Albert Canal (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Canal Bartrina | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Olot, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Resources Capital | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Girona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Llagostera | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Espanyol B | 23 | (0) |
| 2011 | Espanyol | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Llagostera | 20 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Olot | 37 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Manlleu | 67 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Figueres | 48 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Peralada | 7 | (0) |
| 2020– | Resources Capital | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2020 | |||
Albert Canal Bartrina (born 10 July 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Hong Kong Premier League club Resources Capital.
Club career
Born in Olot, Girona, Catalonia, Canal began his senior career with UE Llagostera in Tercera División, helping it promote for the first time ever to Segunda División B in his only season. In December 2010 he signed with neighbours RCD Espanyol, being assigned to the reserves in the third level.[1]
Canal made his first-team debut on 13 December 2011, coming on as an 82nd substitute for fellow youth graduate Víctor Álvarez in a Copa del Rey match against Celta de Vigo (0–0 away draw, 4–2 on aggregate).[2] He continued appearing exclusively for the B-team until his release in June 2012, following which he returned to his first club, now in the third tier.
In October 2020, Canal signed for Hong Kong Premier League club Resources Capital.
References
- ^ El garrotxí Canal, l'alumne avantatjat (Garrotxa's own Canal, the gifted student) Archived 1 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; El Punt, 6 January 2011 (in Catalan)
- ^ Faltó ambición en Balaídos (No ambition at Balaídos); Marca, 13 December 2011 (in Spanish)
External links
- Albert Canal at BDFutbol
- Albert Canal at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Albert Canal at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Albert Canal at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Olot
- Spanish footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Hong Kong Premier League players
- UE Llagostera footballers
- RCD Espanyol B footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- UE Olot players
- AEC Manlleu footballers
- UE Figueres footballers
- CF Peralada players
- Resources Capital FC players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong