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Aleix Vidal
Vidal playing for Sevilla in 2015
Personal information
Full name Aleix Vidal Parreu
Date of birth (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Valls, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Youth career
2000–2001 Valls
2001–2002 Barcelona
2002–2003 FC Cambrils
2003–2004 Gimnàstic
2004–2006 Real Madrid
2006–2007 Reus
2007–2008 Espanyol
2007–2008 → CF Damm (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Espanyol B 2 (0)
2009 → Panthrakikos (loan) 8 (0)
2009–2010 Pobla Mafumet 31 (7)
2009–2010 Gimnàstic 2 (0)
2010–2011 Mallorca B 35 (6)
2011 Almería B 1 (2)
2011–2014 Almería 120 (17)
2014–2015 Sevilla 31 (4)
2015– Barcelona 0 (0)
International career‡
2013– Catalonia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 December 2014

Template:Spanish name Aleix Vidal Parreu (born 21 August 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as a right back.

Having spent his early career at a string of lower-league and reserve teams, he became a regular at UD Almería, helping them to promotion to La Liga, and also won the UEFA Europa League at Sevilla before signing for Barcelona for €18 million.

Club career

Early years

Born in Valls, Tarragona, Catalonia, Vidal signed for RCD Espanyol in 2007 but never appeared for its first team, finishing his only season with the club on loan to Greek club Panthrakikos FC. On 31 August 2009 he signed for Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona,[1] but spent the vast majority of the season with Pobla de Mafumet CF, the farm team.

Vidal joined RCD Mallorca in the 2010 summer, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B. In mid-June 2011, after the club's relegation, he joined another reserve team also in the category, UD Almería B.[2]

Almería

Vidal made his debut for the Andalusians' main squad on 27 August 2011, against Córdoba CF.[3] Shortly after he was promoted to the first team and received the #8 jersey, following the departure of Albert Crusat to Wigan Athletic;[4] in his second season he scored four goals in 37 games – 30 starts, nearly 2,600 minutes of action – helping to a return to La Liga after two years.

On 6 August 2013 Vidal renewed his link with Almería, until 2017.[5] He made his top flight debut on 19 August by starting in a 2–3 home loss to Villarreal CF,[6] and scored his first goal roughly a month later, in a 2–4 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[7]

Sevilla

On 16 June 2014 Vidal joined Sevilla FC for a €3 million fee, signing a four-year contract.[8] He made his competitive debut on 12 August in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup at the Cardiff City Stadium, playing 66 minutes before being substituted for fellow debutant Iago Aspas in a 0–2 defeat to Real Madrid;[9] he found the net on his league debut 11 days later, opening the scoring in a 1–1 home draw against Valencia CF.[10]

On 7 May 2015, in a game in which he featured as right back until Coke entered the field in the 58th minute – he was often used by manager Unai Emery in that position during the season[11][12]– Vidal scored twice and also provided an assist to Kevin Gameiro, in a 3–0 home win over ACF Fiorentina for the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League.[13] He started in the final 20 days later, a 3–2 victory over FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Warsaw.[14]

Barcelona

On 7 June 2015, Vidal signed a five-year contract with FC Barcelona, for an €18 million fee plus four in add-ons.[15][16] He underwent a medical on the following day, being also officially presented.[17] Due to an embargo placed on Barcelona by FIFA for breaking rules on signing under-age foreign players, Vidal was not permitted to play for Barcelona until 2016.[18]

International career

Vidal during his debut match for Catalonia

Vidal made his debut for Catalonia on 30 December 2013, playing the second half of a 4–1 win over Cape Verde at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.[19] On 26 May 2015, he and Sevilla teammate Sergio Rico were the two players called up to the Spanish national team for the first time, ahead of a friendly against Costa Rica and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Belarus.[20]

Club statistics

As of match played on 7 June 2015 [21]
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gimnàstic 2009–10[22] Segunda División 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Mallorca B 2010–11[22] Segunda División B 35 6 — — — 35 6
Almería 2011–12[22] Segunda División 41 5 2 0 — — 43 5
2012–13[22] 37 4 4 1 — 4[a] 2 45 7
2013–14[22] La Liga 38 6 4 1 — — 42 7
Total 116 15 10 2 — 4 2 130 19
Sevilla 2014–15 La Liga 31 4 4 0 11[b] 2 1[c] 0 47 6
Career total 183 25 14 2 11 2 5 2 213 31
  1. ^ All appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  2. ^ All appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in 2014 UEFA Super Cup

Honours

Sevilla

References

  1. ^ "Gimnastic: se incorpora Aleix Vidal" (in Spanish). esFutbol. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ El Almería B ficha a Aleix Vidal, del Mallorca, y a Javi Manzano, del Poli Ejido (Almería B signs Aleix Vidal, from Mallorca, and Javi Manzano, from Poli Ejido); Almería's official website, 15 June 2011 Template:Es icon
  3. ^ Córdoba 1–1 Almería; RFEF, 27 August 2011 Template:Es icon
  4. ^ El Almería ficha a Omar, del Tenerife, y sube a Aleix Vidal al primer equipo (Almería signs Omar from Tenerife, and promotes Aleix Vidal to first team); Almería's official website, 31 August Template:Es icon
  5. ^ Aleix Vidal seguirá vistiendo de rojiblanco hasta junio de 2017 (Aleix Vidal will wear the red-and-white shirt until June 2017); Almería's official website, 6 August 2013 Template:Es icon
  6. ^ Valiant Villarreal open with win; ESPN FC, 19 August 2013
  7. ^ Atleti maintain perfect start; ESPN FC, 14 September 2013
  8. ^ Aleix Vidal pasa reconocimiento médico con el Sevilla (Aleix Vidal passes medical with Sevilla); Marca, 16 June 2014 Template:Es icon
  9. ^ Phillips, Rob (12 August 2014). "Super Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice in Real Madrid win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  10. ^ Kemp, Jamie (23 August 2014). "Sevilla 1–1 Valencia: Vidal's goal cancelled out by Orbán". Inside Spanish Football. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Chico para todo" (in Spanish). Marca. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Aleix Vidal acepta su papel de lateral" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Sevilla's Vidal typhoon flattens Fiorentina". UEFA.com. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  14. ^ a b Keegan, Mike (27 May 2015). "Dnipro 2–3 Sevilla: Carlos Bacca scores twice as La Liga side survive scare to retain Europa League crown and earn Champions League spot with dramatic win in Warsaw". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Aleix Vidal signs up till 2020". Barcelona's official website. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  16. ^ "Aleix Vidal, traspasado al Barcelona" (in Spanish). Marca. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "He estado en muchos equipos y espero que este sea el último" (in Spanish). Marca. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "Aleix Vidal: Barcelona sign £16m Sevilla defender despite ban". BBC Sport. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  19. ^ "Catalonia – Cape Verde: Catalonia claim victory with eight FC Barcelona players (4–1)". FC Barcelona. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  20. ^ "Sevilla duo Sergio Rico and Aleix Vidal handed Spain calls". Be In Sports. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  21. ^ Aleix Vidal at Soccerway
  22. ^ a b c d e "Aleix Vidal: Aleix Vidal Parreu". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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