In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rial and the second or maternal family name is Soto.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Xairo Rial Soto | ||
Date of birth | (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Ibiza, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sant Jordi | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2018 | Sant Jordi | ||
2018–2024 | Ibiza | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023–2024 | Ibiza | 1 | (0) |
2024 | Ibiza B | 3 | (0) |
2024– | Sant Jordi | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024 |
Xairo Rial Soto (born 16 February 2005), sometimes known as just Xairo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for PE Sant Jordi.
Club career
Xairo is a youth product of hometown side UD Ibiza, having previously played for PE Sant Jordi. In February 2023, he and Juvenil teammates Álex Sánchez and Sergi Chazarra started training with the main squad.
Xairo made his first team – and professional – debut at the age of 18 on 27 May 2023, coming on as a late substitute for Williams Alarcón in a 1–1 Segunda División away draw against Málaga CF, as both sides were already relegated. In August 2024, after finishing his formation, he returned to his former club Sant Jordi and was assigned to the main squad in Tercera Federación.
References
- "Presentación Sant Jordi" [Presentation Sant Jordi] (in Spanish). Última Hora. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- "Tres juveniles en el entrenamiento del primer equipo" [Three juveniles in the first team trainings] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- "Málaga e Ibiza se despiden de la categoría con mucho lío y poco fútbol" [Málaga and Ibiza bid farewell from the category with much troubles and little football] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- "La UD Ibiza se despide de Segunda División con un empate en Málaga" [UD Ibiza bid farewell from Segunda División with a draw in Málaga] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
External links
- Xairo Rial at BDFutbol
- Xairo Rial at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Xairo Rial at Soccerway