Sergi Altimira
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergi Altimira Clavell | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Cardedeu, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Betis | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2012 | Cardedeu | ||
| 2012–2019 | Barcelona | ||
| 2019–2020 | Sabadell | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Sabadell | 61 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Granollers (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2023 | Getafe | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Betis | 67 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2024– | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:23, 12 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Sergi Altimira Clavell (born 25 August 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis.
Sabadell
Born in Cardedeu, Barcelona, Catalonia, Altimira joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2012, from hometown club FC Cardedeu. In 2019, he left Barça and joined CE Sabadell FC.
Loan to Granollers
On 29 May 2020, after finishing his formation, Altimira was loaned to Tercera División side EC Granollers for the season.[1] He made his senior debut on 1 November, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 7–0 away routing of UE Figueres.[2]
Breakthrough
Upon returning to Sabadell, Altimira was included in the first team squad by manager Antonio Hidalgo, and renewed his contract with the club on 7 September 2021.[3] He played 29 times for the side in all competitions during the 2021–22 campaign.[4]
Altimira's performances has led to interest in his services from his former club Barcelona, amongst others.[5][6][7] Strong interest was reported to be present from the Gerard Piqué's FC Andorra, as well as from La Liga side Villarreal CF.[8] However, despite Barcelona's efforts to sign Altimira on the final day of the transfer window in August 2022, they were unable to agree terms on the transfer leaving Altimira remaining under contract to Sabadell until June 2023.[9][10]
Getafe
On 31 January 2023, Marca reported that Altimira had an agreement to join top tier club Getafe CF on a four-year contract upon the conclusion of his contract with Sabadell.[11] On 6 July, the club officially announced his signing.[12]
Betis
On 11 August 2023, Altimira signed a five-year contract with Real Betis also in the top tier, after the club paid his € 2 million release clause.[13][14]