Félix Garreta

Félix Garreta
Personal information
Full name Félix Martí Garreta
Date of birth (2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Palau-solità i Plegamans, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Betis
Youth career
2008–2012 Palau-solità i Plegamans
2012–2014 Espanyol
2014–2020 Damm
2020–2021 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Betis B 32 (1)
2022– Betis 1 (0)
2023–2024Amorebieta (loan) 31 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Félix Martí Garreta (born 21 April 2004), sometimes known as just Félix, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Betis.

Professional career

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Garreta is a youth product of Palau-solità i Plegamans, RCD Espanyol, CF Damm and Real Betis.[2] He began his senior career with the reserves in 2021, and on 28 September 2022 signed a professional contract with the club until 2026.[3]

Garreta made his first team – and La Liga – debut with Betis on 29 December 2022, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Athletic Bilbao.[4] On 4 July 2023, he was loaned to SD Amorebieta in Segunda División for the season.[5]

Playing style

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Garreta first played as a winger as a child, before converting to a centre-back. He is a left-footed centre-back, noted for his ball-handling, agility and maturity.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Félix Garreta". Real Betis. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Félix Garreta puede debutar este jueves con el Betis frente al Athletic" [Félix Garreta may debut this Thursday with Betis against Athletic]. Mundo Deportivo. 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ Lagos, Daniel (28 September 2022). "El Betis apuesta por Félix" [Betis bet on Félix]. Diario AS.
  4. ^ "Del buen debut de Félix a un Borja Iglesias de otras épocas" [From the good debut of Félix to a Borja Iglesias from another time] (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Félix se marcha cedido a la SD Amorebieta" [Félix moves out on loan to SD Amorebieta] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. ^ Borrego, Álvaro (28 September 2022). "El Betis renueva a Félix Garreta, central de 18 años que debutó en Austria" [Betis renew Félix Garreta, 18-year-old stopper who debuted in Austria]. El Desmarque.
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