Omar Fleitas

Omar Fleitas
Personal information
Full name Omar José Fleitas Castellano
Date of birth (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Fontanales, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Arucas
Youth career
Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Las Palmas 1 (0)
2010–2013 Las Palmas B 92 (9)
2013 Granadilla
2013–2014 Vecindario 11 (1)
2014–2015 Fuenlabrada 51 (2)
2015–2017 Mensajero 56 (2)
2017 Guijuelo 7 (0)
2017–2021 Mensajero 82 (12)
2021–2024 Los Llanos Aridane
2024– Arucas 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fleitas and the second or maternal family name is Castellano.

Omar José Fleitas Castellano (born 6 December 1991), often known simply as Omar, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Arucas as a midfielder.[1]

Football career

Born in Fontanales, Moya, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Omar graduated from UD Las Palmas' youth system. On 15 June 2008, while still a junior, he made his professional debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–3 away loss against Albacete Balompié in the Segunda División;[2] at the age of 16 years and 206 days, he was the youngest player ever to debut for the club, surpassing Orlando Suárez's record.[3]

Omar was assigned to the reserves in the Tercera División, for the 2010–11 season. In July 2013, after achieving promotion to the Segunda División B, he rejected a new deal from the club,[4] and joined Atlético Granadilla also in the fourth level on 5 August.[5]

In October 2013, however, Omar rescinded his link and moved to fellow league team UD Vecindario.[6] On 22 January 2014 he left,[7] and signed an 18-month deal with CF Fuenlabrada in the third level.[8]

References

  1. ^ El Mensajero se refuerza con Omar antes de visitar al San Fernando‚ tintaamarilla.es, 11 December 2017
  2. ^ El Albacete no falla y seguirá un año más en Segunda (Albacete does not fail and will remain a further year in Segunda); Marca, 15 June 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Hace tres años, Omar cumplió su sueño (Three years ago, Omar fulfilled his dream); Las Palmas.net, 15 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Omar Fleitas: ´Me ofrecieron 600 euros al mes, no lo veo justo´ (Omar Fleitas: 'They offered me 600 euros per month, it does not seem right'); La Provincia, 11 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El Granadilla incorpora esta semana a Omar Fleitas y Alex Guanche (Granadilla adds Omar Fleitas and Alex Guanche this week); Tinta Amarilla, 5 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Omar Fleitas se incorpora al proyecto del Vecindario (Omar Fleitas adds to Vecindario's project); Tinta Amarilla, 23 October 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El Vecindario libera a Omar Fleitas para su fichaje por el Fuenlabrada (Vecindario releases Omar Fleitas due to his signing for Fuenlabrada); Tinta Amarilla, 22 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Omar Fleitas se convierte en nuevo jugador del CF Fuenlabrada (Omar Fleitas becomes CF Fuenlabrada's new player); Fuenlabrada's official website, 23 January 2014 (in Spanish)