Oriol Rey

Oriol Rey
Personal information
Full name Oriol Rey Erenas[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Conquense
(on loan from Leeds United)
Youth career
2004–2017 Barcelona
2017–2018 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Leeds United 0 (0)
2018– → Conquense (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Oriol Rey Erenas (born 25 February 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UB Conquense on loan from English club Leeds United as a centre back or defensive midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Rey started his career at FC Barcelona youth academy, graduating through the youth ranks until he was released by the club in the summer of 2017, and he joined English Premier League side West Ham on trial in July 2017, however failed to earn a move.[2]

Leeds United

On 5 August 2017, he joined Leeds United from Barcelona,[3] initially linking up with the Leeds Under 23's squad.

On 7 January 2018, Rey was called up to Leeds' first team when he was named as a substitute in Leeds' 2–1 shock defeat to Newport County in the FA Cup.[4] On 8 May, he was named in Leeds' first team squad by Head Coach Paul Heckingbottom for their post season friendlies tour to Myanmar.[5] On 13 May 2018, he signed a new 2 year contract at the club after impressing for the Under 23 side.[6]

He was involved in new Head Coach Marcelo Bielsa's first team squads during the 2018-19 pre season.[7]

On 22 August 2018, Rey was named in an EFL Championship squad for the first time, against Swansea City in a 2-2 draw, when he was named on the bench, replacing Liam Cooper in the squad.[8]

Conquense loan

On 28 August, Rey joined Spanish side UB Conquense on a season long loan.[9][10] He made his competitive debut for UB Conquense on 5 September 2018 in the Copa del Rey first round match against CD Castellón.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 21. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Hammers youngsters praised for improvement in Colchester defeat", Leeds United, 7 January 2018
  3. ↑ "U23s boosted by summer signing". Leeds United. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Newport County Vs Leeds", Leeds United, 7 January 2018
  5. ↑ Phil Hay (8 May 2018). "Saiz features but academy players make up the numbers in Leeds United's Myanmar squad". Yorkshire Evening post.
  6. ↑ "ORIOL REY SIGNS NEW DEAL". Leeds United. 13 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "REPORT: YORK CITY 1–1 LEEDS UNITED". Leeds United. 19 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "FULL TIME: Swansea City 2 Leeds United 2: Hernandez back to haunt Swans as Whites go top". Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  9. ↑ "Oriol Rey ya entrena con el Conquense". eldeporteconquense.com. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Good luck to Oriol Rey who has joined UB Conquense on loan until the end of the season". Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  11. ↑ "El Castellón avanza en la Copa del Rey" (in sp). Retrieved 2018-09-08.
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