Brian Oliván

Brian Oliván Herrero (born 1 April 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a left back.

Brian Oliván
Personal information
Full name Brian Oliván Herrero
Date of birth (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 14
Youth career
2002–2013 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Braga B 1 (0)
2014 CSKA Sofia 0 (0)
2014–2015 Valladolid B 35 (4)
2014–2015 Valladolid 2 (0)
2015–2017 Granada B 34 (2)
2016–2017 → Cádiz (loan) 30 (0)
2017–2020 Cádiz 32 (0)
2019–2020 → Girona (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2022 Mallorca 58 (1)
2022– Espanyol 30 (1)
International career
Spain U15
2009 Spain U16 2 (0)
2011 Spain U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:17, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oliván and the second or maternal family name is Herrero.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Oliván graduated with FC Barcelona's youth ranks. In August 2013, before even appearing as a senior he moved abroad, signing a three-year deal with Portuguese side S.C. Braga and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda Liga.[2]

Oliván played his first match as a professional on 14 September 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away loss against C.D. Feirense.[3] He rescinded his link with the club in January of the following year,[4] and subsequently joined PFC CSKA Sofia in the following month.[5]

On 21 July 2014, after failing to make any appearances with CSKA, Oliván joined another reserve team, Real Valladolid B in Segunda División B.[6] On 18 December he first appeared with the main squad, starting in a 1–0 Copa del Rey away loss against Elche CF.[7]

On 2 July 2015 Oliván signed a three-year deal with Granada CF, being assigned to the B-team also in the third division.[8] On 23 August of the following year, he was loaned to Cádiz CF in the second tier, for one year.[9]

After being an undisputed starter, Oliván was bought outright on 19 June 2017, and signed a contract until 2021.[10] On 2 September 2019, he was loaned to fellow second division side Girona FC for the season.[11]

On 9 September 2020, Oliván joined RCD Mallorca on a two-year deal.[12] He helped the club in their promotion to La Liga in his first season, and made his top tier debut on 14 August 2021, starting and netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Real Betis.

On 21 June 2022, free agent Oliván moved to RCD Espanyol also in the main category, after agreeing to a three-year contract.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 August 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Braga B 2013–14 Segunda Liga 10——10
CSKA Sofia 2013–14 First Football League 0000—00
Valladolid B 2014–15 Segunda División B 354——354
Valladolid 2014–15 Segunda División 2010—30
Granada B 2015–16 Segunda División B 342——342
Cádiz (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División 300102[lower-alpha 1]0330
Cádiz 2017–18 Segunda División 17030—200
2018–19 Segunda División 15020—170
2019–20 Segunda División 0000—00
Total 6206020700
Girona (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 10030—130
Mallorca 2020–21 Segunda División 30010—310
2021–22 La Liga 3100—31
Total 3311000471
Espanyol 2022–23 La Liga 30130—331
Career total 2078140202238
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References
  1. "Brain Oliván". RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. Brian Oliván deja el Barcelona y ficha por el Sporting de Braga (Brian Oliván leaves Barcelona and signs for Sporting de Braga); Vavel, 25 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. Feirense-Sp. Braga B, 1-0: Porcellis foi herói (Feirense–Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Porcellis was hero); Record, 14 September 2013 (in Portuguese)
  4. El exbarcelonista Brian Oliván se desvincula del Sporting de Braga (Former Barcelona player Brian Olvián leaves Sporting de Braga); Vavel, 17 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. Brian Oliván ficha por el CSKA Sofia (Brian Oliván signs for CSKA Sofia); Vavel, 22 February 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. Brian Oliván y Ayub, nuevos refuerzos del Promesas (Brian Oliván and Ayub, new signings of Promesas); Real Valladolid, 21 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. Asedio sin premio (Siege without prize); Marca, 18 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. Brian Oliván nuevo jugador del filial (Brian Oliván new player of the reserves) Archived 4 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Granada CF, 2 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. Brian Oliván llega cedido por el Granada (Brian Oliván arrives on loan from Granada) Archived 24 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Cádiz CF, 23 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  10. Ejecutada la opción de compra sobre Brian Oliván (Exercised the option of purchase of Brian Oliván); Cádiz CF, 19 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  11. "Cesión de Brian al Girona" [Loan of Brian to Girona] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  12. "El RCD Mallorca ficha a Brian Oliván" [Mallorca sign Brian Oliván] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  13. "Brian Oliván signs for RCD Espanyol". RCD Espanyol. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  14. Brian Oliván at Soccerway
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