Jordi Amat (footballer)
.jpg) Amat playing for Catalonia in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordi Amat Maas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Canet de Mar, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eupen | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Canet de Mar | ||
| 1999–2009 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Espanyol B | 17 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Espanyol | 41 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2013–2018 | Swansea City | 52 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Betis (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Rayo Vallecano | 31 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Eupen (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2020– | Eupen | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Spain U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2010 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Spain U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Spain U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Spain U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2011– | Catalonia | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2014 | |||
Jordi Amat Maas (Catalan: [ˈʒɔɾði əˈmat]; Spanish: [ˈɟʝoɾði aˈmat]; born 21 March 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian club K.A.S. Eupen.
He spent the better part of his career with Espanyol and Swansea City, also representing Rayo Vallecano (two spells) and Betis in La Liga.
Club career
Espanyol
Born in Canet de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Amat joined Espanyol's youth system at the age of only seven. He began appearing as a senior with the B-team, in Segunda División B.[3]
On 24 January 2010, two months shy of his 18th birthday, Amat played his first La Liga match with the club, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Mallorca.[4] He finished his first full season with 26 appearances (28 all competitions comprised), helping the Pericos to a final eighth position.
For 2012–13, Amat was loaned to fellow league side Rayo Vallecano,[5] being first-choice during the campaign. He scored his first goal for the Madrid outskirts team on 24 February 2013, netting from 50 metres in an eventual 1–2 home loss to Real Valladolid and also putting one in his own net in the same match.[6][7]
Swansea City
On 27 June 2013, Premier League club Swansea City announced Amat had been signed for a transfer fee of £2.5 million on a four-year deal. It was subject to international clearance and a medical.[8] He made his official debut on 1 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 home victory over Malmö FF in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[9]
On 11 March 2015, Amat signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the Liberty Stadium until 2018. On 7 July 2017, he was loaned to Real Betis for one season.[10]
Return to Rayo
On 9 August 2018, Amat returned to both Rayo Vallecano and the Spanish top level, signing for an undisclosed fee.[11] He played his first match in his second spell ten days later, featuring the entire 1–4 home loss against Sevilla FC.[12]
On 1 August 2019, after Rayo's relegation, Amat joined K.A.S. Eupen of the Belgian First Division A on a one-year loan,[13] with an obligation to buy at the end of the season.
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 June 2019[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol | 2009–10 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | La Liga | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 0 | ||||
| Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2012–13 | La Liga | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Swansea City | 2013–14 | Premier League | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[a] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
| Betis (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2018–19 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 176 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 204 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Europa League
Honours
Spain U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2009[15][16]
References
- ^ "Barclays Premier League squad numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Jordi Amat". Premier League. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ Jordi Amat: `això és increïble´ (Jordi Amat: `this is amazing´); Pericos Online, 23 January 2010 (in Catalan)
- ^ Espanyol frustrated by penalty; ESPN Soccernet, 24 January 2010
- ^ Jordi Amat nueva incorporación para esta temporada (Jordi Amat new addition for this season) Archived 28 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Rayo Vallecano, 17 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Rayo suffer home defeat; Sky Sports, 24 February 2013
- ^ Video: Defender scores from just inside half in Madrid Archived 1 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Talksport, 25 February 2013
- ^ "Swans Amat boost". Swansea City A.F.C. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hicks, Max (2 August 2013). "Bony-M put Malmo to bed". ESPN. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Real Betis and Swansea City AFC agree for the loan of Jordi Amat". Real Betis. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Amat completes Vallecano move". Swansea City A.F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "El Sevilla golea al Rayo con un triplete de André Silva (1–4)" [Sevilla rout Rayo with André Silva hat-trick (1–4)]. El País (in Spanish). 19 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "KAS Eupen verpflichtet Jordi Amat" [KAS Eupen sign Jordi Amat] (in Dutch). KAS Eupen. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ Jordi Amat at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "La sub 17 empezará la próxima semana a preparar el Mundial" [The under 17s will start World Cup preparations next week]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 October 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Consuelo de bronce" [Bronze consolation]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 15 November 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
External links
- Jordi Amat at BDFutbol
- Jordi Amat at Soccerbase
- Jordi Amat – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Maresme
- Spanish footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- RCD Espanyol B footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Rayo Vallecano players
- Real Betis players
- Premier League players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Belgian First Division A players
- K.A.S. Eupen players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Catalonia international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Wales
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Wales
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium