| Iván Villar | |
| Full Name: | Iván Villar Martínez[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 July 1997[2] |
| Birth Place: | Aldán, Spain |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Celta |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rápido Bahía |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Celta |
| Years1: | 2013–2019 |
| Caps1: | 83 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017– |
| Caps2: | 61 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Levante (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Leganés (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2024 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 02:35, 25 September 2024 (UTC) |
Iván Villar Martínez (born 9 July 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Celta.
Villar was born in Aldán, Pontevedra, Galicia, and joined RC Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2008, from Rápido Bahía CF.[3] On 13 October 2013, he made his senior debut with the reserves at the age of just 16, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B home win against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[4]
On 4 September 2014, Villar extended his contract until 2019,[5] but only featured regularly for the B side during the 2015–16 season. On 14 May 2017, he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, starting in the 3–1 away loss to Deportivo Alavés.[6]
In July 2017, Villar was definitely promoted to the main squad after refusing to play with the second team.[7] The following 25 January, he extended his contract until 2023 and was immediately loaned to fellow top-division club Levante UD for six months.[8] [9]
At the start of the 2020–21 campaign, Villar was first choice under manager Óscar García, by virtue of being Celta's only fit goalkeeper.[10] On 11 August 2021, he was loaned to Segunda División side CD Leganés for one year.[11]
Villar began 2022–23 as backup to Agustín Marchesín, newly arrived from FC Porto. However, after the Argentine suffered a serious injury in February, he became the starter.[12] [13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Celta B | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 37 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 0 | |||
| Celta | 2016–17 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |||
| Levante (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Leganés (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 138 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 147 | 0 | |||
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