Joan Oriol

Joan Oriol Gràcia (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈan uɾiˈɔl]; born 5 November 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Gimnàstic de Tarragona as a left-back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oriol and the second or maternal family name is Gràcia.
Joan Oriol
Personal information
Full name Joan Oriol Garcia
Date of birth (1986-11-05) 5 November 1986
Place of birth Cambrils, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Gimnàstic
Number 21
Youth career
2004–2005 Cambrils
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Pobla Mafumet
2006–2007 → Reus (loan) 33 (0)
2007–2008 Gavà 34 (2)
2008–2010 Villarreal B 66 (3)
2010–2013 Villarreal 50 (0)
2013–2014 Osasuna 11 (0)
2014–2015 Blackpool 11 (0)
2015 Rapid București 13 (0)
2015–2017 Mallorca 62 (1)
2017–2018 Atromitos 0 (0)
2018 Cornellà 9 (0)
2018–2020 Lleida Esportiu 61 (2)
2020– Gimnàstic 97 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Club career

Born in Cambrils, Tarragona, Catalonia, Oriol played lower league or amateur football in his first four years as a senior. In the 2008–09 season he helped Villarreal CF's B-team promote to Segunda División for the first time ever, scoring two goals in 32 games.

Oriol made his debut for the main squad on 6 January 2010, playing the full 90 minutes and being booked in a 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey.[1] On 27 November of that year he made his first appearance in La Liga, starting in a 3–0 victory at Real Zaragoza.[2]

From 2011 to 2013, Oriol was both relegated and promoted with the Yellow Submarine, featuring in an average of 22 matches in the process. On 2 July 2013 the free agent signed a three-year contract with CA Osasuna, with a €5 million clause.[3]

In early August 2014, following Osasuna's relegation, Oriol agreed to a one-year deal with the option of a further year with Football League Championship side Blackpool, linking up with his twin brother Eduard.[4] On 12 January 2015, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[5]

On 4 July 2015, after a short spell at FC Rapid București in Romania, Oriol signed a two-year contract with RCD Mallorca.[6] On 31 August 2017, after being relegated to the Segunda División B, he agreed to a 1+1 deal at Atromitos F.C. from Greece.[7]

Oriol returned to Spain in January 2018, signing for UE Cornellà of the third division. He remained in that tier the following years, representing Lleida Esportiu and Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[8]

Personal life

Oriol's twin brother, Eduard, was also a footballer. A winger, he shared teams with his sibling on several occasions.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 28 March 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gavà 2007–08 Segunda División B 342——2[lower-alpha 1]0362
Villarreal B 2008–09 Segunda División B 322——5[lower-alpha 1]0372
2009–10 Segunda División 341———341
Total 663000050713
Villarreal 2008–09 La Liga 0000——00
2009–10 0010——10
2010–11 60403[lower-alpha 2]0—130
2011–12 210105[lower-alpha 3]0—270
2012–13 Segunda División 23010——240
Total 500708000650
Osasuna 2013–14 La Liga 11030——140
Blackpool 2014–15 Championship 11010——120
Rapid București 2014–15 Liga I 13000——130
Mallorca 2015–16 Segunda División 39100——391
2016–17 23020——250
Total 621200000641
Atromitos 2017–18 Super League Greece 0020——20
Cornellà 2017–18 Segunda División B 9000—2[lower-alpha 1]0110
Lleida Esportiu 2018–19 Segunda División B 36130——391
2019–20 25110——261
Total 612400000652
Gimnàstic 2020–21 Segunda División B 20200——202
Career total 33710190809037310
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. El Madrigal dictará sentencia (El Madrigal will dictate the sentence); Marca, 6 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. Miserable start for Aguirre Archived 28 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 27 November 2010
  3. Joan Oriol: "Osasuna no se va a arrepentir de haberme fichado" (Joan Oriol: "Osasuna will not regret having signed me"); Diario AS, 2 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. "Blackpool: Joan Oriol joins after leaving Spanish club Osasuna". BBC Sport. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. "Oriol twins head out of Pool". Blackpool Gazette. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  6. "Joan Oriol un nuevo refuerzo para el Real Mallorca" [Joan Oriol a new addition for Real Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  7. "Στον Ατρόμητο ο Οριόλ" [Atromitos announced Oriol] (in Greek). Sport 24. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  8. "Joan Oriol, nou jugador grana" [Joan Oriol, new grana player] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  9. Edu y Joan Oriol: tú al Barça, yo al Villarreal (Edu and Joan Oriol: you go to Barça, i go to Villarreal); Mundo Deportivo, 29 December 2010 (in Spanish)
  10. Joan Oriol at Soccerway
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