Oriol Ayala

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.