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Iván Villar
	Villar with Galicia in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Iván Villar Martínez
Date of birth	9 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Aldán, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Celta
Number	1
Youth career
	Rápido Bahía
2008–2015	Celta
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2019	Celta B
2017–	Celta
2018	→ Levante (loan)
2021–2022	→ Leganés (loan)
International career
2013	Spain U17
2016	Spain U19
2024	Galicia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Spain
Olympic Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:35, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Iván Villar Martínez (born 9 July 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Celta.

Club career

Villar was born in Aldán, Pontevedra, Galicia, and joined RC Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2008, from Rápido Bahía CF.^[3] On 13 October 2013, he made his senior debut with the reserves at the age of just 16, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B home win against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.^[4]

On 4 September 2014, Villar extended his contract until 2019,^[5] but only featured regularly for the B side during the 2015–16 season. On 14 May 2017, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, starting in the 3–1 away loss to Deportivo Alavés.^[6]

In July 2017, Villar was definitely promoted to the main squad after refusing to play with the second team.^[7] The following 25 January, he extended his contract until 2023 and was immediately loaned to fellow top-division club Levante UD for six months.^[8]^[9]

At the start of the 2020–21 campaign, Villar was first choice under manager Óscar García, by virtue of being Celta's only fit goalkeeper.^[10] On 11 August 2021, he was loaned to Segunda División side CD Leganés for one year.^[11]

Villar began 2022–23 as backup to Agustín Marchesín, newly arrived from FC Porto. However, after the Argentine suffered a serious injury in February, he became the starter.^[12]^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 June 2023^[14]^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celta B	2013–14	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2014–15	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2015–16	Segunda División B	32	0	—		—		—		32	0
	2016–17	Segunda División B	12	0	—		—		1^[a]	0	13	0
	2018–19	Segunda División B	37	0	—		—		2^[b]	0	39	0
	Total		83	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	86	0
Celta	2016–17	La Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2017–18	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2018–19	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2019–20	La Liga	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2020–21	La Liga	21	0	2	0	—		—		23	0
	2022–23	La Liga	19	0	2	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		45	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	49	0
Levante (loan)	2017–18	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Leganés (loan)	2021–22	Segunda División	10	0	2	0	—		—		12	0
Career total			138	0	6	0	0	0	3	0	147	0

^ Appearance in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
^ Appearances in Segunda División B relegation play-offs

Honours

Spain U23

Summer Olympics silver medal: 2020^[16]

References

^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Iván Villar". Diario AS. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ Carballo, Berto (14 April 2016). "Iván Villar, el guardián de O Morrazo" [Iván Villar, the guardian of O Morrazo] (in Spanish). Canteira Celeste. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ Castro, X. R. (14 October 2013). "Iván Villar, precoz y atrevido" [Iván Villar, precocious and bold]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ "El Celta ata a Iván Villar y a Brais Méndez hasta 2019" [Celta tie up Iván Villar and Brais Méndez until 2019]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 4 September 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ García, Óscar (14 May 2017). "Dura resaca para el Celta" [Hard hangover for Celta]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ "Cinco años con guantes de casa" [Five years with the home-grown gloves]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^ Estévez, Antonio (25 January 2018). "Iván Villar renueva hasta el 2023 y se marcha cedido al Levante" [Iván Villar renews until 2023 and goes to Levante on loan]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ "El canterano Iván Villar renueva hasta 2023 y jugará cedido en el Levante hasta final de temporada" [Youth graduate Iván Villar renews until 2023 and will play on loan at Levante until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ Valero, Rafa (14 October 2020). "Iván Villar: "No sé si hubo dudas conmigo"" [Iván Villar: "I don't know if there were doubts about me"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ "El portero celeste Iván Villar jugará cedido en el Leganés esta temporada" [Celeste goalkeeper Iván Villar will play on loan at Leganés this season] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ "Carvalhal muestra su confianza en Iván Villar tras la lesión de Marchesín" [Carvalhal shows his confidence in Iván Villar following Marchesín's injury]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 3 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ "Iván Villar: "Mi trabajo no es callar bocas, sino ser efectivo"" [Iván Villar: "My job is not telling people to shut up, but to be effective"]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
^ Iván Villar at BDFutbol
^ Iván Villar at Soccerway
^ Ráez, Cristóbal (7 August 2021). "¿Cuánto dinero se embolsa Iván Villar por la plata en los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020?" [How much money will Iván Villar make for silver in 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games?] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 6 August 2022.