Fontàs in 2015
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andreu Fontàs Prat | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Banyoles, Spain | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Celta | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2006 | Banyoles | ||
2006–2007 | Girona | ||
2007–2008 | Barcelona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Barcelona B | 72 | (2) |
2009–2013 | Barcelona | 8 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Mallorca (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2013– | Celta | 91 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Spain U19 | 2 | (0) |
2009 | Spain U20 | 9 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
2010– | Catalonia | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 December 2016 |
Andreu Fontàs Prat (Catalan pronunciation: [ənˈdɾew funˈtas]; born 14 November 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Celta de Vigo.
Born in Banyoles, Girona, Catalonia, Fontàs was a product of FC Barcelona's youth system, having previously played for amateurs CD Banyoles for 11 years.
Originally a defensive midfielder, he was reconverted into central defender by the B-team's coach Luis Enrique, a former Barcelona player.
Fontàs made his first team debut on 31 August 2009, replacing another La Masia graduate, Gerard Piqué, in the final six minutes of a 3–0 La Liga home win against Sporting de Gijón. Earlier into the 2009–10 campaign he was called by manager Pep Guardiola to the Spanish Supercup and UEFA Super Cup games, respectively against Athletic Bilbao and FC Shakhtar Donetsk, but finally did not make the bench on either occasion. He spent the vast majority of his first senior seasons registered with the reserves.