Vicente Iborra

Vicente Iborra

Iborra as a Levante player in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Vicente Iborra de la Fuente
Date of birth	(1988-01-16) 16 January 1988 (age 29)
Place of birth	Moncada, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sevilla
Number	8
Youth career
	Levante
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Levante B	17	(4)
2008–2013	Levante	165	(8)
2013–	Sevilla	110	(24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2017.

Vicente Iborra de la Fuente (born 16 January 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a defensive midfielder.

Born in Moncada, Valencian Community, Iborra was a product of Levante UD's youth system. He made his first-team debuts during the 2007–08 season, as the club's severe financial problems prompted the exit of several players. After appearing in a Copa del Rey match against Getafe CF on 9 January 2008, he played in La Liga against Real Madrid four days later (0–2 home loss).

On 30 March 2008, Iborra scored his first Levante goal, a last-minute effort in a 1–2 loss at UD Almería. In the 2009–10 campaign, as the side returned to the top flight after a two-year absence, he was one of the team's most used players — 36 games, 2,640 minutes — netting once.

Iborra joined fellow league club Sevilla FC on 16 August 2013, after agreeing to a five-year contract. He finished his debut season with 41 games and four goals all competitions comprised, including 12/1 in the UEFA Europa League which his team won.

In 2014–15, Iborra was often deployed in a more attacking midfield role by manager Unai Emery, and responded by scoring nine goals overall. On 24 September 2016 he filled in as the goalkeeper for the final two minutes away to Athletic Bilbao when Salvatore Sirigu was sent off, conceding a penalty from Aritz Aduriz in a 1–3 loss.