Adrià Altimira

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Altimira and the second or maternal family name is Reynaldos.
Adrià Altimira
Personal information
Full name Adrià Altimira Reynaldos
Date of birth (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Cardedeu, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal
Number 26
Youth career
2006–2008 Granollers
2008–2020 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Lokomotiva 0 (0)
2020–2021 Melilla 24 (1)
2021–2023 Andorra 62 (1)
2023– Villarreal B 10 (0)
2023– Villarreal 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:38, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Adrià Altimira Reynaldos (born 28 March 2001), sometimes known as Alti, is a Spanish footballer who plays for La Liga club Villarreal. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a right winger.

Club career[edit]

Born in Cardedeu, Barcelona, Catalonia, Altimira joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2008, from EC Granollers.[1] On 27 August 2020, after finishing his formation, he moved to Croatian side NK Lokomotiva Zagreb,[2] but terminated his contract shortly after and returned to his home country, signing for Segunda División B side UD Melilla on 7 October.[3]

Altimira made his senior debut on 1 November 2020, playing the last 30 minutes in a 1–0 home win over CF Villanovense. He scored his first senior goal the following 16 May, netting his team's third in a 3–0 home win over Atlético Madrid B.

On 1 July 2021, Altimira joined FC Andorra in the newly-created Primera División RFEF.[4] He featured regularly for the side during the campaign, appearing in 29 matches overall as his side achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División.

Altimira made his professional debut on 15 August 2022, starting in a 1–0 away win over Real Oviedo.[5] He scored his first goal in the category five days later, but in a 4–1 away loss to Sporting de Gijón.

On 14 June 2023, after rejecting a contract renewal from Andorra, Altimira signed for Villarreal CF and was assigned to the reserves also in the second division.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Altimira's uncle and cousin are also involved with football: his uncle Aureli was also a footballer who played as a forward and later became a coach, while his cousin Sergi is a midfielder; both were also Barcelona youth graduates.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Adrià Altimira, forjado en la Masia" [Adrià Altimira, made in La Masia] (in Spanish). Sport. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Adria Altimira novi je igrač Lokomotive" [Adria Altimira is the new player of Lokomotiva] (in Croatian). NK Lokomotiva Zagreb. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Adrià Altimira refuerza la banda derecha azulina" [Adrià Altimira bolsters the blues right flank] (in Spanish). UD Melilla. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Adrià Altimira, sangre azulgrana para el FC Andorra de Gerard Piqué" [Adrià Altimira, blue-and-red blood for Gerard Piqué's FC Andorra] (in Spanish). Sport. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. ^ "El Andorra debuta a lo grande" [Andorra debut through the big door] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Altimira steps aboard the Mini Submarine!". Villarreal CF. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. ^ "La saga azulgrana continúa" [The blue-and-white saga continues] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

External links[edit]

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