Félix Garreta

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

Félix Garreta

Personal information
Full name	Félix Martí Garreta
Date of birth	(2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Palau-solità i Plegamans, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Betis
Youth career
2008–2012	Palau-solità i Plegamans
2012–2014	Espanyol
2014–2020	Damm
2020–2021	Betis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Betis B	32	(1)
2022–	Betis	1	(0)
2023–2024	→ Amorebieta (loan)	31	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Félix Martí Garreta (born 21 April 2004), sometimes known as just Félix, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Betis.

Professional career

Garreta is a youth product of Palau-solità i Plegamans, RCD Espanyol, CF Damm and Real Betis.[2] He began his senior career with the reserves in 2021, and on 28 September 2022 signed a professional contract with the club until 2026.[3]

Garreta made his first team – and La Liga – debut with Betis on 29 December 2022, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Athletic Bilbao.[4] On 4 July 2023, he was loaned to SD Amorebieta in Segunda División for the season.[5]

Playing style

Garreta first played as a winger as a child, before converting to a centre-back. He is a left-footed centre-back, noted for his ball-handling, agility and maturity.[6]

References

1. "Félix Garreta". Real Betis. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
2. "Félix Garreta puede debutar este jueves con el Betis frente al Athletic" [Félix Garreta may debut this Thursday with Betis against Athletic]. Mundo Deportivo. 27 December 2022.
3. Lagos, Daniel (28 September 2022). "El Betis apuesta por Félix" [Betis bet on Félix]. Diario AS.
4. "Del buen debut de Félix a un Borja Iglesias de otras épocas" [From the good debut of Félix to a Borja Iglesias from another time] (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
5. "Félix se marcha cedido a la SD Amorebieta" [Félix moves out on loan to SD Amorebieta] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
6. Borrego, Álvaro (28 September 2022). "El Betis renueva a Félix Garreta, central de 18 años que debutó en Austria" [Betis renew Félix Garreta, 18-year-old stopper who debuted in Austria]. El Desmarque.

External links

• Profile at the Real Betis website
• Félix Garreta at Soccerway
• Félix Garreta at BDFutbol
• Félix Garreta at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Félix Garreta – UEFA competition record (archive)