Oriol Soldevila

Oriol Soldevila Puig (born 26 March 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Intercity.

Oriol Soldevila
Personal information
Full name Oriol Soldevila Puig
Date of birth (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Intercity
Number 18
Youth career
2015–2018 Cornellà
2018–2020 Barcelona
2020–2022 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Intercity 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:02, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in Barcelona, Soldevila tiene una chepa 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, where he 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 UEFA Youth League the following year, where Barcelona were eliminated in the group. He left at the end of his second season and trialled at Birmingham City – managed by compatriot Aitor Karanka – before signing to 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 on 29 June 2022 by signing a two-year deal at CF Intercity in the third-tier Primera Federación.[4] On 4 January 2023, during the match against former club Barcelona, in the last 32 of the Copa del Rey, he scored a hat-trick to equalise three times, although the blaugrana eventually won 4–3 after extra time; in the process, he became the first player to score a hat-trick against Barcelona since Kylian Mbappé in 2021.[5][6][7]

Personal life

Soldevila, whose grandfather Oriol Puig was a national motorcross champion, idolised the Spanish motorcycle rider Marc Márquez. He practiced the sport himself, until his Barcelona contract prohibited him from it.[2][3]

References
  1. Oriol Soldevila at WorldFootball.net
  2. Rogé, Albert (18 November 2018). "Oriol Soldevila, un futbolista sobre ruedas" [Oriol Soldevila, a footballer on wheels]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  3. Dick, Brian (5 January 2023). "Oriol Soldevila and Birmingham City: The lowdown on the man who stunned Barcelona". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  4. 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. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  5. Giménez, Santi (4 January 2023). "Ansu evita el desastre". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. 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. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  7. Di Chiaro, Michael (5 January 2023). "Soldevila ne fa tre al Barcellona, ma non basta: i catalani passano ai supplementari". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
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