Oriol Busquets

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Busquetsand the second or maternal family name is Mas.

Oriol Busquets

Personal information
Full name	Oriol Busquets Mas [1]
Date of birth	(1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Sant Feliu, Spain
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Arouca
Number	14
Youth career
2007–2017	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Barcelona B	66	(2)
2017–2020	Barcelona	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Twente (loan)	21	(0)
2021–2022	Clermont	9	(0)
2021–2022	Clermont B	2	(0)
2022–	Arouca	34	(0)
International career
2014–2015	Spain U16	8	(1)
2015–2016	Spain U17	13	(1)
2017	Spain U18	2	(0)
2016–2018	Spain U19	4	(0)
2019	Spain U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:40, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Oriol Busquets Mas (born 20 January 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Arouca.

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Girona, Catalonia, Busquets joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2007 at age 8, after a successful trial. ^[2] After progressing through the ranks, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 29 April 2017, while still a youth, coming on as a late substitute for Alberto Perea in a 2–0 Segunda División B home win against AE Prat. ^[3]

Busquets played his first game as a professional on 19 August 2017, starting in a 2–1 away victory over Real Valladolid in the Segunda División. ^[4] His maiden appearance for the first team came on 29 November, when he started and played 62 minutes in the 5–0 defeat of Real Murcia CF in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey. ^[5]

On 9 February 2018, Busquets sustained a serious knee injury in a training session, tearing the meniscus in a fashion similar to fellow youth graduate Rafinha a year earlier. ^[6] Having returned to active, he scored his first senior goal on 1 December of the same year in a 2–2 home draw with Valencia CF Mestalla. ^[7]

On 27 August 2019, Busquets joined Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente on a one-year loan deal. ^[8] His maiden appearance in top-flight football took place on 1 September when he replaced compatriot Javier Espinosa for the final 15 minutes of a 3–1 home win against FC Utrecht, where fellow Spaniards Aitor Cantalapiedra (Twente) and Adrián Dalmau (Utrecht) also scored. ^[9]

Clermont

On 28 August 2021, Busquets signed with Clermont Foot on a three-year contract. ^[10] He played his first Ligue 1 match on 19 September, five minutes in the 1–1 home draw with Stade Brestois 29. ^[11]

Busquets made only ten competitive appearances during his spell in France. ^[12]

Arouca

Busquets moved clubs and countries again in summer 2022, joining F.C. Arouca from Portugal on a three-year deal; Clermont did not require any compensation to release him from his contract, but did retain 35% of the player's rights. ^[13]

International career

Busquets won his only cap for Spain at under-21 level on 6 September 2019, playing the entire 1–0 win in Kazakhstan for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. ^[14]

Personal life

Busquets' older brother, Pol, was also a footballer. He played as a goalkeeper, and both he and their father Jordi were developed at Barcelona. ^{[15] [16]}

Career statistics

As of 17 May 2021 ^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barcelona B	2016–17	Segunda División B	2	0	—						2	0
	2017–18	Segunda División	22	0	—						22	0
	2018–19	Segunda División B	30	1	—						30	1
	2020–21		12 [lower-alpha 2]	1	—				1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	13	1
	Total		66	2	—				1	0	67	2
Barcelona	2017–18	La Liga	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2018–19		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Twente (loan)	2019–20	Eredivisie	21	0	2	0	—		0	0	23	0
Career total			87	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	92	2

1. Includes Copa del Rey and KNVB Cup
2. Includes two appearances in the second phase
3. One appearance in Segunda División B play-offs

Honours

Barcelona

• Copa del Rey: 2017–18 ^[5]
• UEFA Youth League: 2017–18 ^[18]

Spain U17

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2016 ^[19]

References

1. "Acta del partido celebrado el 11 de noviembre de 2018, en Teruel" [Minutes of the match held on 11 November 2018, in Teruel] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
2. Capdevila, Josep (8 July 2014). "Oriol Busquets: un lujo de centrocampista que se fijaba en Deco" [Oriol Busquets: deluxe midfielder who looked up to Deco]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2017.
3. "FC Barcelona B 2–0 AE Prat: Reserves clinch top spot". FC Barcelona. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
4. Galicia, Samuel (19 August 2017). "El Barça B se escapa vivo de Zorrilla" [Barça B escape from Zorrilla alive]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2017.
5. Casademont, Sergi (29 November 2017). "FC Barcelona – Real Murcia: Noche especial para certificar los octavos (5–0)" [FC Barcelona – Real Murcia: Special night to confirm last-16 (5–0)] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
6. Millar, Colin (9 February 2018). "Oriol Busquets out for season". Football España. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
7. "Barça B – Valencia Mestalla: Empate en el último suspiro (2–2)" [Barça B – Valencia Mestalla: Draw in the dying breath (2–2)] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
8. "Oriol Busquets naar FC Twente" [Oriol Busquets to FC Twente] (in Dutch). FC Twente. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
9. "Specialist Aitor schiet Twente langs Utrecht in duel vol VAR-momenten" [Specialist Aitor shoots Twente past Utrecht in VAR-laden duel] (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
10. "ORIOL BUSQUETS EST CLERMONTOIS!" [Oriol Busquets a Clermont player!] (in French). Clermont Foot. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
11. "Stade Brestois. En supériorité numérique, Brest manque encore la victoire à Clermont" [Stade Brestois. With one player more, win eludes Brest again at Clermont]. Le Télégramme (in French). 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
12. "Oriol Busquets quitte le Clermont Foot" [Oriol Busquets leaves Clermont Foot]. La Montagne (in French). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
13. Matos Sousa, Manuel (20 July 2022). "Médio formado no Barcelona assina até 2025" [Midfielder developed at Barcelona signs until 2025]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2022.
14. Muñoz, Felip (6 September 2019). "0–1: Un gol de Dani Olmo basta a España para superar a Kazajistán" [0–1: Dani Olmo goal is enough as Spain best Kazakhstan]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
15. "Los hermanos Busquets, cara a cara por primera vez" [The Busquets brothers, face to face for the first time] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
16. Domènech, Joan (30 November 2017). "Oriol, el otro Busquets" [Oriol, the other Busquets]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
17. Oriol Busquets at Soccerway
18. Walker, Joseph (23 April 2018). "Chelsea 0–3 Barcelona". UEFA. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
19. "España pierde la final ante Portugal en la tanda de penaltis (1–1 /5-4)" [Spain lose final against Portugal on penalty shootout (1–1 /5-4)] (in Spanish). Eurosport. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

External links

• FC Barcelona official profile
• Oriol Busquets at BDFutbol
• Oriol Busquets – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French