Aleix Vidal

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vidal and the second or maternal family name is Parreu.

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Aleix Vidal
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Vidal with Barcelona in 2015
Personal information
Full name Aleix Vidal Parreu
Date of birth (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Valls, Spain
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Position(s) Winger / Right back
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 22
Youth career
2000–2001 Valls
2001–2002 Barcelona
2002–2003 Cambrils
2003–2004 Gimnàstic
2004–2006 Real Madrid
2006–2007 Reus
2007–2008 Espanyol
2007–2008 → Damm (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Reus 1 (0)
2008–2009 Espanyol B 2 (0)
2009 → Panthrakikos (loan) 8 (0)
2009–2010 Pobla Mafumet 31 (7)
2009 Gimnàstic 1 (0)
2010–2011 Mallorca B 35 (6)
2011 Almería B 1 (2)
2011–2014 Almería 120 (17)
2014–2015 Sevilla 31 (4)
2015– Barcelona 9 (0)
International career‡
2015– Spain 1 (0)
2013– Catalonia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 December 2015

Aleix Vidal Parreu (born 21 August 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona. Mainly a right winger and a player of great speed, he can also operate as a right back.[1][2]

Having spent his early career at a string of lower-league and reserve teams, he became a regular at Almería, helping them to promotion to La Liga, and also won the Europa League with Sevilla before signing for Barcelona in 2015 for €17 million.

Club career

Early years

Born in Valls, Tarragona, Catalonia and raised in neighbouring Puigpelat,[3] Vidal started his career as a forward. He signed for RCD Espanyol in 2007 to complete his formation[4] after having already made his senior debuts with CF Reus Deportiu,[5] but never appeared for the former's first team, finishing his only senior season with the club on loan to Panthrakikos F.C. from Greece.

On 31 August 2009, Vidal moved to Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona,[6] but spent the vast majority of the season with CF Pobla de Mafumet, the farm team. He joined RCD Mallorca in the 2010 summer, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.

Almería

In mid-June 2011, after suffering relegation, Vidal joined another reserve team also in the category, UD Almería B.[7] He made his debut for the Andalusians' main squad on 27 August 2011, against Córdoba CF.[8] Shortly after he was promoted to the first team and received the No. 8 jersey, following the departure of Albert Crusat to Wigan Athletic.[9]

In his second season Vidal 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, he renewed his link with Almería, until 2017,[10] making his top flight debut on 19 August by starting in a 2–3 home loss to Villarreal CF,[11] and scored his first goal roughly a month later, in a 2–4 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[12]

Sevilla

Vidal playing for Sevilla in 2015

On 16 June 2014, Vidal signed with Sevilla FC for a €3 million fee, penning a four-year contract.[13] 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;[14] he found the net on his league debut 11 days later, opening the scoring in a 1–1 home draw against Valencia CF.[15]

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 campaign[16][17]– Vidal scored twice and also provided an assist to Kévin Gameiro, in a 3–0 home win over ACF Fiorentina for the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League.[18] He started in the final 20 days later, a 3–2 victory over FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Warsaw.[19]

Barcelona

On 7 June 2015, Vidal signed a five-year contract with FC Barcelona, for an €18 million fee plus four in add-ons.[20][21] He underwent a medical on the following day, being also officially presented.[22] Due to an embargo placed on the club by FIFA for breaking rules on signing under-age foreign players, he was not permitted to appear in competitive games until January 2016.[23]

Vidal made his official debut for the Blaugrana on 6 January 2016, replacing Dani Alves midway through the second half of a 4–1 home win over former club Espanyol for the season's Copa del Rey.[24]

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.[25] 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.[26] He made his debut in the 2–1 victory against the former at the Estadio Reino de León, playing the entire first half before being substituted for his former Sevilla partner Vitolo.[27]

Club statistics

As of on 12 March 2016
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reus 2006–07 Tercera División 1 0 — — — 1 0
Espanyol B 2008–09[28] Tercera División 2 0 — — — 2 0
Panthrakikos 2008–09[29] Superleague Greece 8 0 — — — 8 0
Pobla Mafumet 2009–10[28] Tercera División 31 7 — — — 31 7
Gimnàstic 2009–10[30] Segunda División 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Mallorca B 2010–11[30] Segunda División B 35 6 — — — 35 6
Almería B 2011–12[30] Segunda División B 1 2 — — — 1 2
Almería 2011–12[30] Segunda División 41 5 2 0 — — 43 5
2012–13[30] Segunda División 37 4 4 1 — 4[lower-alpha 1] 2 45 7
2013–14[30] La Liga 38 6 4 1 — — 42 7
Total 116 15 10 2 — 4 2 130 19
Sevilla 2014–15[31] La Liga 31 4 4 0 12[lower-alpha 2] 2 — 47 6
Barcelona 2015–16 La Liga 9 0 5 0 0 0 — 14 0
Career total 235 34 19 2 12 2 4 2 270 40
  1. ↑ All appearances in 2012-13 Promotion Play-offs
  2. ↑ Eleven appearances and 2 goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup

Honours

Club

Sevilla
Barcelona

Individual

References

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  7. ↑ 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); UD Almería, 15 June 2011 (Spanish)
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  9. ↑ 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); UD Almería, 31 August (Spanish)
  10. ↑ Aleix Vidal seguirá vistiendo de rojiblanco hasta junio de 2017 (Aleix Vidal will wear the red-and-white shirt until June 2017); UD Almería, 6 August 2013 (Spanish)
  11. ↑ Valiant Villarreal open with win; ESPN FC, 19 August 2013
  12. ↑ Atleti maintain perfect start; ESPN FC, 14 September 2013
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