Eric Vila
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.jpg) Vila with the Catalan national team in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 4 – Dreamland Gran Canaria | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 May 1998 Bescanó, Spain | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2021: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2014–2016 | FC Barcelona | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | →FC Barcelona B | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Bàsquet Girona | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Río Breogán | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Dreamland Gran Canaria | ||||||||||||||
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Eric Martínez Vila (born 15 May 1998) is a Spanish basketball player for CB Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB. He has also represented the Spanish national team internationally. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), Vila plays as a power forward.
A native of Bescanó (Girona), he played for FC Barcelona at the youth level since he was 12 years old. Vila received regular playing time for the reserve team, FC Barcelona B. In December 2014, at age 16, he became the youngest player in club history to play in the Liga ACB.[1]
College career
Vila started playing college basketball in the United States with Texas A&M. After one season, he transferred to Fresno State, sitting out his following year, but did not play for the team.[2] Vila played for Northwest Florida State College in 2018–19 before moving to UTEP as a redshirt junior.[3][4] He averaged 3.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.[5]
Professional career
On 17 July 2021, Vila signed with Bàsquet Girona of the LEB Oro.[6] Vila continued to play with Girona as the team achieved promotion to the Liga ACB and played in the first tier of Spanish basketball from the 2022-23 season. He extended his contract with Girona for a further season in July 2023.[7] He would leave Girona in June 2024, after three seasons with the Catalans.[8]
In June 2024, Vila signed with Río Breogán of the Liga ACB.[9] Vila became an important player in Breogán's roster, playing in all 34 regular season games and recording his best numbers (21 points) in a win against Unicaja Málaga.[10]
On July 17, 2025, Vila signed a two season contract with CB Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB.[11]