Martí Riverola


Martí Riverola Bataller is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Andorra as a central midfielder.

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Riverola joined FC Barcelona's youth academy in 1999 at the age of 8, and started his career as a forward, being reconverted into a midfielder for the 2004–05 season. In spite of this change he retained his goalscoring touch, being the under-19's second-top scorer in 2010 with 13 goals.
In late 2009, still registered with the juniors, Riverola made his debut for Barcelona's B-team, in a 2–0 away win against neighbours RCD Espanyol B. They eventually returned to the second division after 11 years, but the player only appeared once more in the league.
In January 2011, Riverola joined Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem on a six-month-long loan, as the Dutch were managed by countryman Albert Ferrer, himself a former Barcelona player. In July he returned to Barcelona and its reserves, alongside Isaac Cuenca, and scored five goals in 32 games throughout the campaign to help the B's finish eighth.
On 6 December 2011, Riverola made his first and only official appearance for the main squad, coming on as a substitute for Sergi Roberto in the dying minutes of a 4–0 home victory over FC BATE Borisov in the UEFA Champions League.

Bologna

On 7 June 2012, Riverola was presented as a player of Bologna F.C. 1909, having already agreed to a four-year contract in late January – FIFA later ordered the Italian side to pay Barcelona €535,000 as training compensation, although he was a free agent. During his spell at the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara he only appeared in three competitive games, his Serie A input consisting of 50 minutes in a 1–2 loss at A.C. Milan on 20 January 2013.
In August 2013, Riverola was loaned to RCD Mallorca of the Spanish second level, and he spent the second half of the 2014–15 season with SC Rheindorf Altach of the Austrian Bundesliga, on loan with an option make the move permanent.

Foggia / Reggiana

On 17 July 2015, Riverola was signed by Foggia Calcio on a two-year contract. In January 2017, he joined A.C. Reggiana 1919 also in the Serie C.

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