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.

Genís Montolio
Personal information
Full name Genís Montolio Lafuente
Date of birth (1996-07-23) 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal C 2015–16[8] Tercera División 240240
2016–17[8] Tercera División 291291
Total 531531
Villarreal B 2016–17[9] Segunda División B 2020
2017–18[9] Segunda División B 9090
Total 110110
Villarreal 2017–18[9] La Liga 00001[lower-alpha 1]010
Espanyol B 2017–18[9] Tercera División 6060
Career total 7010010711
  1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "A young Villarreal show their worth" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "Genis" (in Spanish). La Preferente. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. "Montolio: Genís Montolio Lafuente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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