Adrià Vilanova
Vilanova in 2012
Personal information
Full name Adrià Vilanova Chaure
Date of birth (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Andorra
Number 5
Youth career
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Barcelona B 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Hércules (loan) 2 (1)
2018 Mallorca B 7 (0)
2018– Andorra 150 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Adrià Vilanova Chaure (born 11 February 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Andorra.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Vilanova was a FC Barcelona youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 8 January 2017, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Dani Romera in a 3–1 Segunda División B away win over Atlético Saguntino.

On 12 August 2017, Vilanova was loaned to fellow third division side Hércules CF for the season.[2] He made his debut at the club on 15 October, starting and scoring the equalizer in a 3–2 home win over CF Peralada.[3]

In August 2018, after only one further match for Hércules, Vilanova left Barça and moved to another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B in Tercera División. On 31 December 2018, he signed for FC Andorra in the Primera Catalana.[4]

On 22 December 2021, after being a part of the squad who achieved an administrative promotion to Segunda División B in 2019 and later a qualification to the newly-created Primera División RFEF in 2021, Vilanova renewed his contract with the Tricolors until 2024.[5] He was a regular starter for the club during the campaign, scoring four goals in 32 appearances overall and achieving a first-ever promotion to Segunda División.

Vilanova made his professional debut on 15 August 2022, starting in a 1–0 away win over Real Oviedo.[6]

Personal life

Vilanova's father Tito was also a footballer and later became a manager. He was also groomed at Barcelona, and managed the first team during the 2012–13 season.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Adrià Vilanova" (in Spanish). FC Andorra. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Tito Vilanova's son Adria joins Hercules on loan". Marca. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Adrià Vilanova debuta con un gol en el Hércules" [Adrià Vilanova debuts with a goal at Hércules] (in Spanish). Sport. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Sport (31 December 2018). "Gerard Piqué ficha al hijo de Tito Vilanova para su FC Andorra" [Gerard Piqué signs the son of Tito Vilanova for his FC Andorra]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Adrià Vilanova renueva con el FC Andorra hasta 2024" [Adrià Vilanova renews with FC Andorra until 2024] (in Spanish). Sport. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "El Andorra debuta a lo grande" [Andorra debut through the big door] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "El emotivo mensaje de Adrià Vilanova a su padre" [The emotional message of Adrià Vilanova to his father] (in Spanish). Sport. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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