Alberto Escassi
Alberto Escassi Oliva (born 28 February 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Numancia as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alberto Escassi Oliva | ||
Date of birth | 28 February 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre back / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Numancia | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2005 | Málaga | ||
2005–2007 | El Palo | ||
2007–2008 | Getafe | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Getafe B | 90 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Getafe | 1 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Hércules (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Hércules | 57 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Alcorcón | 17 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Llagostera | 34 | (0) |
2016– | Numancia | 121 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020 |
Club career
Escassi was born in Málaga, Andalusia. After playing with two other clubs as a youth, including hometown's Málaga CF, he finished his football grooming with Getafe CF,[1] making his senior debuts in 2008 and helping the B-team promote to the third division for the first time ever in his second year.
On 13 April 2010, Escassi made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, replacing veteran Javier Casquero in the dying minutes of a 3–0 home win against Villarreal CF.[2] On 16 December he appeared in the season's UEFA Europa League against BSC Young Boys, with the Madrid side winning 1–0 but being eliminated in the group stage.[3]
For the 2011–12 campaign, both Escassi and teammate Adrián Sardinero were loaned to Hércules CF of the second level. On 10 July 2012 both players moved on a permanent basis, with the former signing for two years.[4]
Escassi scored his first professional goal on 26 August 2012, netting his team's in a 1–2 home loss against fierce rivals Elche CF.[5] On 13 August 2014, after the Valencians' relegation, he signed a two-year deal with fellow league side AD Alcorcón.[6]
On 30 June 2015, Escassi terminated his contract with the Madrid club,[7] and joined UE Llagostera also in the second tier hours later.[8] On 28 June 2016, following their relegation, he signed for CD Numancia.[9]
On 24 October 2017, Escassi was one of two players on target for his team as they defeated top flight side Málaga CF 2–1 in the first leg of the fourth round of the Copa del Rey, in spite of trailing 0–1 in stoppage time.[10] During the campaign, he was regularly deployed as a central defender by manager Jagoba Arrasate.[11]
References
- De Málaga a Getafe, de Alberto a Escassi (From Málaga to Getafe, from Alberto to Escassi); Diario Sur, 4 March 2009 (in Spanish)
- Yellow Submarines are sunk; ESPN Soccernet, 13 April 2010
- Getafe ride out Young Boys storm; UEFA, 16 December 2010
- Escassi, otro refuerzo para el Hércules (Escassi, another signing for Hércules); Marca, 10 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- El Elche vuelve a profanar el templo de su eterno rival (Elche return to desecrate eternal rival's temple); Marca, 26 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- Alberto Escassi, nuevo refuerzo para la A.D. Alcorcón (Alberto Escassi, new addition for A.D. Alcorcón) Archived 14 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine; AD Alcorcón, 13 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- Alberto Escassi rescinde su contrato con la A.D. Alcorcón (Alberto Escassi terminates his contract with A.D. Alcorcón) Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; AD Alcorcón, 1 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- Alberto Escassi, primer fichaje oficial del Llagostera (Alberto Escassi, first official signing of Llagostera); Diario AS, 30 June 2015 (in Spanish)
- Escassi, nuevo jugador del C. D. Numancia 2016–17 (Escassi, new player of Numancia 2016–17); CD Numancia, 28 June 2016 (in Spanish)
- El Numancia agrava la crisis del Málaga con dos goles en la prolongación (Numancia worsen Málaga crisis with two injury-time goals); Marca, 24 October 2017 (in Spanish)
- "Comodín Escassi" [Joker Escassi] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Soria. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
External links
- Alberto Escassi at BDFutbol
- Alberto Escassi at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Alberto Escassi – UEFA competition record
- Alberto Escassi at Soccerway