Eduard Oriol
 Oriol being presented at Zaragoza | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduard Oriol Gràcia | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambrils, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rapid București | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | FC Cambrils | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Pobla Mafumet | ||
| 2006–2007 | → Reus (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Sant Andreu | 34 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Barcelona B | 60 | (9) |
| 2011–2013 | Zaragoza | 39 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Khazar | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | AEL Limassol | 18 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Blackpool | 10 | (0) |
| 2015– | Rapid București | 9 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 29 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Eduard "Edu" Oriol Gràcia (born 5 November 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Romanian club FC Rapid București as a winger.
Football career
Born in Cambrils, Tarragona, Catalonia, Oriol started playing with amateurs Pobla de Mafumet CF, having a loan spell with CF Reus Deportiu whilst on contract with the former. In the 2008–09 season, still in his native region, he competed in the third division with UE Sant Andreu.
In the summer of 2009 Oriol moved to FC Barcelona, helping the reserves return to the second level by appearing in 29 games and scoring three goals. After once again featuring heavily for Barça B in the 2010–11 campaign, as the team finished in third position – being however ineligible for playoff promotion – he signed for La Liga side Real Zaragoza, for three years.[1]
Oriol made his debut in the top flight on 28 August 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–6 home loss against Real Madrid.[2] He joined Azerbaijan Premier League's Khazar Lankaran FK in late August 2013 on a two-year contract,[3] following the Aragonese club's relegation,[4] and won his first piece of silverware on 23 October after helping his new team to victory over Neftchi Baku PFC, in that year's Azerbaijan Supercup.[5]
On 13 January 2014 Oriol's contract with Khazar was cancelled by mutual consent, after he failed to settle in Azerbaijan.[6] The following day, he penned a two-year deal with AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division.[7]
On 18 August 2014, Oriol agreed to a one-year contract with the option of a further year with Football League Championship side Blackpool, linking up with his twin brother Joan.[8] On 12 January 2015, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
Statistics
- As of 10 February 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sant Andreu | 2008–09[9] | Segunda División B | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| Barcelona B | 2009–10[9] | Segunda División B | 29 | 3 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2010–11[9] | Segunda División | 31 | 6 | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| Total | 60 | 9 | — | 6 | 0 | 66 | 9 | |||
| Zaragoza | 2011–12[9] | La Liga | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| 2012–13[9] | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | |||
| Khazar | 2013–14[10] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| AEL Limassol | 2013–14[10] | Cypriot First Division | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 5 | |
| Blackpool | 2014–15[10] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 167 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 185 | 21 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearance in Segunda División play-offs
Honours
- Khazar
Personal life
Oriol's twin brother, Joan, is also a footballer. A defender, he shared teams with his sibling on several occasions, going on to appear in the top division with Villarreal CF and CA Osasuna.[11]
References
- ↑ "El Real Zaragoza ficha a dos jugadores de la cantera del F.C. Barcelona" [Real Zaragoza signs two players from F.C. Barcelona youth system] (in Spanish). Heraldo. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "Ronaldo gets Madrid show underway". ESPN Soccernet. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ↑ "Edu Oriol "Xəzər Lənkəran"da!" [Edu Oriol signed for Khazar Lankaran!] (in Azerbaijani). Khazar's official website. August 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ "Barcelonanın sabiq üzvü rəsmən Xəzər Lənkəranda! (foto)" [Khazar Lankaran signs former Barcelona player! (photo)] (in Azerbaijani). Azeri Sport. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ↑ "Khazar Lankaran 2–1 Neftchi Baku". Soccerway. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ↑ Испанец расторг контракт с Хазаром (in Russian). Azeri Football. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ↑ "EL AEL Limassol le da la bienvenida al jugador Edu Oriol" [AEL Limassol welcomes player Edu Oriol] (in Spanish). Planeta Fichajes. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ "Another Oriol arrives". Blackpool F.C. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Edu Oriol: Eduard Oriol Gracia". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Edu Oriol". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ↑ "Edu y Joan Oriol: tú al Barça, yo al Villarreal" [Edu and Joan Oriol: you go to Barça, i go to Villarreal] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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