Marti Riverola

Marti Riverola Bataller (born 26 January 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Andorra as a central midfielder.

Club Career

Barcelona

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Riverola joined FC Barcelona's youth academy in 1999 at the age of 8, and started his career as a forward, being reconverted into a midfielder for the 2004–05 season. In spite of this change he retained his goalscoring touch, being the under-19's second-top scorer in 2010 with 13 goals.

In late 2009, still registered with the juniors, Riverola made his debut for Barcelona's B team, in a 2–0 away win against neighbours RCD Espanyol B. They eventually returned to the second division after 11 years, but the player only appeared once more in the league.

In January 2011, Riverola joined Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem on a six-month-long loan, as the Dutch were managed by countryman Albert Ferrer, himself a former Barcelona player. In July he returned to Barcelona and its reserves, alongside Isaac Cuenca, and scored five goals in 32 games throughout the campaign to help the B's finish eighth.

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