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their top scorer with four goals as they fought a second successive relegation, Aitor's contract with Barcelona B was rescinded as part of a mid-season revolution; hours later he joined Villarreal CF, being again put into their B-team.[11]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