Aitor Monroy

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Monroy and the second or maternal family name is Rueda.

Aitor Monroy
Monroy with Maccabi Petah Tikva in 2015
Personal information
Full name Aitor Monroy Rueda
Date of birth (1987-10-18) 18 October 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Azuqueca
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– Azuqueca 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Aitor Monroy Rueda (born 18 October 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for CD Azuqueca.

Club career

Born 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.[1]

From 2009 to 2011, Monroy continued to compete in division three, with UD Logroñés. He missed most of his first season due to injury,[2] appearing in just 12 league games.

Monroy's first top-flight experience occurred in 2011–12, with FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț in Romania. In the following campaign he played 28 Liga I matches and scored his first goal as a professional, in a 3–0 win against CS Concordia Chiajna.[3]

In January 2014, Monroy transferred to fellow league side CFR Cluj for €40,000.[4] That November, he chose to terminate his contract over unpaid wages,[5] and the following February he signed with Moldovan National Division's FC Sheriff Tiraspol.[6]

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.[7] In the following years, he represented in quick succession FC Dunărea Călărași (Romanian top flight),[8] Internacional de Madrid (Spanish third tier)[9] and Jamshedpur FC (Indian Super League).[10]

Monroy returned to the Spanish lower leagues and Alcalá in March 2022, aged 34.[1]

Career statistics

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[11] Segunda División B 13 0 — — 13 0
2008–09[11] Segunda División B 29 0 0 0 — 29 0
Total 42 0 — — 42 0
Logroñés 2009–10[11] Segunda División B 12 0 1 0 — 13 0
2010–11[11] Segunda División B 5 0 1 0 — 6 0
Total 17 0 2 0 — 19 0
Ceahlăul 2011–12[12] Liga I 31 0 1 0 — 32 0
2012–13[12] Liga I 28 1 2 0 — 30 1
Total 59 1 3 0 — 62 1
CFR Cluj 2013–14[12] Liga I 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
2014–15[12] Liga I 15 0 1 0 4[a] 0 20 0
Total 27 0 1 0 4 0 32 0
Sheriff 2014–15[12] National Division 11 0 1 0 — 12 0
Total 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2015–16[12] Israeli Premier League 28 0 6 0 — 34 0
2016–17[12] Israeli Premier League 24 0 3 0 — 27 0
Total 52 0 9 0 — 61 0
Dinamo București 2017–18[12] Liga I 5 0 1 0 — 6 0
Dunărea Călărași 2018–19[12] Liga I 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Total 9 0 1 0 — 10 0
Internacional Madrid 2018–19[12] Segunda División B 17 0 0 0 — 17 0
Total 17 0 0 0 — 17 0
Jamshedpur 2019–20[12] Indian Super League 18 1 0 0 — 18 1
2020–21[12] 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
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ a b "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. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Aitor Monroy: "FC Sheriff are a good team which are popular in Europe"". Sheriff Tiraspol. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Jamshedpur FC sign Spanish midfielder Aitor Monroy". The Times of India. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d "Monroy: Aitor Monroy Rueda". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Aitor Monroy". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2015.