Jan Encuentra
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Encuentra Martín | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Tàrrega, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villarreal B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Tàrrega | ||
| 2015–2019 | Barcelona | ||
| 2019–2022 | Gimnàstic Manresa | ||
| 2022–2025 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Betis B | 7 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Andorra | 0 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Unionistas (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2026– | Villarreal B | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026 | |||
Jan Encuentra Martín (born 5 May 2006) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Villarreal CF B.
Career
[edit]Born in Tàrrega, Lleida, Catalonia,[2] Encuentra began his career with hometown side UE Tàrrega before agreeing to join FC Barcelona's La Masia in April 2015, aged eight.[3][4] He left the latter in 2019, and played for Club Gimnàstic de Manresa before signing for Real Betis in 2022.[5]
Encuentra made his senior debut with Betis' reserves on 8 October 2023, starting in a 0–0 Segunda Federación away draw against Vélez CF.[6] On 12 July 2025, he signed a three-year deal with Segunda División side FC Andorra, after his contract expired,[7] but was loaned to third division side Unionistas de Salamanca CF on 1 August.[8]
On 11 June 2026, Encuentra signed a three-year contract with Villarreal CF, being assigned to the B-team also in division three.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jan Encuentra" (in Spanish). Real Betis. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ "Unos 'padres' nuevos para poder jugar en el Barça" [New 'parents' to be able to play for Barça] (in Spanish). Sport. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ "Jan Encuentra, de l'Escola de Futbol del Tàrrega al Barça" [Jan Encuentra, from Escola de Futbol de Tàrrega to Barça] (in Catalan). Tàrrega Televisió. 21 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ ""El futbol és la meva vida"" ["Football is my life"] (in Catalan). Nova Tàrrega. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ "El Betis Deportivo refuerza a otro equipo de Segunda" [Betis Deportivo bolster another Segunda team] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ "El Betis Deportivo suma un punto ante el Vélez (0–0)" [Betis Deportivo get a point against Vélez (0–0)] (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ "FC Andorra signs 19-year-old Jan Encuentra". FC Andorra. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ "Jan Encuentra will play on loan at Unionistas". FC Andorra. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ↑ "Jan Encuentra, first signing for Villarreal B". Villarreal CF. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Jan Encuentra at BDFutbol
- Jan Encuentra at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Jan Encuentra at Soccerway
- 2006 births
- Living people
- People from Tàrrega
- Footballers from the Province of Lleida
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda Federación players
- Betis Deportivo footballers
- FC Andorra players
- Unionistas de Salamanca CF players
- Villarreal CF B players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra
- Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen