Sergi Puig

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puig and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.
Sergi Puig
Personal information
Full name Sergi Puig Herrera
Date of birth (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Premià de Mar, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Girona B
Number 13
Youth career
Premià Dalt
Vilassar Mar
2013–2017 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Barcelona B 7 (0)
2017–2018 → Hospitalet (loan) 23 (0)
2018–2019 → Conquense (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2021 Las Palmas B 19 (0)
2021–2022 Ponferradina 1 (0)
2022–2023 Sabadell 18 (0)
2023–2024 Sestao River 33 (0)
2024– Girona B 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Sergi Puig Herrera (born 19 November 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Girona FC B.[1]

Club career

Barcelona

Puig was born in Premià de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, and joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2013, from UE Vilassar de Mar.[2] On 1 April 2017, while still a youth, he made his senior debut with the reserves by starting in a 12–0 Segunda División B home routing of CD Eldense.[3]

On 12 August 2017, after finishing his formation, Puig was loaned to Tercera División side CE L'Hospitalet.[4] On 24 August of the following year, he renewed his contract with Barça until 2020, and moved to UB Conquense in the third division also in a temporary deal.[5]

Back at the B-team for the 2019–20 campaign, Puig acted as a backup to Iñaki Peña before leaving on 30 June 2020 as his contract expired.[6]

Las Palmas

On 25 September 2020, Puig signed for UD Las Palmas, being initially assigned to the B-side in division three.[7] He featured regularly for the B's while also being a third-choice in the main squad, behind Álvaro Valles and Álex Domínguez.

Ponferradina

On 21 July 2021, Puig agreed to a contract with SD Ponferradina of the Segunda División.[8] A third-choice behind fellow new signings Amir Abedzadeh and Lucho García, he made his club debut on 1 December, starting in a 2–0 away success over CP Cacereño in the season's Copa del Rey.[9]

Puig made his professional debut on 15 December 2021, starting in a 2–1 home win over UD Ibiza, also in the national cup.[10] He made his league debut the following 27 March, starting in a 3–1 away loss against CD Mirandés.

Sabadell and Sestao River

On 16 July 2022, free agent Puig joined Primera Federación side CE Sabadell FC.[11] After sharing the starting spot with Adrián Ortolá, he moved to fellow league team Sestao River Club on 31 July 2023.[12]

Girona

On 12 July 2024, Puig signed a two-year contract with La Liga side Girona FC, being initially assigned to the B-team in Tercera Federación.[13]

References

  1. ^ Sergi Puig at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Promesas de La Masía: Sergi Puig, el guarda paciente" [Prospects of La Masía: Sergi Puig, the patient guardian] (in Spanish). Vavel. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Sergi Puig: "Era el debut soñado"" [Sergi Puig: "It was the dream debut"] (in Spanish). Vavel. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Acuerdo con el CE l'Hospitalet para la cesión de Sergi Puig" [Agreement with CE l'Hospitalet for the loan of Sergi Puig] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Sergi Puig renueva hasta 2020 y se va cedido al Conquense" [Sergi Puig renews until 2020 and moves out on loan to Conquense] (in Spanish). Sport. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Chumi, Kike Saverio, Sergi Puig y Guillem no continúan en el Barça B" [Chumi, Kike Saverio, Sergi Puig and Guillem will not continue at Barça B] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Sergi Puig llega para reforzar la meta amarilla" [Sergi Puig arrives to bolster the yellow goal] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. ^ "El portero Sergi Puig, nuevo jugador de la SD Ponferradina" [Goalkeeper Sergi Puig, new player of SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Agus Medina decide en Cáceres" [Agus Medina decides it in Cáceres] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  10. ^ "La Ponfe dedica el pase a su míster Bolo" [Ponfe dedicate their qualification to their manager Bolo] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Sergi Puig, nuevo refuerzo del Centre d'Esports Sabadell" [Sergi Puig, new addition of Centre d'Esports Sabadell] (in Spanish). CE Sabadell FC. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  12. ^ "El Sestao River completa su portería con Sergi Puig" [Sestao River complete their goal with Sergi Puig] (in Spanish). El Correo. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  13. ^ "El Girona B reforça la porteria amb Sergi Puig" [Girona B bolster the goal with Sergi Puig] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.