Joan Femenías del Salto (born 19 August 1996) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

Manacor Manacor () is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality on the island of Mallorca, part of the Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is the second-largest town in Mallorca, after the capi ...

Mallorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest of the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain, and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The capital of the island, Palma, Majorca, Palma, i ...

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, Femenías joined

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

's youth setup in 2013, from

CE Constància Club Esportiu Constància is a Spanish football team based in Inca, Mallorca, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded in 1922, its first men's team currently plays in the , the fifth division. Its first women's team is active ...

. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 22 March 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for

Anton Shvets Anton Olegovich Shvets (, , ka, ანტონ ოლეგოვიჩ შვეცი; born 26 April 1993) is a footballer who plays for Akhmat Grozny as a defensive midfielder. Born in Ukraine, he has represented the Russian national team. ...

in a 3–1

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: 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 ...

away defeat of

CD Eldense Club Deportivo Eldense is a Spanish football team based in Elda, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1921, the club plays in the Segunda División, and holds home matches at '' Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat'', which has a ...

. Ahead of the 2015–16 campaign, Femenías was assigned to the C-team in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. He was definitely promoted to the B's in July 2016, but only became a regular starter in the 2018–19 season after the departure of

Ander Cantero Ander Cantero Armendariz (born 9 January 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Burgos CF. Club career Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Cantero joined CA Osasuna's youth setup in 2002, aged seven. He made his senior debut with ...

. On 17 July 2019,

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Femenías signed a one-year deal with

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newcomers

CF Fuenlabrada Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds ...

. A third-choice behind

Biel Ribas Gabriel 'Biel' Ribas Ródenas (born 2 December 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career statistics Honours UCAM Murcia *Segunda División B: 2015–16 Fuenlabrada *Segunda División B: 2018–19 Spain U19 *UEFA E ...

and

Pol Freixanet Pol Freixanet Viejo (born 22 August 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Intercity. Club career Born in Manresa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pol graduated with RCD Espanyol's youth setup. In the 2010 summer he moved to Málaga ...

, he made his professional debut on 28 June 2020, replacing the latter in the first half of a 1–1 home draw against

Extremadura UD Extremadura Unión Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in Almendralejo, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 2007, it last played in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio Francisco de la ...

. On 12 August 2020, Femenías signed a two-year deal with fellow second division side

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a Spanish professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system. The club plays at ...

. He was an undisputed starter for the side before moving to freshly relegated side

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...

on 1 July 2022. On 22 June 2024, Femenías reached an agreement with

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system. Zarag ...

, with his two-year deal being effective as of 1 July. Roughly one year later, after losing his starting spot to

Gaëtan Poussin Gaëtan Poussin (born 13 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Segunda División club Real Zaragoza. Club career Poussin signed his first professional contract with Bordeaux in the fall of 2018. He made ...

, he terminated his link with the club.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Femenias, Joan 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Manacor Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Mallorca Men's association football goalkeepers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Villarreal CF C players Villarreal CF B players CF Fuenlabrada footballers Real Oviedo players Levante UD footballers Real Zaragoza players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen