Jordi Amat

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

Jordi Amat

File:Jordi Amat 2013 Catalonia (cropped).jpg Amat playing for Catalonia in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Jordi Amat Maas
Date of birth	(1992-03-21) 21 March 1992
Place of birth	Canet de Mar, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Swansea City
Number	2
Youth career
	Canet Mar
1999–2009	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Espanyol B	17	(0)
2010–2013	Espanyol	41	(0)
2012–2013	→ Rayo Vallecano (loan)	27	(1)
2013–	Swansea City	35	(0)
International career‡
2008	Spain U16	2	(0)
2008–2009	Spain U17	11	(1)
2010	Spain U18	2	(0)
2010–2011	Spain U19	7	(0)
2011	Spain U20	5	(0)
2011–2014	Spain U21	15	(0)
2011–	Catalonia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2014

Jordi Amat Maas (born 21 March 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Welsh club Swansea City as a central defender.

Club career

Espanyol

Born in Canet de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Amat joined RCD Espanyol's youth system at the age of only seven. He began appearing as a senior with the B-team, in Segunda División B.

On 24 January 2010, two months shy of his 18th birthday, Amat played his first La Liga game with the club, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw against RCD Mallorca. He finished his first full season with 26 appearances (28 all competitions comprised), helping the Pericos to a final eighth position.

For 2012–13, Amat was loaned to fellow league side Rayo Vallecano, being first-choice during the campaign. He scored his first goal for the Madrid outskirts team on 24 February 2013, netting from 50 meters in an eventual 1–2 home loss to Real Valladolid and also putting one in his own net in the same match.

Swansea City

On 27 June 2013, Premier League club Swansea City announced Amat had been signed for a transfer fee of £2.5 million on a four-year deal. It was subject to international clearance and a medical. He made his official debut on 1 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–0 home victory over Malmö FF in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

On 11 March 2015, Amat signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the Liberty Stadium until 2018.

Personal life

Amat shares his birthdate with fellow Espanyol youth graduate Román Golobart.

Club statistics

As of 2 February 2016

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Espanyol	2009–10	La Liga	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2010–11	La Liga	26	0	2	0	—		28	0
	2011–12	La Liga	9	0	4	0	—		13	0
	Total		41	0	6	0	—		47	0
Rayo Vallecano	2012–13	La Liga	27	1	0	0	—		27	1
	Total		27	1	0	0	—		27	1
Swansea City	2013–14	Premier League	17	0	4	0	9	0	30	0
	2014–15	Premier League	10	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
	2015–16	Premier League	4	0	3	0	0	0	7	0
Total			31	0	9	0	9	0	49	0
Career total			99	1	15	0	9	0	123	1

Honours

Spain U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: Third place 2009

External links

• Jordi Amat profile at BDFutbol
• Jordi Amat – FIFA competition record