Alberto Botía
 Botía (right) with Spanish under-21 teammates Juan Mata and Adrián |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Tomás Botía Rabasco | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Alquerías, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Beniel | ||
| 2000–2003 | Murcia | ||
| 2003–2006 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | Barcelona B | 59 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Barcelona | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2010– | Sporting Gijón | 33 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Spain U21 | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alberto Tomás Botía Rabasco (born 27 January 1989 in Alquerías, Murcia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón as a central defender.
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[edit] Club career
Aged just eight years old, Botía began playing for CD Beniel, soon joining neighbours Real Murcia, and remaining there for three years. In 2003, he moved to FC Barcelona, being inserted into its B team after a further three seasons. On 30 May 2009, he made his official debut with the main squad, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gerard Piqué in the side's final game of the season, a 1–1 away draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[1]
On 14 July 2009, Botía was sent to fellow La Liga outfit Sporting de Gijón, on a season-long loan.[2] An undisputed starter throughout his first season in the top-tier, he decided to extend his stay with the Asturias club in a four-year deal, with Barcelona keeping a buy-back clause for the first three.[3]
[edit] International career
On 7 February 2007, Botía was summoned for the Spanish U-19 team, for the "XXXIII International Atlantic Cup". Almost exactly two years later, he received his first U21 callup, for a friendly with Norway.
On 25 August 2011, Botía was selected for the first time to the full team by manager Vicente del Bosque, for games against Chile and Liechtenstein.[4]
[edit] Club statistics
As of 31 March 2011[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2006–07 | 15 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 17 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | 27 | 2 | – | – | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 59 | 3 | – | – | 59 | 3 | |||
| Barcelona | 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sporting Gijón | 2009–10 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | ||
| Total | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 55 | 1 | ||
| Career totals | 107 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 4 | |
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Barcelona
[edit] Country
- Spain U20
- Spain U21
[edit] Individual
- Fútbol Draft Awards: 3rd Best Spanish U-21 Centre/right defender, 2009–10[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Deportivo La Coruña 1-1 Barcelona; ESPN Soccernet, 30 May 2009
- ^ Sporting Gijón take Barcelona youngster Botía on loan; Goal.com, 14 July 2009
- ^ "Botía transferred to Sporting". FC Barcelona. 18 June 2010. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/06/18/n100618111649.html. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ^ "Domínguez, Montoya y Botía, novedades de la lista de Del Bosque [Domínguez, Montoya and Botía, news in Del Bosque's list]" (in Spanish). Marca. 25 August 2011. http://www.marca.com/2011/08/25/futbol/seleccion/1314268980.html. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ Soccernet player statistics
- ^ Fútbol Draft Awards '10
[edit] External links
- Sporting Gijón official profile (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Alberto Botía – FIFA competition record
- Transfermarkt profile
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