Dídac Vilà

Dídac Vilà

Personal information
Full name	Dídac Vilà Rosselló
Date of birth	9 June 1989 (1989-06-09) (age 22)
Place of birth	Mataró, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Espanyol
Number	22
Youth career
1998–1999	Mataró
1999–2008	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–2010	Espanyol B	10	(0)
2010–2011	Espanyol	24	(0)
2011–	Milan	1	(0)
2011–	→ Espanyol (loan)	11	(0)
National team
2008	Spain U19	2	(0)
2009	Spain U20	6	(0)
2011	Spain U21	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Vilà and the second or maternal family name is Rosselló.

Dídac Vilà Rosselló (born 9 June 1989 in Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol on loan from A.C. Milan, as a left defender.

Club career

Vilà joined local RCD Espanyol's youth system at the age of 10, making his senior debuts in 2008–09, helping the reserves promote from the fourth division, as champions.

He was promoted to the first team by manager Mauricio Pochettino, making his La Liga debut on 30 January 2010, in a 1–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao, and finishing his first professional season with 11 league matches (starting and playing all the minutes in every match), as the Catalans finished in mid-table.

After missing the first months of 2010–11 due to physical problems, Vilà once again gained first-choice status at Espanyol, taking over longtime incumbent - and also a youth graduate at the club - David García. On 28 January 2011, he was bought by A.C. Milan in Serie A.^[1]

After only one official appearance for Milan, Vilà returned to Espanyol in early June 2011, in a season-long loan.

International career

In 2011, Vilà received his first callup for the Spanish under-21s. That year, he was selected by manager Luis Milla to the UEFA European Football Championship in Denmark, playing all the matches and minutes for the eventual champions.

Honours

Club

Espanyol B

• Fourth Division: 2008–09

Milan

• Italian League: 2010–11

Country

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship: 2011

Spain U20

• Mediterranean Games: 2009

References

1. ^ "Dídac Vila, sold to AC Milan". RCD Espanyol. 28 January 2011. http://www.rcdespanyol.com/ingles/index.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=624&idseccion=7&Amenu=detalleNoticia. Retrieved 28 January 2011. 

External links

• Espanyol official profile
• BDFutbol profile
• Dídac Vilà – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Vila, Didac
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	9 June 1989
Place of birth	Mataró, Spain
Date of death
Place of death