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Adrián de la Fuente

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Adrián de la Fuente
Personal information
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 35 (5)
International career
2017–2018 Spain U19 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 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

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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.[1]

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.[2] Initially a regular starter in Santiago Solari's side,[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "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. ^ "2–0: Castilla win in their first league outing". Real Madrid. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Adrián de la Fuente strengthens Villarreal B's defence". Villarreal CF. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Dela, Tasende and Iosifov make their Villarreal CF debuts". Villarreal CF. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
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