Oriol Busquets


Oriol Busquets Mas is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Barcelona.

Club career

Born in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Girona, Catalonia, Busquets joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2007 at age 8, after a successful trial. 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.
Busquets played his first game as a professional on 19 August 2017, starting in a 2–1 away victory over Real Valladolid for the Segunda División. 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 for the Copa del Rey.
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 one year earlier. Having returned to active, he scored his first senior goal on 1 December of the same year in a 2–2 home draw to Valencia CF Mestalla.
On 27 August 2019, Busquets joined Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente on a one-year loan deal. 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 and Adrián Dalmau also scored.

Personal life

Busquets' older brother, Pol, is also a footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper.

Career statistics

Honours

Barcelona
Spain U17