Adrià Vilanova Chaure (born 11 February 1997) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

FC Andorra Futbol Club Andorra is a professional football club based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. The club was founded in 1942 and currently plays its home fixtu ...

Club career

Born in

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, Vilanova was a

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...

youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 8 January 2017, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Dani Romera in a 3–1

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

away win over

Atlético Saguntino Atlético Saguntino (Spanish for 'Athletic Club of Sagunto') is a Spanish football team based in Sagunto, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1951, in the 2019–20 season of Spanish football it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 6, h ...

. On 12 August 2017, Vilanova was loaned to fellow third division side

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its hom ...

for the season. He made his debut at the club on 15 October, starting and scoring the equalizer in a 3–2 home win over

CF Peralada Club de Futbol Peralada is a Spanish football team based in Peralada, in Province of Girona of the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1915, it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 5, holding home matches at ''Municipal de Peralada ...

. In August 2018, after only one further match for Hércules, Vilanova left ''Barça'' and moved to another

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Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. On 31 December 2018, he signed for

in the

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. On 22 December 2021, after being a part of the squad who achieved an administrative promotion to

in 2019 and later a qualification to the newly-created

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, Vilanova renewed his contract with the ''Tricolors'' until 2024. He was a regular starter for the club during the campaign, scoring four goals in 32 appearances overall and achieving a first-ever promotion to

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. Vilanova made his professional debut on 15 August 2022, starting in a 1–0 away win over

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

Personal life

Vilanova's father

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was also a footballer and later became a manager. He was also groomed at Barcelona, and managed the first team during the 2012–13 season.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilanova, Adria 1997 births Living people Footballers from Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Primera Federación players Segunda División B players Primera Catalana players FC Barcelona Atlètic players Hércules CF players RCD Mallorca B players FC Andorra players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra