Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arnau Solà Mateu | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Amposta, Spain | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Villarreal B (on loan from Almería) | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2010 | Amposta | ||
2010–2015 | Rapitenca | ||
2015–2022 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Barcelona B | 11 | (0) |
2022– | Almería | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Murcia (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Cartagena (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2024– | → Villarreal B (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2021–2022 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 |
Arnau Solà Mateu (born 4 April 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Villarreal CF B, on loan from UD Almería.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Amposta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Solà began his career with hometown side CF Amposta at the age of four. In 2010, aged seven, he moved to UE Rapitenca,[1] and then joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2015, at the age of 12.[2]
Barcelona
[edit]Solà was promoted to Barcelona's B team in July 2021,[3][4] and made his senior debut on 28 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Nils Mortimer in a 1–1 Primera División RFEF home draw against Algeciras CF.[5] He spent the campaign playing both for the B's and the Juvenil side before being sidelined in February 2022, due to a spinal disc herniation:[6] however, he still contributed to the victory of a national under-19 league title.[7]
On 6 June 2022, Solà announced his departure from Barcelona after not renewing his contract, which would have expired at the end of the month.[8]
Almería
[edit]On 7 July 2022, Solà joined La Liga side UD Almería on a permanent deal, signing a five-year contract.[9]
Loan to Murcia
[edit]On 12 August, he joined Primera Federación side Real Murcia on loan for the entire season.[10] He immediately became a starter for the side, being often deployed on the right flank.[11]
Loan to Cartagena
[edit]On 20 July 2023, Solà was loaned out to Segunda División side FC Cartagena for one season.[12][13] He made his professional debut on 18 August, starting in a 3–2 away loss to FC Andorra, and scored his first goal on 10 September, but in a 3–1 home loss to Real Zaragoza.
Loan to Villarreal
[edit]On 11 July 2024, Solà moved to Villarreal CF on a one-year loan deal, being assigned to the B-team in the third division.[14]
International career
[edit]Solà has represented Spain at youth international level, having played for the under-19 national team.[15][16]
Honours
[edit]- Barcelona
- División de Honor Juvenil: 2021-22[7]
- División de Honor Juvenil runners-up: 2020-21[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "L'ampostí Arnau Solà participa en una sessió d'entrenament de Ronald Koeman amb el primer equip del FC Barcelona" [The ampostí Arnau Solà takes part of a training session of Ronald Koeman with the first team of FC Barcelona] (in Catalan). Ebre Sports. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Arnau Solà, otro lateral izquierdo de gran futuro" [Arnau Solà, another left back of great future] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "First training session for Barça B". FC Barcelona. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "L'ampostí Arnau Solà debuta amb el Barça B" [The ampostí Arnau Solà debuts with Barça B] (in Catalan). Ebre Digital. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Barça B 1–1 Algeciras: Draw to start the season". FC Barcelona. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Arnau Solà, intervenido satisfactoriamente" [Arnau Solà, successfully operated] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ a b Zapico Díaz, José Antonio (4 June 2022). "El Barcelona, campeón de juveniles ante el Athletic" [Barcelona, youth champion in front of Athletic]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Arnau Solà se despide del Barça y apunta al Almería" [Arnau Solà bids farewell from Barça and points to Almería] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Left-back Arnau Solá agrees terms with UD Almería". UD Almería. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Arnau Solá, equilibrio y juventud para el lateral izquierdo del Real Murcia C.F." [Arnau Solá, balance and youth for the left back of Real Murcia C.F.] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Solà, Javi Rueda y Arnau Ortiz, tres sub-23 que brillan en el Murcia" [Solà, Javi Rueda and Arnau Ortiz, three under-23s who shine at Murcia] (in Spanish). La Verdad. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Arnau Solá jugará en el Cartagena en calidad de cedido" [Arnau Solá will play at Cartagena on loan] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Cartagena, Luis (27 July 2023). "Arnau Solá: "Quiero demostrar mucho en el Cartagena"". Diario AS (in European Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Arnau Solà, nuevo jugador del Villarreal B" [Arnau Solà, new player of Villarreal B] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "La Selección Española Sub-19 cae por la mínima ante Israel (0-1)". RFEF (in European Spanish). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "La Selección Española Sub-19 muestra su buen juego ante Israel a pesar del empate (1-1)". RFEF (in European Spanish). 28 October 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Cudeiro, Juan L. (27 June 2021). "El Deportivo se proclama campeón de España juvenil tras derrotar a Barcelona y Real Madrid" [Deportivo become Spanish youth champions after defeating Barcelona and Real Madrid]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Arnau Solà at BDFutbol
- Arnau Solà at Soccerway
- Arnau Solà at WorldFootball.net