Aitor Cantalapiedra

Not to be confused with Aitor Fernández López.
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cantalapiedra and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Aitor
Personal information
Full name Aitor Cantalapiedra Fernández
Date of birth (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal B
Youth career
2001–2002 Cinc Copes
2002–2006 Barcelona
2006–2009 Espanyol
2009–2010 Sant Andreu
2010–2012 Damm
2012–2014 Cornellà
2014–2015 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2015–2016 Barcelona B 18 (4)
2015 Barcelona 0 (0)
2016– Villarreal B 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Aitor Cantalapiedra Fernández (born 10 February 1996), simply known as Aitor, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Villarreal CF B as a winger.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Aitor joined FC Barcelona's youth school in 2002, aged six, after starting it out at PB Cinc Copes.[1] Released in 2006, he spent his youth at three other teams in the region – RCD Espanyol, CF Damm and UE Cornellà – before joining Barça's youth ranks towards the end of the 2013–14 season.[2][3]

After finishing his graduation, Aitor was promoted to the reserves in July 2015, after the club's relegation to Segunda División B.[4] He made his senior debut on 22 August of that year, replacing Joan Campins for the final 21 minutes of a 1–2 loss at former club Cornellà.[5]

Aitor scored his first senior goal on 5 September 2015, equalising in the 43rd minute against rivals RCD Espanyol B at the Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque, albeit in a 2–3 defeat.[6] On 11 October, he scored the only goal in a home success over CD Alcoyano.[7]

On 28 October 2015, Aitor made his first team debut, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute for fellow debutant Wilfrid Kaptoum in a 0–0 away draw against CF Villanovense, for the season's Copa del Rey.[8][9] He played all 90 minutes in the return leg at the Camp Nou, which Barcelona won 6–1 and proceeded to the next round.[10]

On 12 January 2016, despite being their top scorer with four goals as they fought a second successive relegation, Aitor's contract with Barcelona B was rescinded as part of a mid-season revolution; hours later he joined Villarreal CF, being again put into their B-team.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Camino del Camp Nou: Aitor Cantalapiedra" [Road to Camp Nou: Aitor Cantalapiedra] (in Spanish). Vavel. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Emotivo y decisivo" [Emotional and decisive] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sergi Samper-Aitor Cantalapiedra: Una conexión con 13 años de historia" [Sergi Samper-Aitor Cantalapiedra: a connection with 13 years of history] (in Spanish). Sport. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Barça B: Several Juvenil players to begin pre-season with the second team". Sport. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "2–1: el Barça B cae en Cornellà en el último minuto y de penalti" [2–1: Barça B falls in Cornellà in the last minute and in a penalty] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "3–2: El Espanyol B lleva de cabeza al Barça B" [3–2: Espanyol B takes Barça B by heads] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "FC Barcelona B v CD Alcoyano: First win at Miniestadi (1–0)". Barcelona's official website. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Los niños no hacen los deberes" [The kids do not make their homework] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Wilfrid Kaptoum and Aitor Cantalapiedra just the latest to debut under Luis Enrique". Barcelona's official website. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  10. ↑ FC Barcelona vs. CF Villanovense match report; goal.com, 2 December 2015
  11. ↑ "Aitor Cantalapiedra: "La dirección del Barça B no es buena"" [Aitor Cantalapiedra: "Barça B are not moving in the right direction"] (in Spanish). Sport. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.

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