Aitor Monroy Rueda (born 18 October 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Tercera Federación club Racing Madrid.
 Monroy with Maccabi Petah Tikva in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aitor Monroy Rueda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Madrid | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Alcalá | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Atlético Madrid C | ||
| 2007–2009 | Atlético Madrid B | 42 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Logroñés | 17 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Ceahlăul | 59 | (1) |
| 2014 | CFR Cluj | 27 | (0) |
| 2015 | Sheriff | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 52 | (0) |
| 2018 | Dinamo București | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Dunărea Călărași | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Internacional Madrid | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Jamshedpur | 37 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Alcalá | 64 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Azuqueca | 32 | (1) |
| 2025– | Racing Madrid | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:19, 1 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Madrid, Monroy signed with Atlético Madrid in 2005 from neighbouring club RSD Alcalá. He could only represent the C and B teams over a four-year spell, the latter in the Segunda División B.[2]
From 2009 to 2011, Monroy continued to compete in division three, with UD Logroñés. He was rarely played during his spell, mainly due to injuries.[3][4][5]
Monroy's first top-flight experience occurred in 2011–12, with FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț in Romania.[6] In the following campaign he appeared in 28 Liga I matches and scored his first goal as a professional, in a 3–0 win against CS Concordia Chiajna.[7]
In January 2014, Monroy transferred to fellow top-flight side CFR Cluj for €40,000.[8] That November, he chose to terminate his contract over unpaid wages,[9] and the following February he signed with Moldovan National Division's FC Sheriff Tiraspol.[10]
After two seasons with Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. of the Israeli Premier League, Monroy returned to Romania in January 2018, signing for FC Dinamo București.[11] In the following years, he represented in quick succession FC Dunărea Călărași (Romanian top division),[12] Internacional de Madrid (Spanish third tier)[13] and Jamshedpur FC (Indian Super League).[14]
Monroy returned to the Spanish lower leagues and Alcalá in March 2022, aged 34.[2] On 12 September 2024, he joined CD Azuqueca also of Tercera Federación.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 May 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2007–08[16] | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[16] | Segunda División B | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Logroñés | 2009–10[16] | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[16] | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Ceahlăul | 2011–12[17] | Liga I | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[17] | Liga I | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 62 | 1 | |||
| CFR Cluj | 2013–14[17] | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[17] | Liga I | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Sheriff | 2014–15[17] | National Division | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2015–16[17] | Israeli Premier League | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[17] | Israeli Premier League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 61 | 0 | |||
| Dinamo București | 2017–18[17] | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Dunărea Călărași | 2018–19[17] | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Internacional Madrid | 2018–19[17] | Segunda División B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Jamshedpur | 2019–20[17] | Indian Super League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[17] | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| Alcalá | 2021–22 | Tercera División RFEF | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 276 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 297 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- 1 2 3 Aitor Monroy at WorldFootball.net
- 1 2 "Chato, Aitor Monroy y Huelves, son los tres primeros jugadores de la RSD Alcalá en renovar para la temporada 2022/23" [Chato, Aitor Monroy and Huelves, are the first three RSD Alcalá players to renew for the 2022/23 season] (in Spanish). Futmadrid. 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ↑ "Pepe y Aitor Monroy se operan el mismo día" [Pepe and Aitor Monroy have surgery on the same day]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 21 November 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ↑ Ferrer, Carlos (3 March 2010). "Aitor vuelve a sonreír" [Aitor smiles again] (in Spanish). La Rioja. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ Labarga, Nacho (5 January 2011). "Arpón, descartado por la UD Logroñés" [Arpón, released by UD Logroñés]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ "RoMercato în Liga I | Naţionala se mută la ProRapid" [RoMarket in League I | Naţionala renamed ProRapid] (in Romanian). Tribuna. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ Alexandru, Dan (13 April 2013). "Liga I: Concordia lui Stan pierde fara drept de apel la Piatra Neamt" [League I: Stan's Concordia lose to Piatra Neamt without a doubt] (in Romanian). Ziare. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ "Aitor Monroy, mijlocaș CFR Cluj: "Am venit la CFR pentru cupele europene"" [Aitor Monroy, CFR Cluj midfielder: "I came to CFR for European cups"] (in Romanian). Digi24. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ↑ Şchiopu, Valentin (29 November 2014). "Exclusiv INTERVIU. Monroy s-a despărţit de CFR Cluj: "N-am mai putut suporta! Nu înţeleg ce se vrea în fotbalul românesc"" [Exclusive INTERVIEW. Monroy leaves CFR Cluj: "I could not stand it! I do not understand what it is like in Romanian football"] (in Romanian). Stiridesport. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ↑ "Aitor Monroy: "FC Sheriff are a good team which are popular in Europe"". Sheriff Tiraspol. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ↑ "Monroy a semnat cu Dinamo! Spaniolul a mai jucat la Ceahlaul si CFR Cluj" [Monroy signed for Dinamo! The Spaniard also played for Ceahlaul and CFR Cluj] (in Romanian). Sport Total. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ Stănilă, Ionela (13 June 2018). "Transfer de Liga 1. Mijlocaşul central de la Dinamo București, Aitor Monroy Rueda, a semnat cu AFC Dunărea" [Liga 1 transfer. Dinamo Bucharest central midfielder, Aitor Monroy Rueda, has signed with AFC Dunărea]. Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ "INTERNACIONAL | Aitor Monroy vuelve a Madrid para jugar en el Inter" [INTERNACIONAL | Aitor Monroy returns to Madrid to play in Inter] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ "Jamshedpur FC sign Spanish midfielder Aitor Monroy". The Times of India. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ Andrés, David (12 September 2024). "El CD Azuqueca anuncia cuatro nuevos fichajes" [CD Azuqueca announce four new signings] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Aitor Monroy at BDFutbol
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Aitor Monroy at Soccerway
External links
edit- Aitor Monroy at BDFutbol
- Aitor Monroy at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)