Maximiliano Villa

Maximiliano Agustín "Maxi" Villa Pereira (born 3 March 1997) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Spanish club Villarreal CF B on loan from Girona FC as either a central defender or a right back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villa and the second or maternal family name is Pereira.
Maxi Villa
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Agustín Villa Pereira
Date of birth (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Villarreal B
(on loan from Girona)
Youth career
Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Nacional 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Peralada (loan) 33 (1)
2019 Peralada 16 (0)
2019– Girona 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Ponferradina (loan) 5 (0)
2020– → Villarreal B (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Villa finished his formation with Nacional. On 14 July 2017, he was loaned to Girona FC for one year and was immediately assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1]

Villa made his senior debut on 20 August 2017, starting in a 0–1 home loss against RCD Mallorca.[2] He scored his first goal on 22 October, netting the second in a 2–0 home defeat of SCR Peña Deportiva.[3]

Villa made his first team debut for the Catalans on 28 November 2017, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Levante UD, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] It was his only appearance with the main squad, and he returned to his parent club when his loan ended in July 2018.

On 30 January 2019, Villa returned to Girona and its B-side, signing a permanent 18-month contract.[5] On 16 August, he moved to Segunda División side SD Ponferradina on loan for one year.[6]

On 21 September 2020, after featuring rarely, Villa joined Villarreal CF B in the third division on loan for the season.[7]

References
  1. "Maxi Villa i Andrés Romero primeres incorporacions" [Maxi Villa and Andrés Romero first signings] (in Catalan). CF Peralada. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Trabajado triunfo del RCD Mallorca en Peralada" [Worked triumph of RCD Mallorca in Peralada] (in Spanish). Vavel. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "Maxi Villa i Joel Arimany donen la victòria al Peralada" [Maxi Villa and Joel Arimany give the victory to Peralada] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. "Morales no tira la Copa" [Morales does not take away the Cup] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. "Maxi Villa vuelve a Girona" [Maxi Villa returns to Girona] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 30 January 2019.
  6. "La SD Ponferradina incorpora al lateral Maximiliano Villa" [SD Ponferradina sign the full back Maximiliano Villa] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  7. "Villarreal B bring in Maxi Villa". Villarreal CF. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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