In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de la Fuente and the second or maternal family name is Barquilla.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adrián de la Fuente Barquilla | ||
Date of birth | (1999-02-26) 26 February 1999 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | El Escorial, Spain | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Levante | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Collado Villalba | ||
2007–2018 | Real Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Real Madrid B | 42 | (2) |
2020–2023 | Villarreal B | 88 | (6) |
2021–2023 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Levante | 44 | (5) |
International career | |||
2017–2018 | Spain U19 | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024 |
Adrián de la Fuente Barquilla (born 26 February 1999), sometimes known as Dela, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Levante UD.
Club career
Born in El Escorial, Community of Madrid, de la Fuente joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2007, from CU Collado Villalba. On 10 January 2018, while still a youth, he signed a professional contract until 2022.
Promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B ahead of the 2018–19 season, de la Fuente made his senior debut on 26 August 2018, starting in a 2–0 home win over UD Las Palmas Atlético. Initially a regular starter in Santiago Solari's side, he lost his starting spot after the appointment of Raúl as manager.
On 14 September 2020, de la Fuente moved to another reserve team, after signing a three-year contract with Villarreal CF B also in the third division. He made his first team debut on 30 November of the following year, starting in a 8–0 away routing of Victoria CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.
De la Fuente made his professional debut with the B-side on 14 August 2022, starting in a 2–0 away win over Racing de Santander. He scored his first professional goal on 3 September, netting the B's opener in a 3–0 home win over CD Mirandés.
On 29 June 2023, de la Fuente signed a three-year contract with fellow second division side Levante UD.
References
- "El Real Madrid ata a una joya del Juvenil de Guti: De la Fuente" [Real Madrid tie up a pearl from Guti's Juvenil: De la Fuente] (in Spanish). El Español. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- "2–0: Castilla win in their first league outing". Real Madrid. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- "De la Fuente, una pieza indiscutible en el Castilla" [De la Fuente, a key piece at Castilla] (in Spanish). El Español. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- "Adrián de la Fuente strengthens Villarreal B's defence". Villarreal CF. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- "Dela, Tasende and Iosifov make their Villarreal CF debuts". Villarreal CF. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- "La prolongación da un triunfo al Villarreal y mata al Racing" [The stoppage time gives a win to Villarreal and kills Racing] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- "El defensa Adrián de la Fuente, tercer fichaje del Levante UD para la 2023–24" [Defender Adrián de la Fuente, third signing of Levante UD for the 2023–24 season] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
External links
- Real Madrid profile
- Adrián de la Fuente at BDFutbol
- Adrián de la Fuente at Soccerway
Levante UD – current squad | |
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Community of Madrid
- Men's association football defenders
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Villarreal CF B players
- Villarreal CF players
- Levante UD footballers
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen