Jordi Amat
.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 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Betis (on loan from Swansea City) | ||
| 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– | Swansea City | 52 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Betis (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2014 | |||
Jordi Amat Maas (born 21 March 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Betis on loan from Welsh club Swansea City as a central defender.
He spent the better part of his career with Espanyol and Swansea City.
Club career
Espanyol
Born in Canet de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Amat joined RCD 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 game with the club, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw against RCD 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]
Personal life
Amat shares his birthdate with fellow Espanyol youth graduate Román Golobart.[11]
Club statistics
- As of 21 May 2017[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | 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 | 4 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 73 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 120 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 147 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
Honours
- Spain U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: Third place 2009
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; Talk Sport, 25 February 2013
- ↑ "Swans Amat boost". Swansea City A.F.C. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ↑ "Swansea 4 Malmo 0: New boy Bony nets twice as £12m striker gives Laudrup big first leg lead in Europa League qualifying". Daily Mail. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ "Real Betis and Swansea City AFC agree for the loan of Jordi Amat". Real Betis. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ↑ "Amat-Golobart, pareja de centrales" [Amat-Golobart, stopper duo] (in Spanish). Marcadorint. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ "Jordi Amat". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
External links
- Jordi Amat at BDFutbol
- Jordi Amat at Soccerbase
- Jordi Amat – FIFA competition record