| Brian Oliván | |
| Full Name: | Brian Oliván Herrero |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Height: | 1.75 m[1] |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Espanyol |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Barcelona |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Braga B |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | CSKA Sofia |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Valladolid B |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Valladolid |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Granada B |
| Caps5: | 34 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs6: | → Cádiz (loan) |
| Caps6: | 30 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Cádiz |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | → Girona (loan) |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs9: | Mallorca |
| Caps9: | 58 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2022– |
| Clubs10: | Espanyol |
| Caps10: | 63 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Nationalteam1: | Spain U15 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam2: | Spain U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam3: | Spain U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 6 June 2024 |
Brian Oliván Herrero (born 1 April 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club RCD Espanyol.
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Oliván graduated with FC Barcelona's youth ranks. In August 2013, before even appearing as a senior he moved abroad, signing a three-year deal with Portuguese side S.C. Braga and being assigned to the reserves in Segunda Liga.[2]
Oliván played his first match as a professional on 14 September 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 away loss against C.D. Feirense.[3] He rescinded his link with the club in January of the following year,[4] and subsequently joined PFC CSKA Sofia in the following month.[5]
On 21 July 2014, after failing to make any appearances with CSKA, Oliván joined another reserve team, Real Valladolid B in Segunda División B.[6] On 18 December he first appeared with the main squad, starting in a 1–0 Copa del Rey away loss against Elche CF.[7]
On 2 July 2015 Oliván signed a three-year deal with Granada CF, being assigned to the B-team also in the third division.[8] On 23 August of the following year, he was loaned to Cádiz CF in the second tier, for one year.[9]
After being an undisputed starter, Oliván was bought outright on 19 June 2017, and signed a contract until 2021.[10] On 2 September 2019, he was loaned to fellow second division side Girona FC for the season.[11]
On 9 September 2020, Oliván joined RCD Mallorca on a two-year deal.[12] He helped the club in their promotion to La Liga in his first season, and made his top tier debut on 14 August 2021, starting and netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against Real Betis.
On 21 June 2022, free agent Oliván moved to RCD Espanyol also in the main category, after agreeing to a three-year contract.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Braga B | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| CSKA Sofia | 2013–14 | First Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Valladolid B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 35 | 4 | — | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| Valladolid | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Granada B | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 34 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| Cádiz (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Cádiz | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 62 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 0 | |||
| Girona (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Mallorca | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |||
| Espanyol | 2022–23 | La Liga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 207 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 223 | 8 | |||