Oriol Ayala

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ayala and the second or maternal family name is Serra.
Oriol Ayala
Personal information
Full name Oriol Ayala Serra
Date of birth (1996-10-19) 19 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Girona, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Olot
Number 6
Youth career
2003–2005 Gironès-Sàbat
2005–2010 Fornells
2010–2014 Girona
2014–2015 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Palamós 58 (0)
2017–2018 Llagostera 6 (1)
2018–2019 Reus B 36 (2)
2018 Reus 0 (0)
2019–2021 Figueres 45 (1)
2021– Olot 30 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2022

Oriol Ayala Serra (born 19 October 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Olot.

Club career

Born in Girona, Catalonia, Ayala joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2014, after stints at Girona FC, UE Fornells and CEF Gironès-Sàbat.[1] On 7 July of the following year, after finishing his formation, he moved to Palamós CF in Tercera División.[2]

Ayala made his senior debut during the 2015–16 campaign, being a regular starter. On 13 June 2017, he joined Segunda División B side UE Llagostera,[3] but only featured rarely for the club.

In January 2018, Ayala signed for CF Reus Deportiu and was assigned to the reserves in the fourth division.[4] He made his professional debut on 18 October, starting in a 1–3 away loss against UD Almería, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5]

In July 2019, after Reus' severe economic problems, Ayala joined fellow fourth division side UE Figueres.[6]

Ayala moved to Olot on 13 July 2021.[7]

References

  1. ^ "El Juvenil del Real Madrid también vuelve hoy a Europa" [The Juvenil of Real Madrid also return today to Europe] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. ^ "El Palamós CF fitxa el central Oriol Ayala" [Palamós CF sign the stopper Oriol Ayala] (in Catalan). Radio Palamós. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Oriol Ayala, el segon" [Oriol Ayala, the second one] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. ^ "FC Vilafranca – CF Reus B Cambrils (0–1): Victòria de prestigi a Vilafranca" [FC Vilafranca – CF Reus B Cambrils (0–1): Prestigious victory in Vilafranca] (in Catalan). CF Reus Deportiu. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  5. ^ "El Almería tampoco falla en Copa" [Almería do not fail in Copa either] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Arrenca la pretemporada a Vilatenim" [The pre-season starts in Vilatenim] (in Catalan). UE Figueres. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. ^ "L'Olot continua apuntalant la defensa amb l'arribada del gironí Oriol Ayala". Garrotxa Digital (in Catalan). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2022.