Martí Riverola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martí Riverola Bataller | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Mallorca (on loan from Bologna) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2010 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2012 | Barcelona B | 38 | (5) |
| 2011 | → Vitesse (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2012– | Bologna | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | → Mallorca (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Martí Riverola Bataller (born 26 January 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca on loan from Bologna F.C. 1909, as a central midfielder.
Club career
Barcelona
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Riverola joined FC Barcelona's youth academy in 1997, aged just six, and started his career as a forward, being reconverted into a midfielder for the 2004–05 season. In spite of this change he retained his goalscoring touch, being the under-19's second top scorer in 2010 with 13 goals.[1]
In late 2009, still registered with the junior side, Riverola made his debut for Barcelona's B-team, in a 2–0 win at neighbours RCD Espanyol B.[2] The reserves eventually returned to the second division after 11 years, but the player only appeared once more in the league.
In January 2011, Riverola joined Eredivisie side Vitesse on a six-month long loan, as the Dutch were managed by countryman Albert Ferrer, himself a former Barcelona player.[3] In June he returned to Barcelona and its reserves, alongside Isaac Cuenca,[4] and scored five goals in 32 games throughout the season to help the B's finish eighth.
On 7 December Riverola made his first official appearance for the main squad, coming on as a substitute for Sergi Roberto in the dying minutes of a 4–0 home success against FC BATE Borisov for the season's UEFA Champions League.[5][6]
Bologna
On 7 June 2012, Riverola was presented as player of Italian side Bologna F.C. 1909,[7] having already agreed to a four-year contract in late January.[8]
Club statistics
- As of 10 June 2012[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other[10] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2009–10 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 32 | 5 | — | 32 | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 38 | 5 | — | 38 | 5 | ||||||
| Vitesse | 2010–11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Barcelona | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 53 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 7 | |
References
- ↑ Martí Riverola singled out by Guardiola; Barcelona's official website, 5 August 2010
- ↑ El penúltimo obstáculo superado de Martí (Martí overcomes penultimate hurdle); Barcelona's official website, 10 November 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ Official: Vitesse sign Barcelona youngster Marti Riverola on loan; Goal.com, 7 January 2011
- ↑ Riverola and Cuenca return to Barça B; Total Barça, 4 June 2011
- ↑ "Guardiola makes Riverola debut, his canterano number 22". Fútbol Blog Barcelona. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ↑ "'Baby Barça', the jewel of Pep". The Delta World. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ↑ Bologna sign Marti Riverola from Barcelona; Sportsmole, 6 June 2012
- ↑ Bologna sign Barcelona midfielder Marti Riverola; Tribal Football, 19 January 2012
- ↑ Transfermarkt player statistics
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.
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