Brian Oliván

Brian Oliván

Personal information
Full name	Brian Oliván Herrero
Date of birth	(1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Espanyol
Number	14
Youth career
2002–2013	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Braga B	1	(0)
2014	CSKA Sofia	0	(0)
2014–2015	Valladolid B	35	(4)
2014–2015	Valladolid	2	(0)
2015–2017	Granada B	34	(2)
2016–2017	→ Cádiz (loan)	30	(0)
2017–2020	Cádiz	32	(0)
2019–2020	→ Girona (loan)	10	(0)
2020–2022	Mallorca	58	(1)
2022–	Espanyol	63	(1)
International career
	Spain U15
2009	Spain U16	2	(0)
2011	Spain U17	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oliván and the second or maternal family name is Herrero.

Brian Oliván Herrero (born 1 April 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club RCD Espanyol.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Oliván graduated with FC Barcelona's youth ranks. In August 2013, before even appearing as a senior he moved abroad, signing a three-year deal with Portuguese side S.C. Braga and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda Liga.^[2]

Oliván played his first match as a professional on 14 September 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away loss against C.D. Feirense.^[3] He rescinded his link with the club in January of the following year,^[4] and subsequently joined PFC CSKA Sofia in the following month.^[5]

On 21 July 2014, after failing to make any appearances with CSKA, Oliván joined another reserve team, Real Valladolid B in Segunda División B.^[6] On 18 December he first appeared with the main squad, starting in a 1–0 Copa del Rey away loss against Elche CF.^[7]

On 2 July 2015 Oliván signed a three-year deal with Granada CF, being assigned to the B-team also in the third division.^[8] On 23 August of the following year, he was loaned to Cádiz CF in the second tier, for one year.^[9]

After being an undisputed starter, Oliván was bought outright on 19 June 2017, and signed a contract until 2021.^[10] On 2 September 2019, he was loaned to fellow second division side Girona FC for the season.^[11]

On 9 September 2020, Oliván joined RCD Mallorca on a two-year deal.^[12] He helped the club in their promotion to La Liga in his first season, and made his top tier debut on 14 August 2021, starting and netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Real Betis.

On 21 June 2022, free agent Oliván moved to RCD Espanyol also in the main category, after agreeing to a three-year contract.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 August 2021^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Braga B	2013–14	Segunda Liga	1	0	—		—		1	0
CSKA Sofia	2013–14	First Football League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Valladolid B	2014–15	Segunda División B	35	4	—		—		35	4
Valladolid	2014–15	Segunda División	2	0	1	0	—		3	0
Granada B	2015–16	Segunda División B	34	2	—		—		34	2
Cádiz (loan)	2016–17	Segunda División	30	0	1	0	2[a]	0	33	0
Cádiz	2017–18	Segunda División	17	0	3	0	—		20	0
	2018–19	Segunda División	15	0	2	0	—		17	0
	2019–20	Segunda División	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		62	0	6	0	2	0	70	0
Girona (loan)	2019–20	Segunda División	10	0	3	0	—		13	0
Mallorca	2020–21	Segunda División	30	0	1	0	—		31	0
	2021–22	La Liga	3	1	0	0	—		3	1
	Total		33	1	1	0	0	0	47	1
Espanyol	2022–23	La Liga	30	1	3	0	—		33	1
Career total			207	8	14	0	2	0	223	8

1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

1. "Brain Oliván". RCD Espanyol. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
2. Brian Oliván deja el Barcelona y ficha por el Sporting de Braga (Brian Oliván leaves Barcelona and signs for Sporting de Braga); Vavel, 25 August 2013 (in Spanish)
3. Feirense-Sp. Braga B, 1-0: Porcellis foi herói (Feirense–Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Porcellis was hero); Record, 14 September 2013 (in Portuguese)
4. El exbarcelonista Brian Oliván se desvincula del Sporting de Braga (Former Barcelona player Brian Olvián leaves Sporting de Braga); Vavel, 17 January 2014 (in Spanish)
5. Brian Oliván ficha por el CSKA Sofia (Brian Oliván signs for CSKA Sofia); Vavel, 22 February 2014 (in Spanish)
6. Brian Oliván y Ayub, nuevos refuerzos del Promesas (Brian Oliván and Ayub, new signings of Promesas); Real Valladolid, 21 July 2014 (in Spanish)
7. Asedio sin premio (Siege without prize); Marca, 18 December 2014 (in Spanish)
8. Brian Oliván nuevo jugador del filial (Brian Oliván new player of the reserves) Archived 4 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Granada CF, 2 July 2015 (in Spanish)
9. Brian Oliván llega cedido por el Granada (Brian Oliván arrives on loan from Granada) Archived 24 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Cádiz CF, 23 August 2016 (in Spanish)
10. Ejecutada la opción de compra sobre Brian Oliván (Exercised the option of purchase of Brian Oliván); Cádiz CF, 19 June 2017 (in Spanish)
11. "Cesión de Brian al Girona" [Loan of Brian to Girona] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
12. "El RCD Mallorca ficha a Brian Oliván" [Mallorca sign Brian Oliván] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
13. "Brian Oliván signs for RCD Espanyol". RCD Espanyol. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
14. Brian Oliván at Soccerway

External links

• Profile at the RCD Espanyol website
• Brian Oliván at BDFutbol
• Brian Oliván at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Brian Oliván at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)