Brian Oliván Herrero (born 1 April 1994) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a left-back for club RCD Espanyol.

Club career

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. 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

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. He rescinded his link with the club in January of the following year, and subsequently joined PFC CSKA Sofia in the following month. On 21 July 2014, after failing to make any appearances with CSKA, Oliván joined another reserve team,

Real Valladolid B Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol Promesas is the reserve team of Real Valladolid, a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1942, currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 1, h ...

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. On 18 December he first appeared with the main squad, starting in a 1–0 Copa del Rey away loss against Elche CF. On 2 July 2015 Oliván signed a three-year deal with Granada CF, being assigned to

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also in the third division. On 23 August of the following year, he was loaned to

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...

in the second tier, for one year. After being an undisputed starter, Oliván was bought outright on 19 June 2017, and signed a contract until 2021. On 2 September 2019, he was loaned to fellow second division side

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for the season. On 9 September 2020, Oliván joined

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

on a two-year deal. 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.

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at the RCD Espanyol website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olivan, Brian 1994 births Living people Footballers from Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Spain men's youth international footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Valladolid Promesas players Real Valladolid players Club Recreativo Granada players Cádiz CF players Girona FC players RCD Mallorca players RCD Espanyol footballers Liga Portugal 2 players S.C. Braga B players PFC CSKA Sofia players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Catalonia men's international footballers