Adrián_de_la_Fuente
Adrián de la Fuente
Spanish footballer
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.
| 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 | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Spain U19 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 | |||
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]
- "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.
- "2–0: Castilla win in their first league outing". Real Madrid. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- "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.
- "Adrián de la Fuente strengthens Villarreal B's defence". Villarreal CF. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- "Dela, Tasende and Iosifov make their Villarreal CF debuts". Villarreal CF. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- "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.
- "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.
- Real Madrid profile
- Adrián de la Fuente at BDFutbol
- Adrián de la Fuente at Soccerway