Sergi Enrich Ametller (born 26 February 1990) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He made 197 total appearances for Eibar, scoring 39 goals. In

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, he also represented

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, where he started his career.

Club career

Mallorca

Enrich was born in Ciutadella de Menorca,

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. A product of

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's youth ranks, he made his first-team – and

– debut on 24 January 2010, playing the last 22 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against

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after coming on as a substitute for Fernando Varela. He spent the vast majority of his first professional season with the reserve team in the

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. Enrich spent the 2011–12 campaign on loan to Recreativo de Huelva of the

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. The following year, he moved to AD Alcorcón on the same basis.

Numancia

In the summer of 2013, Enrich signed a two-year contract with

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still in the second tier. He was the

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in November of the following year as his five goals in four games took the Soria-based club out of the relegation places; on 20 December, he contributed a brace to a 6–6 home draw against

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Eibar

On 12 July 2015, Enrich moved to top-flight

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on a two-year deal. He scored 11 goals in his second season, helping to a tenth-place finish. Enrich remained in the

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the following years, signing extensions in February 2017 and May 2019, tying him to them until June 2022. Due to a clause in his contract allowing him to leave Eibar in case of relegation, Enrich ended his six-year stay in June 2021. Later that summer, he was near to a move to newly relegated

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team

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in Germany, but the move was called off when fans rebelled over his criminal record.

Ponferradina

On 22 September 2021, Enrich agreed to a deal at SD Ponferradina, recently returned to the second tier. He contributed six goals and as many assists in his only campaign, and then turned down a new contract.

Oviedo

Enrich signed a one-year contract with

on 18 July 2022.

Personal life

In October 2016, Enrich and teammate Antonio Luna apologised when a sex tape involving them and a woman went

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on the Internet. Due to the woman's lack of consent to the filming, the pair were given two-year prison sentences in January 2021, suspended due to their lack of prior criminal records.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Enrich, Sergi 1990 births Living people People from Ciutadella de Menorca Spanish footballers Footballers from Menorca Association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players RCD Mallorca B players RCD Mallorca players Recreativo de Huelva players AD Alcorcón footballers CD Numancia players SD Eibar footballers SD Ponferradina players Real Oviedo players Spain youth international footballers