Jordi Amat

Jordi Amat
Amat playing for Catalonia in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jordi Amat Maas[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-21) 21 March 1992
Place of birth Canet de Mar, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Rayo Vallecano
Number 16
Youth career
1998–1999 Canet de Mar
1999–2009 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Espanyol B 17 (0)
2010–2013 Espanyol 41 (0)
2012–2013 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 27 (1)
2013–2018 Swansea City 52 (0)
2017–2018 → Betis (loan) 25 (0)
2018– Rayo Vallecano 2 (0)
National team‡
2008 Spain U16 2 (0)
2008–2009 Spain U17 11 (1)
2010 Spain U18 2 (0)
2010–2011 Spain U19 7 (0)
2011 Spain U20 5 (0)
2011–2014 Spain U21 15 (0)
2011– Catalonia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2014

Jordi Amat Maas (Catalan: [ˈʒɔɾði əˈmat]; Spanish: [ˈɟʝoɾði aˈmat]; born 21 March 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Rayo Vallecano.

He spent the better part of his career with Espanyol and Swansea City.

Club career

Espanyol

Born in Canet de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Amat joined Espanyol's youth system at the age of only seven. He began appearing as a senior with the B-team, in Segunda División B.[3]

On 24 January 2010, two months shy of his 18th birthday, Amat played his first La Liga match with the club, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Mallorca.[4] He finished his first full season with 26 appearances (28 all competitions comprised), helping the Pericos to a final eighth position.

For 2012–13, Amat was loaned to fellow league side Rayo Vallecano,[5] being first-choice during the campaign. He scored his first goal for the Madrid outskirts team on 24 February 2013, netting from 50 metres in an eventual 1–2 home loss to Real Valladolid and also putting one in his own net in the same match.[6][7]

Swansea City

On 27 June 2013, Premier League club Swansea City announced Amat had been signed for a transfer fee of £2.5 million on a four-year deal. It was subject to international clearance and a medical.[8] He made his official debut on 1 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 home victory over Malmö FF in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[9]

On 11 March 2015, Amat signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the Liberty Stadium until 2018. On 7 July 2017, he was loaned to Real Betis for one season.[10]

Return to Rayo

On 9 August 2018, Amat returned to both Rayo Vallecano and the Spanish top level, signing for an undisclosed fee.[11]

Personal life

Amat shared his birthdate with fellow Espanyol youth graduate Román Golobart.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 July 2018[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Espanyol 2009–10 La Liga 6000——60
2010–11 La Liga 26020——280
2011–12 La Liga 9040——130
Total 41060——470
Rayo Vallecano 2012–13 La Liga 27100——271
Total 27100——271
Swansea City 2013–14 Premier League 17030109[lower-alpha 1]0300
2014–15 Premier League 100200000120
2015–16 Premier League 80102000110
2016–17 Premier League 170002000200
Total 520605090730
Betis (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 25010——260
Career total 145113050901731
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Europa League

Honours

Spain U17

References

  1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League squad numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jordi Amat". Premier League. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Jordi Amat: `això és increïble´ (Jordi Amat: `this is amazing´); Pericos Online, 23 January 2010 (in Catalan)
  4. ↑ Espanyol frustrated by penalty; ESPN Soccernet, 24 January 2010
  5. ↑ Jordi Amat nueva incorporación para esta temporada (Jordi Amat new addition for this season) Archived 28 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine.; Rayo Vallecano, 17 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Rayo suffer home defeat; Sky Sports, 24 February 2013
  7. ↑ Video: Defender scores from just inside half in Madrid; Talksport, 25 February 2013
  8. ↑ "Swans Amat boost". Swansea City A.F.C. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "Swansea 4 Malmo 0: New boy Bony nets twice as £12m striker gives Laudrup big first leg lead in Europa League qualifying". Daily Mail. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Real Betis and Swansea City AFC agree for the loan of Jordi Amat". Real Betis. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Amat completes Vallecano move". Swansea City A.F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Amat-Golobart, pareja de centrales" [Amat-Golobart, stopper duo] (in Spanish). Marcadorint. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  13. ↑ Jordi Amat at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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