Martí Riverola
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martí Riverola Bataller | ||
Date of birth | 26 January 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Andorra | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2010 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Barcelona B | 38 | (5) |
2011 | → Vitesse (loan) | 15 | (2) |
2011 | Barcelona | 0 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Bologna | 1 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Mallorca (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2015 | → Rheindorf Altach (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Foggia | 43 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Reggiana | 44 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Ibiza | 16 | (0) |
2019– | Andorra | 20 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2019 |
Martí Riverola Bataller (born 26 January 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Andorra as a central midfielder.
Club career
Barcelona
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Riverola joined FC Barcelona's youth academy in 1999 at the age of 8, 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 juniors, Riverola made his debut for Barcelona's B-team, in a 2–0 away win against 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.[3]
In January 2011, Riverola joined Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem on a six-month-long loan, as the Dutch were managed by countryman Albert Ferrer, himself a former Barcelona player.[4] In July he returned to Barcelona and its reserves, alongside Isaac Cuenca,[5] and scored five goals in 32 games throughout the campaign[6][7][8][9][10] to help the B's finish eighth.
On 6 December 2011, Riverola made his first and only official appearance for the main squad, coming on as a substitute for Sergi Roberto in the dying minutes of a 4–0 home success over FC BATE Borisov in the UEFA Champions League.[11][12]
Bologna
On 7 June 2012, Riverola was presented as player of Bologna F.C. 1909,[13] having already agreed to a four-year contract in late January[14][15]– FIFA later ordered the Italian side to pay Barcelona €535,000 as training compensation, although he was a free agent.[16] In August of the following year, he was loaned to RCD Mallorca in his country's second level[17] and, in January 2015, in the same predicament, joined SC Rheindorf Altach in the Austrian Football Bundesliga;[18]
During his spell at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Riverola only appeared in three competitive games, his Serie A input consisting of 50 minutes in a 1–2 loss at A.C. Milan on 20 January 2013.[19]
Foggia / Reggiana
On 17 July 2015, Riverola was signed by Foggia Calcio on a two-year contract.[20] In January 2017, he joined A.C. Reggiana 1919 also in the Serie C.[21]
Club statistics
- As of 10 June 2012[22]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other[23] | Total | |||||
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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 Arnhem | 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". FC Barcelona. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "El penúltimo obstáculo superado de Martí" [Martí overcomes penultimate hurdle] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "El Barça B frena la progresión celeste" [Barça B halt sky blue progression]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 3 December 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Official: Vitesse sign Barcelona youngster Marti Riverola on loan". Goal. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Martí Riverola e Isaac Cuenca vuelven al Barça B" [Martí Riverola and Isaac Cuenca return to Barça B] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Al Barcelona B se le atraganta el Mini Estadi" [Barcelona B choke on the Mini Estadi]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 September 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "0–1: El Barça B gana al Huesca gracias a un solitario gol de Riverola" [0–1: Barça B beat Huesca thanks to lone Riverola goal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 27 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Fiesta de goles en el Mini Estadi" [Goal party at the Mini Estadi]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 December 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "El Barça B gana su segundo partido consecutivo contra el SD Huesca (4–2)" [Barça B win second match in a row against SD Huesca (4–2)] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "2–0: El Barça B fulmina a un Córdoba espectral" [2–0: Barça B obliterate spectral Córdoba]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 April 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "El Barcelona exhibe su equipo del futuro ante el BATE Borisov (4–0)" [Barcelona display future team against BATE Borisov (4–0)] (in Spanish). RTVE. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Guardiola makes Riverola debut, his canterano number 22". Fútbol Blog Barcelona. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ "Bologna, ecco Riverola "Ho voglia e ambizioni"" [Bologna, here's Riverola "I have the will and the ambition"]. Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 7 June 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Mercato Bologna, esclusivo: fatta per Riverola. Ecco i dettagli dell'affare" [Bologna market, exclusive: deal done for Riverola. Here are the details] (in Italian). Calcio Mercato. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Bologna, per Riverola battuta la concorrenza del Napoli" [Bologna, Napoli competition for Riverola beaten] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Bulletin 2015/2" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Riverola al Mallorca" [Riverola to Mallorca] (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2015.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Riverola all'Altach" [Riverola to Altach] (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Milan-Bologna 2–1 – Doppio Pazzini, i rossoneri ripartono" [Milan-Bologna 2–1 – Pazzini brace, the rossoneri get restarted]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 20 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Marti Riverola è del Foggia" [Marti Riverola belongs to Foggia] (in Italian). Foggia Calcio. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Foggia, ceduto Riverola alla Reggiana" [OFFICIAL: Foggia, Riverola transferred to Reggiana] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Riverola". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.
External links
- Martí Riverola at BDFutbol
- Martí Riverola at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Barcelona
- Spanish footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- FC Barcelona B players
- FC Barcelona players
- RCD Mallorca players
- UD Ibiza players
- FC Andorra players
- Eredivisie players
- SBV Vitesse players
- Serie A players
- Serie C players
- Bologna F.C. 1909 players
- Foggia Calcio players
- Reggio Audace F.C. players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- SC Rheindorf Altach players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Expatriate footballers in Andorra
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra