitos announced Oriol] (in Greek). Sport 24. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Joan Oriol, nou jugador grana" [Joan Oriol, new grana player] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  9. ^ Edu y Joan Oriol: tú al Barça, yo al Villarreal (Edu and Joan Oriol: you go to Barça, i go to Villarreal); Mundo Deportivo, 29 December 2010 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Joan Oriol at Soccerway

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