Brian Oliván

Brian Oliván
Personal information
Full name Brian Oliván Herrero
Date of birth (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 14
Youth career
2002–2013 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Braga B 1 (0)
2014 CSKA Sofia 0 (0)
2014–2015 Valladolid B 35 (4)
2014–2015 Valladolid 2 (0)
2015–2017 Granada B 34 (2)
2016–2017 → Cádiz (loan) 30 (0)
2017–2020 Cádiz 32 (0)
2019–2020 → Girona (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2022 Mallorca 58 (1)
2022– Espanyol 63 (1)
International career
Spain U15
2009 Spain U16 2 (0)
2011 Spain U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oliván and the second or maternal family name is Herrero.

Brian Oliván Herrero (born 1 April 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club RCD Espanyol.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Oliván graduated with FC Barcelona's youth ranks. In August 2013, before even appearing as a senior he moved abroad, signing a three-year deal with Portuguese side S.C. Braga and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda Liga.[2]

Oliván played his first match as a professional on 14 September 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away loss against C.D. Feirense.[3] He rescinded his link with the club in January of the following year,[4] and subsequently joined PFC CSKA Sofia in the following month.[5]

On 21 July 2014, after failing to make any appearances with CSKA, Oliván joined another reserve team, Real Valladolid B in Segunda División B.[6] On 18 December he first appeared with the main squad, starting in a 1–0 Copa del Rey away loss against Elche CF.[7]

On 2 July 2015 Oliván signed a three-year deal with Granada CF, being assigned to the B-team also in the third division.[8] On 23 August of the following year, he was loaned to Cádiz CF in the second tier, for one year.[9]

After being an undisputed starter, Oliván was bought outright on 19 June 2017, and signed a contract until 2021.[10] On 2 September 2019, he was loaned to fellow second division side Girona FC for the season.[11]

On 9 September 2020, Oliván joined RCD Mallorca on a two-year deal.[12] He helped the club in their promotion to La Liga in his first season, and made his top tier debut on 14 August 2021, starting and netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Real Betis.

On 21 June 2022, free agent Oliván moved to RCD Espanyol also in the main category, after agreeing to a three-year contract.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 August 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Braga B 2013–14 Segunda Liga 1 0 — — 1 0
CSKA Sofia 2013–14 First Football League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Valladolid B 2014–15 Segunda División B 35 4 — — 35 4
Valladolid 2014–15 Segunda División 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
Granada B 2015–16 Segunda División B 34 2 — — 34 2
Cádiz (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División 30 0 1 0 2[a] 0 33 0
Cádiz 2017–18 Segunda División 17 0 3 0 — 20 0
2018–19 Segunda División 15 0 2 0 — 17 0
2019–20 Segunda División 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 62 0 6 0 2 0 70 0
Girona (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 10 0 3 0 — 13 0
Mallorca 2020–21 Segunda División 30 0 1 0 — 31 0
2021–22 La Liga 3 1 0 0 — 3 1
Total 33 1 1 0 0 0 47 1
Espanyol 2022–23 La Liga 30 1 3 0 — 33 1
Career total 207 8 14 0 2 0 223 8
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

  1. ^ "Brain Oliván". RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ Brian Oliván deja el Barcelona y ficha por el Sporting de Braga (Brian Oliván leaves Barcelona and signs for Sporting de Braga); Vavel, 25 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Feirense-Sp. Braga B, 1-0: Porcellis foi herói (Feirense–Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Porcellis was hero); Record, 14 September 2013 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ El exbarcelonista Brian Oliván se desvincula del Sporting de Braga (Former Barcelona player Brian Olvián leaves Sporting de Braga); Vavel, 17 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Brian Oliván ficha por el CSKA Sofia (Brian Oliván signs for CSKA Sofia); Vavel, 22 February 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Brian Oliván y Ayub, nuevos refuerzos del Promesas (Brian Oliván and Ayub, new signings of Promesas); Real Valladolid, 21 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Asedio sin premio (Siege without prize); Marca, 18 December 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Brian Oliván nuevo jugador del filial (Brian Oliván new player of the reserves) Archived 4 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Granada CF, 2 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Brian Oliván llega cedido por el Granada (Brian Oliván arrives on loan from Granada) Archived 24 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Cádiz CF, 23 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Ejecutada la opción de compra sobre Brian Oliván (Exercised the option of purchase of Brian Oliván); Cádiz CF, 19 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ "Cesión de Brian al Girona" [Loan of Brian to Girona] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  12. ^ "El RCD Mallorca ficha a Brian Oliván" [Mallorca sign Brian Oliván] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Brian Oliván signs for RCD Espanyol". RCD Espanyol. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  14. ^ Brian Oliván at Soccerway