Fran Sol

Fran Sol
Personal information
Full name Francisco Sol Ortiz
Date of birth (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Willem II
Number 9
Youth career
1998–2000 AV Vicálvaro
2000–2002 Rayo Vallecano
2002–2010 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Real Madrid C 69 (19)
2012–2013 → Lugo (loan) 12 (1)
2013 → Oviedo (loan) 11 (0)
2014–2016 Villarreal B 73 (27)
2015 Villarreal 2 (0)
2016– Willem II 67 (32)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2018

Francisco 'Fran' Sol Ortiz (born 13 March 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Dutch club Willem II as a forward.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Sol joined Real Madrid's youth system in July 2002 at the age of 10, and began playing with the Alevín B-team. In the 2010–11 season, he made his senior debuts with Real Madrid C, in a match against CF Trival Valderas for the Tercera División championship.[1]

For the 2012–13 campaign, Sol was loaned to CD Lugo.[2] He made his professional debut on 25 August 2012, coming on as a substitute for Mauro Quiroga in the 77th minute of a 1–1 away draw against UD Las Palmas;[3] early into the following month, he made his first start in Segunda División, helping his team to the same result at Sporting de Gijón.[4]

On 14 December 2012, Sol scored the 3–2 game winner against Real Madrid Castilla.[5][6] On 16 January of the following year, however, his loan spell was ended and he joined Real Oviedo of Segunda División B, in the same predicament.[7][8]

Sol made his debut with the Asturians on 20 January 2013, replacing Diego Cervero for the last minutes of the away match against CF Fuenlabrada.[9] He returned to Real Madrid in June, and moved to Villarreal CF's reserves on 2 July of the following year.[10]

On 25 April 2015, Sol appeared in his first competitive game with the Valencians' main squad, replacing Jaume Costa in a 0–0 La Liga draw at Real Sociedad.[11] He moved abroad for the first time on 25 June 2016, signing a three-year deal at Eredivisie club Willem II[12] and scoring on his debut on 6 August, a 1–4 home defeat to SBV Vitesse; two weeks later he netted the winner in a 2–1 victory at AFC Ajax, his team's first win there in history.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Un golazo de Seidel le da la victoria a los alfareros en 'terreno blanco'" [Seidel wonder goal gives alfareros the win in 'white territory']. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 August 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Fran Sol, cedido al Lugo" [Fran Sol, loaned to Lugo] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Entretenido encuentro que pudo ganar cualquiera" [Entertaining match could have gone both ways]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 August 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "El Sporting sigue sin conocer el sabor del triunfo" [Sporting yet to taste win]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 September 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "El Castilla mereció más en Lugo" [Castilla deserved more in Lugo] (in Spanish). Real Madrid C.F. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Lugo vs Real Madrid Castilla" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sol se marcha cedido al Oviedo y Guayre ficha por el Lugo" [Sol leaves for Oviedo on loan and Guayre signs for Lugo]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Real Oviedo, Fran Sol confirma su llegada" [Real Oviedo, Fran Sol confirms arrival] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Fuenlabrada vs Oviedo" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "Cuatro refuerzos para el Villarreal B" [Four additions to Villarreal B] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "La Liga se les hace larga" [Neverending League for them]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Fran Sol ficha por tres temporadas por el Willem II holandés" [Fran Sol signs for three years at Netherlands' Willem II]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 25 June 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Fran Sol hace historia con el Willem II" [Fran Sol makes history with Willem II]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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