Albert Dalmau
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Albert Dalmau Martínez (born 16 March 1992 in Sils, Girona
, Catalonia
) is a Spanish
footballer who plays for Valencia CF Mestalla as a right defender.
, moving to FC Barcelona
's youth system, La Masia
, at the age of 13.
Still a junior, on 9 May 2010, he made his professional debuts with the reserves
in the third division
, appearing against Orihuela CF
in a 1–2 away win. The B-team returned
to level two
after an 11-year absence.
Sils, Girona
Sils is a municipality in the comarca of Selva, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated next to a former lake, which was drained in the nineteenth century...
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
) is a Spanish
Spain
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footballer who plays for Valencia CF Mestalla as a right defender.
Club career
Dalmau started playing football for his hometown club in CataloniaCatalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, moving to FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
's youth system, La Masia
La Masia
La Masia de Can Planes, usually shortened to La Masia, , is the name given to FC Barcelona's training facilities located near the Camp Nou in the Les Corts district of Barcelona, and is often used to generically describe the youth academy of Barcelona....
, at the age of 13.
Still a junior, on 9 May 2010, he made his professional debuts with the reserves
FC Barcelona B
Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their...
in the third division
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
, appearing against Orihuela CF
Orihuela CF
Orihuela Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Orihuela, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1993, it plays in Segunda División B – Group 3, holding home games at Municipal Los Arcos, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.-History:...
in a 1–2 away win. The B-team returned
2009–10 Segunda División B
The 2009–10 Segunda División B season was the 79th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 29 August 2009, and the season ended on 20 June 2010 with the promotion play-off finals.- Group 1:...
to level two
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
after an 11-year absence.