Aitor Monroy
Monroy with Maccabi Petah Tikva in 2015
Personal information
Full name Aitor Monroy Rueda
Date of birth (1987-10-18) 18 October 1987
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Alcalá
Youth career
2000–2005 Alcalá
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Atlético Madrid C
2007–2009 Atlético Madrid B 42 (0)
2009–2011 Logroñés 17 (0)
2011–2014 Ceahlăul 59 (1)
2014 CFR Cluj 27 (0)
2015 Sheriff 11 (0)
2015–2017 Maccabi Petah Tikva 52 (0)
2018 Dinamo București 5 (0)
2018 Dunărea Călărași 4 (0)
2019 Internacional Madrid 17 (0)
2019–2021 Jamshedpur 37 (1)
2022– Alcalá 46 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:16, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Aitor Monroy Rueda (born 18 October 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RSD Alcalá as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Monroy signed with Atlético Madrid in 2005 from neighbouring club RSD Alcalá. He could only represent the C and B teams over a four-year spell, the latter in the Segunda División B.[1]

From 2009 to 2011, Monroy continued to compete in division three, with UD Logroñés. He missed most of his first season due to injury,[2] appearing in just 12 league games.

Monroy's first top-flight experience occurred in 2011–12, with FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț in Romania. In the following campaign he played 28 Liga I matches and scored his first goal as a professional, in a 3–0 win against CS Concordia Chiajna.[3]

In January 2014, Monroy transferred to fellow league side CFR Cluj for €40,000.[4] That November, he chose to terminate his contract over unpaid wages,[5] and the following February he signed with Moldovan National Division's FC Sheriff Tiraspol.[6]

After two seasons with Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. of the Israeli Premier League, Monroy returned to Romania in January 2018, signing for FC Dinamo București.[7] In the following years, he represented in quick succession FC Dunărea Călărași (Romanian top flight),[8] Internacional de Madrid (Spanish third tier)[9] and Jamshedpur FC (Indian Super League).[10]

Monroy returned to the Spanish lower leagues and Alcalá in March 2022, aged 34.[1]

Career statistics

As of 1 January 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Madrid B 2007–08[11] Segunda División B 130——130
2008–09[11] Segunda División B 29000—290
Total 420——420
Logroñés 2009–10[11] Segunda División B 12010—130
2010–11[11] Segunda División B 5010—60
Total 17020—190
Ceahlăul 2011–12[12] Liga I 31010—320
2012–13[12] Liga I 28120—301
Total 59130—621
CFR Cluj 2013–14[12] Liga I 12000—120
2014–15[12] Liga I 150104[lower-alpha 1]0200
Total 2701040320
Sheriff 2014–15[12] National Division 11010—120
Total 1101000120
Maccabi Petah Tikva 2015–16[12] Israeli Premier League 28060—340
2016–17[12] Israeli Premier League 24030—270
Total 52090—610
Dinamo București 2017–18[12] Liga I 5010—60
Dunărea Călărași 2018–19[12] Liga I 4000—40
Total 9010—100
Internacional Madrid 2018–19[12] Segunda División B 17000—170
Total 17000—170
Jamshedpur 2019–20[12] Indian Super League 18100—181
2020–21[12] 19000—190
Total 37100—371
Alcalá 2021–22 Tercera División RFEF 00——00
Career total 2712170402922
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. 1 2 "Chato, Aitor Monroy y Huelves, son los tres primeros jugadores de la RSD Alcalá en renovar para la temporada 2022/23" [Chato, Aitor Monroy and Huelves, are the first three RSD Alcalá players to renew for the 2022/23 season] (in Spanish). Futmadrid. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Pepe y Aitor Monroy se operan el mismo día" [Pepe and Aitor Monroy have surgery on the same day]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 21 November 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Alexandru, Dan (13 April 2013). "Liga I: Concordia lui Stan pierde fara drept de apel la Piatra Neamt" [League I: Stan's Concordia lose to Piatra Neamt without a doubt] (in Romanian). Ziare. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Aitor Monroy, mijlocaș CFR Cluj: "Am venit la CFR pentru cupele europene"" [Aitor Monroy, CFR Cluj midfielder: "I came to CFR for European cups"] (in Romanian). Digi24. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Şchiopu, Valentin (29 November 2014). "Exclusiv INTERVIU. Monroy s-a despărţit de CFR Cluj: "N-am mai putut suporta! Nu înţeleg ce se vrea în fotbalul românesc"" [Exclusive INTERVIEW. Monroy leaves CFR Cluj: "I could not stand it! I do not understand what it is like in Romanian football"] (in Romanian). Stiridesport. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Aitor Monroy: "FC Sheriff are a good team which are popular in Europe"". Sheriff Tiraspol. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Monroy a semnat cu Dinamo! Spaniolul a mai jucat la Ceahlaul si CFR Cluj" [Monroy signed for Dinamo! The Spaniard also played for Ceahlaul and CFR Cluj] (in Romanian). Sport Total. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Stănilă, Ionela (13 June 2018). "Transfer de Liga 1. Mijlocaşul central de la Dinamo București, Aitor Monroy Rueda, a semnat cu AFC Dunărea" [Liga 1 transfer. Dinamo Bucharest central midfielder, Aitor Monroy Rueda, has signed with AFC Dunărea]. Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "INTERNACIONAL | Aitor Monroy vuelve a Madrid para jugar en el Inter" [INTERNACIONAL | Aitor Monroy returns to Madrid to play in Inter] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Jamshedpur FC sign Spanish midfielder Aitor Monroy". The Times of India. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Monroy: Aitor Monroy Rueda". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Aitor Monroy". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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