Genís Montolio

Genís Montolio Lafuente (born 23 July 1996), simply known as Genís, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Deportivo Alavés B as a right back.

Genís
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)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Alavés B
Number 15
Youth career
Barcelona
Espanyol
Cornellà
2012–2015 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Villarreal C 53 (1)
2016–2018 Villarreal B 11 (0)
2017–2018 Villarreal 0 (0)
2018 Espanyol B 10 (0)
2018–2019 Levante B 30 (0)
2019– Alavés B 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:12, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Montolio and the second or maternal family name is Lafuente.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Genís 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, Genís 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, Genís 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 240——240
2016–17[8] Tercera División 291——291
Total 531——531
Villarreal B 2016–17[9] Segunda División B 20——20
2017–18[9] Segunda División B 90——90
Total 110——110
Villarreal 2017–18[9] La Liga 00001[lower-alpha 1]010
Espanyol B 2017–18[9] Tercera División 60——60
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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