Iván Villar Martínez (born 9 July 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Celta de Vigo.
Club career Villar was born in Aldán, Pontevedra, Galicia, and joined RC Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2008, from Rápido Bahía CF. 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.
On 4 September 2014, Villar extended his contract until 2019, 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.
In July 2017, Villar was definitely promoted to the main squad after refusing to play with the second team. The following 25 January, he extended his contract until 2023 and was immediately loaned to fellow top-division club Levante UD for six months.
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. On 11 August 2021, he was loaned to Segunda División side CD Leganés for one year.
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.
Villar returned to second-choice duties subsequently, being a reserve to Vicente Guaita first and Ionuț Radu later.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCelta B2013–14Segunda División B10———102014–15Segunda División B10———102015–16Segunda División B320———3202016–17Segunda División B120——101302018–19Segunda División B370——20390Total830——30860Celta2016–17La Liga100000—102017–18La Liga0000——002018–19La Liga0000——002019–20La Liga4000——402020–21La Liga21020——2302022–23La Liga19020——2102023–24La Liga12040——1602024–25La Liga4040——802025–26La Liga003020—50Total6101502000780Levante (loan)2017–18La Liga0000——00Leganés (loan)2021–22Segunda División10020——120Career total163017020301850
Honours Spain U23 Summer Olympics silver medal: 2020
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