Spanish footballer (born 1997)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Villar and the second or maternal family name is
Martínez .
Iván Villar
Full name
Iván Villar Martínez[1] Date of birth
(1997-07-09 ) 9 July 1997 (age 26) [2] Place of birth
Aldán, Spain Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] Position(s)
Goalkeeper Current team
Celta Number
13
Rápido Bahía 2008–2015
Celta Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2013–2019
Celta B
83
(0) 2017–
Celta
57
(0) 2018
→ Levante (loan)
0
(0) 2021–2022
→ Leganés (loan)
10
(0) 2013
Spain U17
2
(0) 2016
Spain U19
1
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024
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]
^ Appearance in Segunda División B promotion play-offs
^ Appearances in Segunda División B relegation play-offs
Honours
Spain U23
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 .
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