Edu Oriol
Spanish footballer (born 1986)
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Eduard "Edu" Oriol Gràcia (born 5 November 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a winger.
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Oriol being presented at Zaragoza | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduard Oriol Gràcia | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambrils, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Cambrils | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Pobla Mafumet | ||
| 2006–2007 | → Reus (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Sant Andreu | 34 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Barcelona B | 60 | (9) |
| 2011–2013 | Zaragoza | 39 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Khazar | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | AEL Limassol | 18 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Blackpool | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Rapid București | 14 | (2) |
| 2016 | Llagostera | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Tenerife | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ibiza | 7 | (4) |
| 2018–2022 | Sanluqueño | 97 | (12) |
| 2022–2023 | Utrera | 15 | (0) |
| 2023 | UCAM Murcia | 17 | (1) |
| 2023 | Xerez Deportivo | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 363 | (41) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Cambrils, Tarragona, Catalonia, Oriol started playing with amateurs CF Pobla de Mafumet, having a loan spell with CF Reus Deportiu whilst on contract with the former. In the 2008–09 season, still in his native region, he competed in the Segunda División B with UE Sant Andreu.[1]
Oriol moved to FC Barcelona in the summer of 2009, helping the reserves to return to Segunda División by appearing in 29 games and scoring three goals.[2] After once again featuring heavily for Barça B in the 2010–11 campaign,[1] as the team finished in third position – being however ineligible for playoff promotion – he signed for La Liga club Real Zaragoza for three years.[3]
Oriol made his debut in the top flight on 28 August 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–6 home loss against Real Madrid.[4] He scored the first of his two goals in the competition on 29 April 2012, opening the 2–0 win over Athletic Bilbao also at the La Romareda;[5] the other came one week later, the only as the hosts defeated Levante UD.[6]
Oriol joined Azerbaijan Premier League's Khazar Lankaran FK in late August 2013 on a two-year contract.[7] following the Aragonese's relegation,[8] He won his first piece of silverware on 23 October, helping his new team to defeat Neftçi PFK in that year's Azerbaijan Supercup.[9]
On 13 January 2014, Oriol's contract with Khazar was cancelled by mutual consent, after he failed to settle in Azerbaijan.[10] The following day, he penned a two-year deal with AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division.[11]
On 18 August 2014, Oriol agreed to a one-year contract with the option of a further year with Football League Championship side Blackpool, linking up with his twin brother Joan.[12] His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 12 January 2015,[13] and he moved to the Romanian Liga I with FC Rapid București.[14]
Oriol subsequently returned to his homeland and its second tier, featuring rarely for UE Llagostera[15] and CD Tenerife.[16] In late November 2017, the 31-year-old signed with amateurs UD Ibiza,[17] leaving at the end of the season.[18]
In August 2018, Oriol joined third-division club Atlético Sanluqueño CF; upon arriving, he labelled his former Blackpool manager Lee Clark a "racist".[19][20] He equalled a career-best six goals in his debut campaign,[21] and was eventually named captain.[22]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of 4 February 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sant Andreu | 2008–09[24] | Segunda División B | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| Barcelona B | 2009–10[24] | Segunda División B | 29 | 3 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2010–11[24] | Segunda División | 31 | 6 | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| Total | 60 | 9 | — | 6 | 0 | 66 | 9 | |||
| Zaragoza | 2011–12[24] | La Liga | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| 2012–13[24] | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | |||
| Khazar | 2013–14[25] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| AEL Limassol | 2013–14[25] | Cypriot First Division | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 5 | |
| Blackpool | 2014–15[25] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Rapid București | 2014–15[25] | Liga I | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| Llagostera | 2015–16[24] | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Tenerife | 2016–17[24] | Segunda División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Ibiza | 2017–18[25] | Tercera División | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 4 | |
| Career total | 205 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 223 | 27 | ||
- Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
Honours
Khazar