Aitor Embela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aitor Mbela Gil[1] | ||
| Birth name | Aitor Embela Gil | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Figueres, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Soneja | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Altura | ||
| 2004–2012 | Villarreal | ||
| 2012–2015 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Reus | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Valladolid B | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Sabadell B | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Jumilla | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Logroñés Promesas | 31 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Figueres | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Atlético Saguntino | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Lorca | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Somozas | 31 | (0) |
| 2023– | Soneja | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Equatorial Guinea U16 | ||
| 2015– | Equatorial Guinea | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Aitor Mbela Gil (born 17 April 1996), known in Spain as Aitor Embela Gil, is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tercera Federación club Soneja. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Born in Figueres, Girona, Catalonia and raised in Altura and Segorbe, Province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Embela joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2004, aged eight, after starting it out at locals CD Altura. In the 2012 summer he joined Málaga CF, being assigned to the Juvenil squad.[2][3]
On 14 July 2015 Embela signed a two-year deal with CF Reus Deportiu, in Segunda División B.[4] He terminated his contract with Reus on 29 August of the following year,[5] and two days later he signed a one-year deal with Real Valladolid B.[6]
International career
[edit | edit source]On 3 January 2015 Embela was included in Esteban Becker's Equatorial Guinea 23-men list for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.[7] Four days later he made his international debut, starting in a 1–1 non-FIFA friendly draw against Cape Verde.[8]
Embela served as a backup to Felipe Ovono during the tournament, as his side finished fourth. He made his full international debut on 26 March, starting in a 0–2 friendly loss against Egypt.[9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Embela's father, José Manuel, was also a footballer. A forward, he appeared mainly in Segunda División B before becoming a coach.[10] His paternal grandfather, Gustavo Chomé Mbela Bueneque, was born in Dibolo, Wele-Nzas, making him eligible to both Equatorial Guinea and Spain.
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]International
[edit | edit source]- As of 27 September 2022[11]
| Equatorial Guinea | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Aitor Embela at BDFutbolLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Figueres
- People from Segorbe
- Footballers from the Province of Girona
- Spanish people of Equatoguinean descent
- Sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- Equatoguinean people of Spanish descent
- Sportspeople of Spanish descent
- Equatoguinean people of Catalan descent
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Province of Castellón
- Equatoguinean men's footballers
- 21st-century Equatoguinean sportsmen
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- CF Reus Deportiu players
- Real Valladolid Promesas players
- Tercera División players
- Segunda División B players
- Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers
- International sportspeople born abroad
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- CE Sabadell FC B players
- FC Jumilla players
- UD Logroñés B players
- Lorca FC players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
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