Héctor Font Explained

Héctor Font
Fullname:Héctor Font Romero
Birth Date:15 June 1984
Birth Place:Villarreal, Spain
Height:1.70NaN0
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Villarreal
Years1:2002–2003
Caps1:22
Goals1:10
Years2:2003–2006
Caps2:56
Goals2:3
Years3:2003–2004
Clubs3:Ciudad Murcia (loan)
Caps3:38
Goals3:2
Years4:2006–2009
Caps4:69
Goals4:3
Years5:2009–2011
Caps5:10
Goals5:0
Years6:2010–2011
Clubs6:Xerez (loan)
Caps6:29
Goals6:1
Years7:2011–2012
Caps7:2
Goals7:0
Years8:2012
Caps8:17
Goals8:0
Years9:2012–2013
Caps9:24
Goals9:0
Years10:2013–2014
Caps10:16
Goals10:0
Years11:2014–2016
Caps11:48
Goals11:0
Nationalyears1:2000
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2004–2006
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:2
Club-Update:26 March 2016

Héctor Font Romero (born 15 June 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

He played 274 professional league matches in his career, split nearly exactly between La Liga and Segunda División, representing Villarreal, Osasuna and Valladolid in the former competition and seven teams in the latter.

Club career

Born in Villarreal, Castellón, Valencian Community, Font started his career with hometown's Villarreal CF and appeared for the first team in the last two La Liga games in 2002–03, against RCD Espanyol and Real Betis. He spent the following season in the second division, on loan to Ciudad de Murcia.

Subsequently, Font returned to Villarreal where, although never an automatic starter, he managed to appear regularly. On 24 October 2004, he scored twice in a 4–0 home win against CD Numancia;[1] In the European front, he made 11 appearances (two goals) in the UEFA Cup as they reached the last eight, adding four matches in next campaign's UEFA Champions League for an eventual place in the semi-finals.

Surplus to requirements at Villarreal, Font joined CA Osasuna in July 2006. He made his official debut for the Navarrese club on 9 September in a 0–3 loss at FC Barcelona,[2] and would become first-choice in his second year, scoring in 3–1 home victories over RCD Mallorca and Atlético Madrid.[3]

In the second half of 2008–09, with the arrival of a new coach José Antonio Camacho, Font was used sparingly. In late June 2009, the free agent moved to Real Valladolid on a three-year contract.[4] He only totaled 358 minutes of action in his first and only season, and the Castile and León team was also relegated from the top flight.

Font continued playing in the second level in the following years, with Xerez CD, Recreativo de Huelva,[5] FC Cartagena, CD Lugo and Hércules CF. In July 2014, he dropped down to the third level and signed for Real Oviedo,[6] playing 35 games in his first season as they won the title. After a second campaign curtailed by a knee injury, he was released from the team.[7]

Honours

Villarreal

2003, 2004

Oviedo

2014–15

Notes and References

  1. http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/167172/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 Villarreal 4–0 Numancia
  2. http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/203786/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 Barcelona 3–0 Osasuna
  3. http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/226377/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 Osasuna 3–1 Atlético Madrid
  4. http://www.realvalladolid.es/noticias/actualidad/30062009/Hector-Font-ficha-por-tres-temporadas/ Héctor Font ficha por tres temporadas (Héctor Font signs for three seasons)
  5. http://www.marca.com/2011/07/26/futbol/equipos/recreativo/1311708834.html El Recre ficha a Héctor Font (Recre sign Héctor Font)
  6. http://www.lne.es/deportes/2014/07/14/oviedo-ficha-hector-font/1614143.html El Real Oviedo ficha a Héctor Font (Real Oviedo sign Héctor Font)
  7. Web site: "En el Oviedo me han tratado genial". "They've treated me great at Oviedo". El Desmarque. Spanish. 22 June 2016. 7 March 2017.