Aleix Vidal

Aleix Vidal Parreu (born 21 August 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC. Mainly a right-back and a player of great speed, he can also operate as a right winger.[2][3]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vidal and the second or maternal family name is Parreu.
Aleix Vidal
Vidal with Barcelona in 2015
Personal information
Full name Aleix Vidal Parreu[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989
Place of birth Valls, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Right-back / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sevilla
Youth career
2000–2001 Valls
2001–2002 Barcelona
2002–2003 Cambrils
2003–2006 Real Madrid
2003–2004 → Gimnàstic (loan)
2006–2007 Reus
2007–2008 Espanyol
2007–2008 → Damm (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Reus 1 (0)
2008–2009 Espanyol B 2 (0)
2009 → Panthrakikos (loan) 8 (0)
2009–2010 Pobla Mafumet 31 (7)
2009 Gimnàstic 1 (0)
2010–2011 Mallorca B 35 (6)
2011 Almería B 1 (2)
2011–2014 Almería 120 (17)
2014–2015 Sevilla 31 (4)
2015–2018 Barcelona 30 (3)
2018– Sevilla 11 (0)
2019–2020 → Alavés (loan) 29 (2)
National team‡
2015– Spain 1 (0)
2013– Catalonia 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2019

Having spent his early career at a string of lower-league and reserve teams, he became a regular at Almería, helping them to promotion to La Liga, and also won the Europa League with Sevilla before signing for Barcelona in 2015 for €17 million. Three seasons later, he returned to Sevilla.

Vidal won one cap for Spain, in 2015.

Club career

Early years

Born in Valls, Tarragona, Catalonia, and raised in neighbouring Puigpelat,[4] Vidal started his career as a forward. He signed for RCD Espanyol in 2007 to further his development[5][6] after having already made his senior debut with CF Reus Deportiu,[7] but never appeared for the former's first team, finishing his only senior season with the club on loan to Panthrakikos F.C. from Greece.

On 31 August 2009, Vidal moved to Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona,[8] but spent the vast majority of the season with CF Pobla de Mafumet, the farm team. He joined RCD Mallorca in the middle of 2010, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.

Almería

In mid-June 2011, after suffering relegation, Vidal joined another reserve team also in that tier, UD Almería B.[9] He made his debut for the Andalusians' main squad on 27 August 2011, against Córdoba CF.[10] Shortly after, he was promoted to the first team and received the No. 8 jersey following the departure of Albert Crusat to Wigan Athletic.[11]

In his second season, Vidal scored four goals in 37 games – 30 starts, nearly 2,600 minutes of action – helping to a return to La Liga after two years. On 6 August 2013, he renewed his link with Almería until 2017,[12] making his top flight debut on 19 August by starting in a 2–3 home loss to Villarreal CF,[13] and scored his first goal roughly a month later, in a 2–4 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[14]

Sevilla
Vidal playing for Sevilla in 2015

On 16 June 2014, Vidal signed with Sevilla FC for a €3 million fee, penning a four-year contract.[15] He made his competitive debut on 12 August in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup at the Cardiff City Stadium, playing 66 minutes before being substituted for fellow debutant Iago Aspas in a 0–2 loss to Real Madrid;[16] he found the net on his league debut 11 days later, opening the scoring in a 1–1 home draw against Valencia CF.[17]

On 7 May 2015, in a game in which he featured as right back until Coke entered the field in the 58th minute – he was often used by manager Unai Emery in that position during the campaign[18][19]– Vidal scored twice and also provided an assist to Kevin Gameiro, in a 3–0 home win against ACF Fiorentina in the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League.[20] He started in the final 20 days later, a 3–2 victory over FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Warsaw.[21]

Barcelona

On 7 June 2015, Vidal signed a five-year contract with FC Barcelona, for an €18 million fee plus four in add-ons.[22][23] He underwent a medical on the following day, being also officially presented.[24] Due to an embargo placed on the club by FIFA for breaking rules on signing under-age foreign players, he was not permitted to appear in competitive games until January 2016.[25]

Vidal made his official debut for the Blaugrana on 6 January 2016, replacing Dani Alves midway through the second half of a 4–1 home win over former club Espanyol for the season's Copa del Rey.[26] Subsequently, he was completely ostracised by manager Luis Enrique.[27][28][29]

On 14 January 2017, profiting from the absence of habitual starting right-back Sergi Roberto, Vidal opened his league account for Barcelona, contributing to a 5–0 rout of UD Las Palmas at the Camp Nou.[30] On 11 February, in the last minutes of a 6–0 away win against Deportivo Alavés, he dislocated his ankle following a challenge by Theo Hernandez, being ruled out for the rest of the campaign.[31]

Return to Sevilla

On 4 August 2018, Vidal returned to Sevilla for a fee of €8.5 million plus 2 million in variables.[32] However, he struggled to settle in the first team, being also deemed surplus to requirements by new manager Julen Lopetegui in July 2019.[33]

On 28 July 2019, Vidal was loaned out to fellow top-tier club Alavés in a season-long deal.[34]

International career
Vidal during his debut match for Catalonia

Vidal made his debut for Catalonia on 30 December 2013, playing the second half of a 4–1 win over Cape Verde at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.[35] On 26 May 2015, he and Sevilla teammate Sergio Rico were the two players called up to the Spanish national team for the first time, ahead of a friendly against Costa Rica and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Belarus.[36] He made his debut in the 2–1 victory against the former at the Estadio Reino de León, playing the entire first half before being substituted for his former Sevilla partner Vitolo.[37]

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 February 2020
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reus 2006–07 Tercera División 10—10
Espanyol B 2008–09[38] 20—20
Panthrakikos 2008–09[39] Super League Greece 80—80
Pobla Mafumet 2009–10[38] Tercera División 317—317
Gimnàstic 2009–10[40] Segunda División 1000—10
Mallorca B 2010–11[40] Segunda División B 356—356
Almería B 2011–12[40] 12—12
Almería 2011–12[40] Segunda División 41520—435
2012–13[40] 37441—4[lower-alpha 1]2457
2013–14[40] La Liga 38641—427
Total 11615102—4213019
Sevilla 2014–15[41] La Liga 3144011[lower-alpha 2]21[lower-alpha 3] 0476
Barcelona 2015–16[40] 905000—140
2016–17[40] 62401[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0122
2017–18[40] 151514[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0252
Total 3031415020514
Sevilla 2018–19[42] La Liga 110207[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 5]0210
Alavés 2019–20 La Liga 24200——242
Career total 291392932427225146
Notes
  1. Appearances in the 2012–13 promotion play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Super Cup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in Supercopa de España

Honours

Club

Sevilla

Barcelona

Individual

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