Genís Montolio
Genís Montolio Lafuente (born 23 July 1996), sometimes known simply as Genís, is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Wil in the Swiss Challenge League as a right back.
Personal information | |||
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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(s) | Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Wil | ||
Number | 5 | ||
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– | FC Wil | 37 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023 |
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]
Career statistics
- As of 30 March 2018
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Villarreal C | 2015–16[8] | Tercera División | 24 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
2016–17[8] | Tercera División | 29 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
Total | 53 | 1 | — | — | 53 | 1 | ||||
Villarreal B | 2016–17[9] | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18[9] | Segunda División B | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
Villarreal | 2017–18[9] | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Espanyol B | 2017–18[9] | Tercera División | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Career total | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
References
- "Entrevista. Genís Montolio: "Nuestro objetivo es subir a Segunda B"" [Interview. Genís Montolio: "Our goal is to go up to Segunda B"] (in Spanish). Vavel. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "Genís, potencia y versatilidad al servicio del 'C'" [Genís, power and versatility at the service of 'C'] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "El Villarreal logra su primer título tras granar en la prórroga al Espanyol" [Villarreal win their first title after winning at extra time at Espanyol] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "El Villarreal B olvida su derrota en Sabadell a costa del Llagostera (4-1)" [Villarreal B forget their defeat in Sabadell at the expense of Llagostera (4-1)] (in Spanish). Sexto Anillo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "A young Villarreal show their worth" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- "Genís Montolio, nuevo refuerzo para el filial" [Genís Montolio, new addition for the reserves] (in Spanish). Diario la Grada. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- "Genís Montolio se incorpora al Atlético Levante UD" [Genís Montolio joins Atlético Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- "Genis" (in Spanish). La Preferente. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Montolio: Genís Montolio Lafuente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
External links
- Genís Montolio at BDFutbol
- Genís Montolio at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Genís Montolio at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Genís Montolio at Soccerway