Vicente Iborra
![]() Iborra with Levante in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vicente Iborra de la Fuente[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 16 January 1988||
Place of birth | Moncada, Spain[2] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3][4] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Levante | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Levante | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Levante B | 17 | (4) |
2008–2013 | Levante | 165 | (8) |
2013–2017 | Sevilla | 113 | (24) |
2017–2019 | Leicester City | 27 | (3) |
2019–2023 | Villarreal | 86 | (4) |
2022–2023 | → Levante (loan) | 36 | (2) |
2023–2024 | Olympiacos | 15 | (1) |
2024– | Levante | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:06, 19 May 2024 (UTC) |
Vicente Iborra de la Fuente (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈθentejˈβora]; born 16 January 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Segunda División club Levante.
He played 297 games in La Liga over 12 seasons, scoring a total of 33 goals for Levante, Sevilla and Villarreal, winning the Europa League three times with the second club and once with the third. He also spent two years in the English Premier League with Leicester City, having signed in July 2017.
Club career
[edit]Levante
[edit]Born in Moncada, Valencian Community, Iborra was a product of Levante UD's youth system. He made his first-team debut during the 2007–08 season, as the club's severe financial problems prompted the exit of several players. After appearing in a Copa del Rey match against Getafe CF on 9 January 2008,[5] he played in La Liga against Real Madrid four days later (0–2 home loss).[6]
On 30 March 2008, Iborra scored his first Levante goal, a last-minute effort in a 2–1 defeat at UD Almería.[7] In the 2009–10 campaign, as the side returned to the top flight after a two-year absence,[8] he was one of the team's most used players — 36 games, 2,640 minutes — scoring once.[9]
Sevilla
[edit]Iborra joined fellow top-tier club Sevilla FC on 16 August 2013, after agreeing to a five-year contract.[10] He finished his debut season with 41 matches and four goals in all competitions, including 12/1 in the UEFA Europa League which his side won.[11][12]
In 2014–15, Iborra was often deployed in a more attacking midfield role by manager Unai Emery, and responded by scoring nine goals overall.[13] On 24 September 2016 he filled in as the goalkeeper for the final two minutes away to Athletic Bilbao when Salvatore Sirigu was sent off, conceding a penalty from Aritz Aduriz in a 3–1 loss.[14]
Sunderland agreed to pay Sevilla £7 million for Iborra, but called it off on 30 August 2016 as the summer transfer window came to a close.[15] Under new coach Jorge Sampaoli he started the new season as a reserve.[16] On 11 December, after replacing the injured Nicolás Pareja at half-time of the away fixture against RC Celta de Vigo, he scored a hat-trick which included a late penalty in a 3–0 win.[17]
Leicester City
[edit]On 6 July 2017, Leicester City announced they had signed Iborra on a four-year contract for £15 million.[18] After picking up a groin injury during pre-season,[19] he did not make his debut until 19 September, when he played the whole of a 2–0 home win over Liverpool in the EFL Cup and provided the assist for Shinji Okazaki's goal.[20] His first Premier League appearance was on 30 September as he played the second half of a 0–0 draw away to AFC Bournemouth,[21] and he scored his first goal in the latter competition on 4 November in a 2–2 draw at Stoke City.[22]
Villarreal
[edit]On 7 January 2019, Iborra joined Villarreal CF on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a reported fee of £9 million; he cited the failure of his family to adjust to life in England as the main reason for his departure.[23] He appeared in 34 games in his first full season for the fifth-placed club, scoring in a 2–1 away loss against Real Madrid.[24]
Iborra ruptured his left anterior cruciate ligament against Real Betis on 13 December 2020, and was sidelined for the rest of the campaign.[25] He returned to Levante in July 2022, in a season-long loan.[26]
Olympiacos
[edit]On 11 July 2023, Olympiacos F.C. announced the signing of Iborra after his contract with Villarreal expired.[27] He totalled 30 matches in his only season in the Super League Greece, winning the UEFA Conference League.[28]
Later career
[edit]Iborra returned to Levante for a third spell on 9 July 2024, with the 36-year-old agreeing to a one-year deal with the option of a further season.[29]
Career statistics
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Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Levante | 2007–08 | La Liga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
2008–09 | Segunda División | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
2009–10 | Segunda División | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
2010–11 | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
2011–12 | La Liga | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||||
2012–13 | La Liga | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 12[c] | 2 | — | 49 | 7 | |||
Total | 165 | 8 | 11 | 2 | — | 12 | 2 | — | 188 | 12 | ||||
Sevilla | 2013–14 | La Liga | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 12[c] | 1 | — | 41 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | La Liga | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 11[c] | 2 | — | 41 | 9 | |||
2015–16 | La Liga | 29 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 10[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 47 | 9 | ||
2016–17 | La Liga | 31 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 7[f] | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | 44 | 8 | ||
Total | 113 | 24 | 17 | 2 | — | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 173 | 30 | |||
Leicester City | 2017–18 | Premier League | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Total | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
Villarreal | 2018–19 | La Liga | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 1 | — | 25 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | La Liga | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | La Liga | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Total | 86 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 5 | |||
Levante (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4[h] | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
Olympiacos | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14[i] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
Career total | 442 | 42 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 77 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 575 | 54 |
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup, appearance in Supercopa de España
- ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, nine appearances UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]Sevilla
- UEFA Europa League: 2013–14,[32] 2014–15,[33] 2015–16[30]
- Copa del Rey runner-up: 2015–16[30]
- UEFA Super Cup runner-up: 2014, 2015, 2016[30]
Villarreal
Olympiacos
References
[edit]- ^ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/07/2017 and 31/07/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 17. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Vicente Iborra". Eurosport. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Vicente Iborra". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ Vicente Iborra at AS.com (in Spanish)
- ^ "El Getafe sentencia la eliminatoria ante un pobre Levante" [Getafe sentence tie against poor Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 January 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Levante 0–2 Real Madrid". ESPN Soccernet. 13 January 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Almeria 2–1 Levante". ESPN Soccernet. 30 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "El Levante celebra el centenario con un ascenso" [Levante celebrate century with a promotion]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 June 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "El Levante se coloca cuarto tras doblegar a un combativo Numancia" [Levante climb to fourth place after downing combative Numancia]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 November 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Iborra, al Sevilla cinco temporadas" [Iborra, five seasons to Sevilla]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 16 August 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "El Sevilla vuelve feliz del frío (0–2)" [Sevilla return happy from the cold (0–2)]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 13 December 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Guevara, Rocío (8 September 2016). "Iborra para todo en el Sevilla" [Factotum Iborra in Sevilla]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Fernández, Alberto (19 May 2015). "Camaleón Iborra" [Chameleon Iborra]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Sevilla". BBC Sport. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ Downie, Keith (30 August 2016). "Sevilla call-off Sunderland's £7.7m deal for Vicente Iborra – Sky sources". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "El capítulo de las salidas mantiene el foco en Iborra" [Departures chapter keeps focus on Iborra]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 26 August 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Campos, Tomás (11 December 2016). "Iborra destroza al Celta en 45 minutos" [Iborra destroys Celta in 45 minutes]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Leicester City sign midfielder Vicente Iborra from Sevilla". BBC Sport. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Tanner, Rob (14 September 2017). "Leicester City injury news: Iborra and Iheanacho fit for Huddersfield". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Bysouth, Alex (19 September 2017). "Leicester City 2–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Sajad, Kal (30 September 2017). "AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Leicester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Hafez, Shamoon (4 November 2017). "Stoke City 2–2 Leicester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Tanner, Rob (7 January 2019). "Vicente Iborra leaves Leicester City for Villarreal". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ Kilpatrick, James (17 July 2020). "Real Madrid 2–1 Villarreal: Two Karim Benzema goals fire Real to 34th La Liga title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Brennan, Feargal (14 December 2020). "Villarreal midfielder to miss the rest of 2020/21 through injury". Football España. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Vicente Iborra regresa al Levante UD tras el acuerdo alcanzado con el Villarreal CF para su cesión" [Vicente Iborra returns to Levante UD following the agreement reached with Villarreal CF for his loan] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Ο Βιθέντε Ιμπόρα στον Ολυμπιακό" [Vicente Iborra at Olympiacos] (in Greek). Olympiacos F.C. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Iborra se despide del Olympiacos y negocia su vuelta al Levante" [Iborra says goodbye to Olympiacos and negotiates Levante return]. Marca (in Spanish). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ Sancho de Rosa, Luis (9 July 2024). "Oficial: Iborra vuelve al Levante" [Official: Iborra returns to Levante]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Vicente Iborra at Soccerway
- ^ Vicente Iborra at FBref.com
- ^ Atkin, John (14 May 2014). "Spot-on Sevilla leave Benfica dreams in tatters". UEFA. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ Rose, Gary (27 May 2015). "Dnipropetrovsk 2–3 Sevilla". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Olympiacos 1–0 Fiorentina (aet): El Kaabi swoops to secure Greece's first major European trophy". UEFA. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
External links
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- Vicente Iborra at BDFutbol
- Vicente Iborra at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Vicente Iborra at Soccerbase
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Horta Nord
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Province of Valencia
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Atlético Levante UD players
- Levante UD footballers
- Sevilla FC players
- Villarreal CF players
- Premier League players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Super League Greece players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- UEFA Europa League winning players
- UEFA Conference League winning players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece