Estanislau "Estanis" Pedrola Fortuny (born 24 August 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Sampdoria.

Estanis Pedrola
Personal information
Full name Estanislau Pedrola Fortuny[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-24) 24 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Cambrils, Spain[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Sampdoria
Number 11
Youth career
2010–2014 Reus
2014–2019 Espanyol
2019–2021 Reus
2021–2022 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Barcelona B 30 (9)
2022–2024 Barcelona 1 (0)
2023–2024Sampdoria (loan) 15 (3)
2024– Sampdoria 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024

Club career

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Born in Cambrils, Tarragona, Catalonia, Pedrola joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2014, from local side CF Reus Deportiu.[2] Released in 2019,[3] he subsequently returned to Reus before joining FC Barcelona in June 2021, for the Juvenil A squad.[4][5]

Pedrola made his senior debut with the reserves on 21 November 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Ferran Jutglà in a 2–0 Primera División RFEF away loss against Albacete Balompié.[6] He scored his first senior goal on 12 December, netting the equalizer for the B's in a 3–1 home win over CD Alcoyano.

Pedrola made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 2 January 2022, replacing fellow youth graduate Ilias Akhomach in a 1–0 away success over RCD Mallorca.[7][8]

On 11 August 2023, Pedrola signed a four-year contract with Italian club Sampdoria. He will spend the 2023–24 season on loan, and then Sampdoria holds an obligation to purchase his rights on a permanent basis.[9]

Personal life

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Pedrola was named after his great-grandfather, also named Estanislau, who fought in World War II and died in a Nazi concentration camp.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 9 November 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 7 1 7 1
2022–23 Primera Federación 23 8 1[a] 0 24 8
Total 30 9 1 0 31 9
Barcelona 2021–22 La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sampdoria (loan) 2023–24 Serie B 15 3 1 0 16 3
Sampdoria 2024–25 Serie B 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 18 3 1 0 19 3
Career total 49 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 51 12
Notes
  1. ^ Appearance in Copa Catalunya

References

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  1. ^ a b c Estanis Pedrola at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "41 canteranos del CF Reus han fichado por equipos de Primera en la última década" [41 youth players of CF Reus have signed for Primera teams this last decade] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Estanis Pedrola, otro canterano del Espanyol que debuta con el Barça" [Estanis Pedrola, another Espanyol youth graduate who debuts with Barça] (in Spanish). La Grada. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Estanis Pedrola, vuelo directo a la Masia" [Estanis Pedrola, straight flight to La Masia] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. ^ Rogé, Albert (9 June 2021). "Barcelona beat Real Madrid to the signing of talented teenager Estanis". sport.es. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Estanis debuta en el filial del Barça" [Estanis debuts with the reserve team of Barça] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Luuk de Jong 'reina' por un día" [Luuk de Jong 'reigns' for a day] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Official debuts for Álvaro Sanz and Estanis". FC Barcelona. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Pedrola è blucerchiato: dal Barcelona con obbligo di riscatto" [Pedrola is with the Sampdoria: from Barcelona with an obligation to buy] (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Estanis Pedrola, en el nombre del bisabuelo que luchó contra los nazis" [Estanis Pedrola, the name of the great-grandfather who fought the Nazis] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Catalunya. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  11. ^ Estanis Pedrola at Soccerway
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