Genís Montolio
Spanish footballer
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Genís Montolio Lafuente (born 23 July 1996), sometimes known simply as Genís, is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Thun in the Swiss Challenge League as a Defender (association football)# Central Defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Genís Montolio Lafuente | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Thun | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Barcelona | |||
| Espanyol | |||
| Cornellà | |||
| 2012–2015 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Villarreal C | 53 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Villarreal B | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Espanyol B | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Levante B | 30 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Alavés B | 21 | (2) |
| 2021 | Olot | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Zürich II | 28 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | FC Wil | 49 | (8) |
| 2024– | Thun | 31 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Montolio represented FC Barcelona, RCD Espanyol, UE Cornellà as a youth[1] before joining Villarreal CF's academy in 2012.[2] On 9 May 2015, he scored the second goal for the Juvenil A team in a 3–2 routing of Espanyol in the final of Youth Champions Cup.[3]
On 4 February 2017, Montolio made his debut for the reserves by coming as a substitute for Carlos Martínez in a 4–1 victory against UE Llagostera.[4] On 7 December 2017, he made his first team debut for the senior team, playing the whole ninety minutes of a 1–0 defeat against Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. in the UEFA Europa League.[5]
On 30 January 2018, Montolio moved to the B-side of RCD Espanyol.[6] He signed for another reserve team on 31 August, joining Atlético Levante UD in the third division.[7]
Switzerland
On 3 June 2024, he signed a two-year deal with FC Thun in the Swiss Challenge League, with an option for a further season.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 30 March 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal C | 2015–16[9] | Tercera División | 24 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[9] | Tercera División | 29 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 53 | 1 | — | — | 53 | 1 | ||||
| Villarreal B | 2016–17[10] | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[10] | Segunda División B | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Villarreal | 2017–18[10] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Espanyol B | 2017–18[10] | Tercera División | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 1 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League