- Albert Riera
Football player infobox
playername = Albert Riera
fullname = Albert Riera Ortega
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1982|4|15|mf=y
cityofbirth =Manacor
countryofbirth =Spain
height = height|m=1.88
currentclub = Liverpool
clubnumber = 11
position = Left winger
youthyears = 1999–2000
youthclubs = Mallorca B
years = 2000–2003
2003–2005
2005–2008
2006
2008–
clubs = Real Mallorca
Girondins BordeauxRCD Espanyol
→ Manchester City (loan)
Liverpool
caps(goals) = 46 (6)
53 (5)
72 (8)
15 (1)
04 (0)
nationalyears = 2007–
nationalteam = Spain
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (1)
pcupdate = September 27, 2008
ntupdate = September 1, 2008Albert Riera Ortega, Riera (born
April 15 ,1982 inManacor ,Balearic Islands ), is a Spanish footballer who currently plays forPremier League side Liverpool, as a left winger.Club career
Riera started his career with hometown
RCD Mallorca , winning a Spanish Cup medal in 2003, as he was already an undisputed starter. During his three years at the club as a professional he made a total of 46 appearances in "La Liga ", scoring 6 goals from the wing.In the summer of 2003 Riera moved to
FC Girondins de Bordeaux , where he was a first team regular for two seasons. He made more than 50 "Ligue 1 " appearances for the French club and scored 4 goals.Riera returned to Spain in 2005, when he signed for
RCD Espanyol . In his first season at the club he played only 8 league matches, prompting a January 2006 move to Manchester City, where he was also unable to establish himself in the first team, returning toCatalonia prior to 2006-07.During that season, which included an almost 100% successful run in the UEFA Cup (Espanyol lost on penalties to
Sevilla FC , with Riera scoring in regulation time), Riera displayed a vast array of skills. Over his two spells at the club (the loan move notwithstanding) he made a total of 72 appearances and scored 8 goals.Riera signed a four-year deal with Liverpool, after much speculation, on September 1, 2008 (transfer deadline day), for a fee reported to be between £5.5 and £8.0 million. He was given the number 11 jersey. [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=744968.html Riera in, Finnan and Voronin out] ] [ [http://www.mirror.co.uk/most-popular/2008/08/29/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-new-liverpool-signing-albert-riera-115875-20716276/ 10 things you need to know about new Liverpool signing Albert Riera] ] He made his league debut on September 13, 2008, playing 72 minutes of a 2-1 home win against Manchester United.
International career
Riera has won five caps for the Spanish national team and scored one goal. In his debut, on
October 13 ,2007 , he scored from outside the box against Denmark, in a 3-1 Euro 2008 qualifier away win.However, Riera failed to make Spain's title-winning team at the
2008 European Championships held inAustria andSwitzerland , but he was called up for the squad for the October qualifiers for the2010 World Cup , afterDiego Capel withdrew through injury.Career statistics
References
External links
* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=6983 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon
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