Roger Riera Canadell (born 17 February 1995) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Born in

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, Riera joined

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's ''

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'' youth system in 2005. He was named

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all every youth level at the club. He was the captain of the under-19 side that won the first UEFA Youth League competition in

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. On 15 July 2014, he signed with English club

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on a two-year contract and was subsequently assigned to the youth team. After failing to break into the first team, his contract was terminated in January 2016. On 21 January 2016, Riera joined the

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on a four-and-a-half-year deal. After one season, he moved to Villarreal B on 30 June 2017. On 27 June 2019, Riera moved abroad and joined Dutch

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side

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...

on a two-year contract. On 28 January 2021, he returned to ''Barça'' and was assigned to the reserves in

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. On 20 July 2021, Riera signed with

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after the expiration of his contract with Barcelona. He was a backup option during the season, as the side achieved a first-ever promotion to

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, but terminated his contract on 1 September 2022. On 6 September 2022, Riera joined

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club Hércules on a one-year deal with an option for another year.

Honours

Barcelona * UEFA Youth League: 2013–14

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Riera, Roger 1995 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players Segunda División B players Eerste Divisie players RC Celta Fortuna players Villarreal CF B players NAC Breda players FC Barcelona Atlètic players FC Andorra players Hércules CF players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands