Alberto Escassi
Personal information
Full name Alberto Escassi Oliva[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-28) 28 February 1989[1]
Place of birth Málaga, Spain[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ibiza
Number 23
Youth career
2004–2005 Málaga
2005–2007 El Palo
2007–2008 Getafe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Getafe B 90 (0)
2010–2012 Getafe 1 (0)
2011–2012 → Hércules (loan) 17 (0)
2012–2014 Hércules 57 (1)
2014–2015 Alcorcón 17 (0)
2015–2016 Llagostera 34 (0)
2016–2020 Numancia 120 (11)
2020–2023 Málaga 104 (4)
2023– Ibiza 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2023

Alberto Escassi Oliva (born 28 February 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder for UD Ibiza.

Club career

Escassi was born in Málaga, Andalusia. After playing for two other clubs as a youth, including hometown's Málaga CF, he finished his football development with Getafe CF,[2] making his senior debut in 2008 and helping the reserves to promote to Segunda División B for the first time ever in his second year.

On 13 April 2010, Escassi made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, replacing veteran Javier Casquero in the dying minutes of a 3–0 home win over Villarreal CF.[3] On 16 December he appeared in that season's UEFA Europa League against BSC Young Boys, with the Madrid side winning 1–0 but being eliminated in the group stage.[4]

For the 2011–12 campaign, both Escassi and teammate Adrián Sardinero were loaned to Hércules CF of the Segunda División. On 10 July 2012 both players moved on a permanent basis, with the former signing for two years.[5]

Escassi scored his first professional goal on 26 August 2012, his team's in a 1–2 home loss against fierce rivals Elche CF.[6] On 13 August 2014, after the Valencians' relegation, he signed a two-year deal with AD Alcorcón in the same league.[7]

On 30 June 2015, Escassi terminated his contract,[8] and joined UE Llagostera also of the second tier hours later.[9] On 28 June 2016, following their relegation, he signed for CD Numancia.[10]

On 24 October 2017, Escassi was one of two players on target in a 2–1 defeat of top-flight side Málaga in the first leg of the fourth round of the Copa del Rey, in spite of trailing 1–0 in stoppage time.[11] During the season, he was regularly deployed as a central defender by manager Jagoba Arrasate.[12]

Escassi returned to his first club Málaga on 28 August 2020, after agreeing to a three-year deal.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Alberto Escassi Oliva". Málaga CF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ↑ De Málaga a Getafe, de Alberto a Escassi (From Málaga to Getafe, from Alberto to Escassi); Diario Sur, 4 March 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Yellow Submarines are sunk; ESPN Soccernet, 13 April 2010
  4. ↑ Getafe ride out Young Boys storm; UEFA, 16 December 2010
  5. ↑ Escassi, otro refuerzo para el Hércules (Escassi, another signing for Hércules); Marca, 10 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ El Elche vuelve a profanar el templo de su eterno rival (Elche return to desecrate eternal rival's temple); Marca, 26 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Alberto Escassi, nuevo refuerzo para la A.D. Alcorcón (Alberto Escassi, new addition for A.D. Alcorcón) Archived 14 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine; AD Alcorcón, 13 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Alberto Escassi rescinde su contrato con la A.D. Alcorcón (Alberto Escassi terminates his contract with A.D. Alcorcón) Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; AD Alcorcón, 1 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Alberto Escassi, primer fichaje oficial del Llagostera (Alberto Escassi, first official signing of Llagostera); Diario AS, 30 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ Escassi, nuevo jugador del C. D. Numancia 2016–17 (Escassi, new player of Numancia 2016–17); CD Numancia, 28 June 2016 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ El Numancia agrava la crisis del Málaga con dos goles en la prolongación (Numancia worsen Málaga crisis with two injury-time goals); Marca, 24 October 2017 (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ "Comodín Escassi" [Joker Escassi] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Soria. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "Escassi vuelve a casa" [Escassi returns home] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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