Fran Sol

Fran Sol
Personal information
Full name Francisco Sol Ortiz
Date of birth (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Willem II
Number 9
Youth career
1998–2000 AV Vicálvaro
2000–2002 Rayo Vallecano
2002–2010 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Real Madrid C 69 (19)
2012–2013Lugo (loan) 12 (1)
2013Oviedo (loan) 11 (0)
2014–2016 Villarreal B 73 (27)
2015 Villarreal 2 (0)
2016– Willem II 10 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Sol and the second or maternal family name is Ortiz.

Francisco 'Fran' Sol Ortiz (born 13 March 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Dutch club Willem II as a forward.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Sol joined Real Madrid's youth system in July 2002, at the age of 10, and began playing with the Alevín B-team. In the 2010–11 season, he made his senior debuts with Real Madrid C, in a match against CF Trival Valderas for the Tercera División championship.[1]

For the 2012–13 campaign, Sol was loaned to CD Lugo:[2] on 25 August 2012 he made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Mauro Quiroga in the 77th minute of a 1–1 away draw against UD Las Palmas;[3] early into the following month, he made his first start in Segunda División, helping his team to the same result at Sporting de Gijón.[4]

On 14 December 2012, Sol scored the 3–2 game winner against Real Madrid Castilla.[5][6] On 16 January of the following year, however, his loan spell was ended and he joined Real Oviedo of Segunda División B, in the same predicament.[7][8]

Sol made his debut with the Asturians on 20 January, replacing Diego Cervero for the last minutes of the away match against CF Fuenlabrada.[9] He returned to Real Madrid in June 2013, and moved to Villarreal CF's reserves on 2 July of the following year.[10]

On 25 April 2015, Sol appeared in his first competitive game with the Valencians' main squad, replacing Jaume Costa in a 0–0 La Liga draw at Real Sociedad.[11] He moved abroad for the first time on 25 June 2016, signing a three-year deal at Eredivisie club Willem II[12] and scoring on his debut on 6 August, a 1–4 home defeat to SBV Vitesse; two weeks later he netted the winner in a 2–1 victory at AFC Ajax, his team's first win there in history.[13]

References

  1. "Un golazo de Seidel le da la victoria a los alfareros en 'terreno blanco'" [Seidel wonder goal gives alfareros the win in 'white territory'] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. "Fran Sol, cedido al Lugo" [Fran Sol, loaned to Lugo] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  3. "Entretenido encuentro que pudo ganar cualquiera" [Entertaining match could have gone both ways] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  4. "El Sporting sigue sin conocer el sabor del triunfo" [Sporting yet to taste win] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  5. "Castilla deserved more in Lugo". Real Madrid C.F. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  6. "Lugo vs Real Madrid Castilla" (in Spanish). RFEF. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  7. "Sol se marcha cedido al Oviedo y Guayre ficha por el Lugo" [Sol leaves for Oviedo on loan and Guayre signs for Lugo] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  8. "Real Oviedo, Fran Sol confirma su llegada" [Real Oviedo, Fran Sol confirms arrival] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  9. "Fuenlabrada vs Oviedo" (in Spanish). RFEF. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  10. "Cuatro refuerzos para el Villarreal B" [Four additions to Villarreal B] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  11. "La Liga se les hace larga" [Neverending La Liga] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  12. "Fran Sol ficha por tres temporadas por el Willem II holandés" [Fran Sol signs for three years at Netherlands' Willem II] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  13. "Fran Sol hace historia con el Willem II" [Fran Sol makes history with Willem II] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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