Aitor Monroy

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Aitor Monroy
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Monroy with Maccabi Petah Tikva in 2015
Personal information
Full name Aitor Monroy Rueda
Date of birth (1987-10-18) 18 October 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Azuqueca
Youth career
2000–2005 Alcalá
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 Atlético Madrid C
2007–2009 Atlético Madrid B 42 (0)
2009–2011 Logroñés 17 (0)
2011–2014 Ceahlăul 59 (1)
2014 CFR Cluj 27 (0)
2015 Sheriff 11 (0)
2015–2017 Maccabi Petah Tikva 52 (0)
2018 Dinamo București 5 (0)
2018 Dunărea Călărași 4 (0)
2019 Internacional Madrid 17 (0)
2019–2021 Jamshedpur 37 (1)
2022–2024 Alcalá 64 (0)
2024– Azuqueca 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Aitor Monroy Rueda (born 18 October 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for CD Azuqueca.

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Club career

Born in Madrid, Monroy signed with Atlético Madrid in 2005 from neighbouring club RSD Alcalá. He could only represent the C and B teams over a four-year spell, the latter in the Segunda División B. [1]

From 2009 to 2011, Monroy continued to compete in division three, with UD Logroñés. He missed most of his first season due to injury, [2] appearing in just 12 league games.

Monroy's first top-flight experience occurred in 2011–12, with FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț in Romania. In the following campaign he played 28 Liga I matches and scored his first goal as a professional, in a 3–0 win against CS Concordia Chiajna. [3]

In January 2014, Monroy transferred to fellow league side CFR Cluj for €40,000. [4] That November, he chose to terminate his contract over unpaid wages, [5] and the following February he signed with Moldovan National Division's FC Sheriff Tiraspol. [6]

After two seasons with Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. of the Israeli Premier League, Monroy returned to Romania in January 2018, signing for FC Dinamo București. [7] In the following years, he represented in quick succession FC Dunărea Călărași (Romanian top flight), [8] Internacional de Madrid (Spanish third tier) [9] and Jamshedpur FC (Indian Super League). [10]

Monroy returned to the Spanish lower leagues and Alcalá in March 2022, aged 34. [1]

Career statistics

As of 1 May 2022
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Madrid B 2007–08 [11] Segunda División B 130130
2008–09 [11] Segunda División B29000290
Total420420
Logroñés 2009–10 [11] Segunda División B12010130
2010–11 [11] Segunda División B501060
Total17020190
Ceahlăul 2011–12 [12] Liga I 31010320
2012–13 [12] Liga I28120301
Total59130621
CFR Cluj 2013–14 [12] Liga I12000120
2014–15 [12] Liga I150104 [lower-alpha 1] 0200
Total2701040320
Sheriff 2014–15 [12] National Division 11010120
Total1101000120
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2015–16 [12] Israeli Premier League 28060340
2016–17 [12] Israeli Premier League24030270
Total52090610
Dinamo București 2017–18 [12] Liga I501060
Dunărea Călărași 2018–19 [12] Liga I400040
Total9010100
Internacional Madrid 2018–19 [12] Segunda División B17000170
Total17000170
Jamshedpur 2019–20 [12] Indian Super League 18100181
2020–21 [12] 19000190
Total37100371
Alcalá 2021–22 Tercera División RFEF 5050
Career total2762170402972
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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References

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