Martí Riverola
Personal information
Full name Martí Riverola Bataller
Date of birth (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Inter d'Escaldes
Number 20
Youth career
1999–2010 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Barcelona B 38 (5)
2011 → Vitesse (loan) 15 (2)
2011 Barcelona 0 (0)
2012–2015 Bologna 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Mallorca (loan) 15 (1)
2015 → Rheindorf Altach (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2017 Foggia 43 (3)
2017–2018 Reggiana 44 (3)
2018–2019 Ibiza 16 (0)
2019–2022 Andorra 79 (5)
2022–2023 Atlètic d'Escaldes 25 (6)
2023– Inter d'Escaldes 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2023

Martí Riverola Bataller (born 26 January 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Andorran club Inter d'Escaldes.[1]

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Riverola joined FC Barcelona's youth academy in 1999 at the age of 8, and started his career as a forward, being reconverted into a midfielder for the 2004–05 season. In spite of this change he retained his goalscoring touch, being the under-19's second-top scorer in 2010 with 13 goals.[2]

In late 2009, still registered with the juniors, Riverola made his debut for Barcelona's B team, in a 2–0 away win against neighbours RCD Espanyol B.[3] They eventually returned to Segunda División after 11 years, but the player only appeared once more in the league.[4]

Riverola joined Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem in January 2011 on a six-month-long loan, as the Dutch were managed by countryman Albert Ferrer, himself a former Barcelona player.[5] In July he returned to Barcelona and its reserves, alongside Isaac Cuenca,[6] and scored five goals in 32 games throughout the campaign[7][8][9][10][11] to help the B's finish eighth.

On 6 December 2011, Riverola made his first and only official appearance for the main squad, coming on as a substitute for Sergi Roberto in the dying minutes of a 4–0 home victory over FC BATE Borisov in the UEFA Champions League.[12][13]

Bologna

On 7 June 2012, Riverola was presented as a player of Bologna F.C. 1909,[14] having already agreed to a four-year contract in late January;[15][16] FIFA later ordered the Italian side to pay Barcelona €535,000 as training compensation, although he was a free agent.[17] During his spell at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara he only appeared in three competitive games, his Serie A input consisting of 50 minutes in a 2–1 loss at A.C. Milan on 20 January 2013.[18]

In August 2013, Riverola was loaned to RCD Mallorca of the Spanish second tier,[19] and he spent the second half of the 2014–15 season with SC Rheindorf Altach of the Austrian Bundesliga, on loan with an option make the move permanent.[20]

Foggia and Reggiana

On 17 July 2015, Riverola was signed by Foggia Calcio on a two-year contract.[21] In January 2017, he joined A.C. Reggiana 1919 also in the Serie C.[22]

Ibiza and Andorra

Riverola returned to his country in August 2018, with third-division UD Ibiza.[23] He joined FC Andorra in the following transfer window,[24] going on to be part of the squad that promoted from the regional leagues to the professional ones in just three years.[25][26]

On 1 September 2022, Riverola terminated his contract.[27] He remained in the principality nonetheless, signing with Primera Divisió side Atlètic Club d'Escaldes.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 March 2021[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2009–10 Segunda División B 20——20
2010–11 Segunda División 40——40
2011–12 325——325
Total 3850000385
Vitesse (loan) 2010–11 Eredivisie 15200—152
Barcelona 2011–12 La Liga 00001[lower-alpha 1]010
Bologna 2012–13 Serie A 1020—30
Mallorca (loan) 2013–14 Segunda División 15110—161
Rheindorf Altach (loan) 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 4010—50
Foggia 2015–16 Lega Pro 27230—302
2016–17 16120—181
Total 4335000483
Reggiana 2016–17 Lega Pro 10000—100
2017–18 Serie C 34300—343
Total 4430000443
Ibiza 2018–19 Segunda División B 16000—160
Andorra 2019–20 Segunda División B 26110—271
2020–21 19010—200
Total 4512000471
Career total 220151201023315
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ↑ Martí Riverola at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Saura, David (5 August 2010). "Martí Riverola singled out by Guardiola". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Marcet, Jaume (10 November 2009). "El penúltimo obstáculo superado de Martí" [Martí overcomes penultimate hurdle] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "El Barça B frena la progresión celeste" [Barça B halt sky blue progression]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 3 December 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Coerts, Stefan (7 January 2011). "Official: Vitesse sign Barcelona youngster Marti Riverola on loan". Goal. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  6. ↑ Carrillo, Jesús (4 July 2011). "Martí Riverola e Isaac Cuenca vuelven al Barça B" [Martí Riverola and Isaac Cuenca return to Barça B] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Al Barcelona B se le atraganta el Mini Estadi" [Barcelona B choke on the Mini Estadi]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 September 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  8. ↑ García-Planas, Yaca (26 October 2011). "0–1: El Barça B gana al Huesca gracias a un solitario gol de Riverola" [0–1: Barça B beat Huesca thanks to lone Riverola goal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  9. ↑ García Merino, Marcos (9 December 2011). "Fiesta de goles en el Mini Estadi" [Goal party at the Mini Estadi]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "El Barça B gana su segundo partido consecutivo contra el SD Huesca (4–2)" [Barça B win second match in a row against SD Huesca (4–2)] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "2–0: El Barça B fulmina a un Córdoba espectral" [2–0: Barça B obliterate spectral Córdoba]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 April 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Pizarro, Ramón (6 December 2011). "El Barcelona exhibe su equipo del futuro ante el BATE Borisov (4–0)" [Barcelona display future team against BATE Borisov (4–0)] (in Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Guardiola makes Riverola debut, his canterano number 22". Fútbol Blog Barcelona. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  14. ↑ "Bologna, ecco Riverola "Ho voglia e ambizioni"" [Bologna, here's Riverola "I have the will and the ambition"]. Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 7 June 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "Mercato Bologna, esclusivo: fatta per Riverola. Ecco i dettagli dell'affare" [Bologna market, exclusive: deal done for Riverola. Here are the details] (in Italian). Calcio Mercato. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  16. ↑ Bernabei, Simone (20 January 2012). "Bologna, per Riverola battuta la concorrenza del Napoli" [Bologna, Napoli competition for Riverola beaten] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "Bulletin 2015/2" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  18. ↑ De Stefano, Gaetano (20 January 2013). "Milan-Bologna 2–1 – Doppio Pazzini, i rossoneri ripartono" [Milan-Bologna 2–1 – Pazzini brace, the rossoneri get restarted]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Riverola al Mallorca" [Riverola to Mallorca] (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 26 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  20. ↑ "Riverola all'Altach" [Riverola to Altach] (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "Marti Riverola è del Foggia" [Marti Riverola belongs to Foggia] (in Italian). Foggia Calcio. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  22. ↑ Bargellini, Luca (24 January 2017). "UFFICIALE: Foggia, ceduto Riverola alla Reggiana" [OFFICIAL: Foggia, Riverola transferred to Reggiana] (in Italian). Tutto Mercato Web. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  23. ↑ "Martí Riverola ficha por el UD Ibiza" [Martí Riverola signs for UD Ibiza] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  24. ↑ "Piqué ficha a Martí Riverola para su FC Andorra" [Piqué signs Martí Riverola for his FC Andorra]. Sport (in Spanish). 7 February 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  25. ↑ Nieto, José (23 May 2022). "El Andorra de Gerard Piqué consigue su preciado ascenso: una llegada a la élite bajo polémicas" [Gerard Piqué's Andorra get the promotion they yearned for: reaching the elite surrounded by controversy]. El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  26. ↑ García-Planas, Yaca (9 June 2022). "Martí Riverola: "Muchos me llamaron loco"" [Martí Riverola: "Many said I was crazy"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  27. ↑ "Martí Riverola tanca una etapa gloriosa a l'Andorra" [Martí Riverola ends a glorious spell at Andorra] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  28. ↑ Alonso, Carles (3 September 2022). "Martí Riverola a l'Atlètic Escaldes" [Martí Riverola to Atlètic Escaldes]. El Principat (in Catalan). Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  29. ↑ Martí Riverola at Soccerway
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