Óscar Sielva Moreno (born 6 August 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for SD Huesca.

Óscar Sielva
Personal information
Full name Óscar Sielva Moreno[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Olot, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Huesca
Number 23
Youth career
1996–2000 Sant Roc
2000–2006 Garrotxa
2006–2008 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Espanyol B 43 (7)
2008–2011 Espanyol 5 (0)
2009–2010Cartagena (loan) 7 (0)
2012–2013 Málaga B 45 (4)
2014–2015 Olot 26 (1)
2015–2016 Marbella 34 (1)
2016 Europa 9 (0)
2017 Somozas 17 (0)
2017–2018 Rápido Bouzas 34 (5)
2018–2021 Ponferradina 103 (11)
2021–2023 Eibar 18 (0)
2022–2023Huesca (loan) 23 (2)
2023– Huesca 48 (6)
International career
2008 Spain U17 8 (0)
2008–2010 Spain U19 15 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2008 Turkey
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

Club career

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Born in Olot, Girona, Catalonia, Sielva was a product of local RCD Espanyol's youth system. He made his first-team (and La Liga) debut on 30 August 2008, at the age of 17 years and 24 days, in the season opener against Real Valladolid, coming on as a substitute for Iván de la Peña in the closing stages of the game and being booked in a 1–0 home win.[2] He appeared in four more matches in that first campaign, before fracturing his clavicle twice.[3]

In late August 2009, Sielva was loaned to FC Cartagena, recently promoted to Segunda División.[4] He appeared in only one sixth of the league games during the campaign, often clashing with manager Juan Ignacio Martínez who wanted to play him out of position as a winger;[5] he returned to Espanyol in January 2010.

Deemed surplus to requirements at his parent club,[3] Sielva was also only reinstated with the reserves in January 2011. On 14 November, he joined Málaga CF's B team in a mutual agreement between both clubs.[6]

Sielva was released by Málaga at the end of 2012–13. He subsequently underwent trials at FC Barcelona B, Girona FC[7] and Swansea City,[8][9] with no success.

On 17 June 2014, after one year out of football, Sielva signed for UE Olot in the Segunda División B.[10] He continued to compete in divisions three and four in the following years, representing Marbella FC,[11] CE Europa,[12] UD Somozas, Rápido de Bouzas and SD Ponferradina.[13]

Sielva was an undisputed starter during his spell at the Estadio El Toralín, achieving promotion to the second tier in 2019.[14] He scored his first goal in the competition on 27 September 2020, opening the 3–0 home victory over Rayo Vallecano.[15]

On 21 June 2021, after scoring a career-best ten times, Sielva moved to fellow second-division side SD Eibar on a three-year contract.[16] On 5 August of the following year, he was loaned to SD Huesca in the same league.[17]

On 22 June 2023, Sielva signed a permanent three-year deal with Huesca.[18]

International career

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Sielva was a regular for the Spain under-17 side, playing a vital role in its triumph during the 2008 UEFA European Championship held in Turkey.[19]

Honours

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Spain U17

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sielva". Diario AS. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ El Espanyol rompe el hielo (Espanyol break the ice); Marca, 31 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b 'Culebrón' Sielva: puede marcharse libre al Celta (Sielva 'soap opera': he may join Celta for free); Diario AS, 23 June 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Óscar Sielva, la nueva joya de la cantera españolista, llega cedido al Cartagena (Óscar Sielva, the new Espanyol youth system's gem, joins Cartagena on loan); La Verdad, 25 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El ex albinegro Óscar Sielva acaba en el hospital (Former white-and-black Óscar Sielva ends in hospital); No Solo Efesé, 8 December 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Sielva es desvincula de l'Espanyol (Sielva cuts ties with Espanyol); RCD Espanyol, 14 November 2011 (in Catalan)
  7. ^ El Girona contacta amb Òscar Sielva per completar el pivot (Girona contact Òscar Sielva to complete central midfield); Diari de Girona, 7 August 2013 (in Catalan)
  8. ^ Òscar Sielva probará en el Swansea (Òscar Sielva will trial with Swansea); Vavel, 5 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Full-Time: Swans U21s 1–1 QPR; Swansea City, 16 December 2013
  10. ^ Dos bajas y dos incorporaciones en la UE Olot (Two in and two out in UE Olot); Vavel, 17 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Óscar Sielva, del Olot, nuevo mediocentro para el Marbella FC (Óscar Sielva, from Olot, new central midfielder for Marbella FC); Marbella 24 Horas, 24 September 2015 (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Òscar Sielva, Dani Márquez i Javi Navarro, tres nous jugadors escapulats (Òscar Sielva, Dani Márquez and Javi Navarro, three new players for the "escapulats"); CE Europa, 7 September 2016 (in Catalan)
  13. ^ La Ponferradina ficha al centrocampista Óscar Sielva (Ponferradina sign midfielder Óscar Sielva); El Bierzo Noticias, 8 June 2018 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Bolo tira de la base del ascenso en Segunda (Bolo relies heavily on starting XI who promoted to Segunda); Diario AS, 7 October 2019 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ La Deportiva presume de efectividad y tumba al Rayo (Deportiva boast effectiveness and down Rayo); Diario AS, 27 September 2020 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ "Óscar Sielva y José Corpas, primeros fichajes armeros para la 21/22" [Óscar Sielva and José Corpas, first armero signings for 21/22] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Sielva, cedido a la SD Huesca" [Sielva, loaned to SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Óscar Sielva vestirá de azulgrana hasta 2026" [Óscar Sielva will wear white-and-garnet until 2026] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  19. ^ a b Saffer, Paul (16 May 2008). "Stupendous Spain win U17 crown". UEFA. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
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