Oriol Busquets Mas (born 20 January 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Challenger Pro League club Eupen.
Born in Sant Feliu de GuÃÂxols, Girona, Catalonia, Busquets joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2007 at age 8, following a successful trial. After progressing through the ranks, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 29 April 2017, while still a youth, coming on as a late substitute for Alberto Perea in a 2âÂÂ0 Segunda División B home win against AE Prat.
Busquets played his first game as a professional on 19 August 2017, starting in a 2âÂÂ1 away victory over Real Valladolid in the Segunda División. His maiden appearance for the first team came on 29 November, when he started and played 62 minutes in the 5âÂÂ0 defeat of Real Murcia CF in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.
On 9 February 2018, Busquets sustained a serious knee injury in a training session, tearing the meniscus in a fashion similar to fellow youth graduate Rafinha a year earlier. Having returned to active, he scored his first senior goal on 1 December of the same year in a 2âÂÂ2 home draw with Valencia CF Mestalla.
On 27 August 2019, Busquets joined Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente on a one-year loan. His maiden appearance in top-flight football took place on 1 September when he replaced compatriot Javier Espinosa for the final 15 minutes of a 3âÂÂ1 home win over FC Utrecht, where fellow Spaniards Aitor Cantalapiedra (Twente) and Adrián Dalmau (Utrecht) also scored.
On 28 August 2021, Busquets signed with Clermont Foot on a three-year contract. He played his first Ligue 1 match on 19 September, five minutes in the 1âÂÂ1 home draw with Stade Brestois 29.
Busquets made only ten competitive appearances during his spell in France.
Busquets moved clubs and countries again in summer 2022, joining F.C. Arouca from Portugal on a three-year deal; Clermont did not require any compensation to release him from his contract, but did retain 35% of the player's rights.
During his tenure at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Busquets totalled 53 games, including both legs of the 2023âÂÂ24 UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round against Norway's SK Brann (4âÂÂ3 aggregate loss).
On 24 January 2025, Busquets signed a five-month contract with FC Andorra of the Spanish Primera Federación, with the option to extend until June 2026. He was on the move again in July, however, agreeing to a two-year deal at Belgian Challenger Pro League's K.A.S. Eupen as a free agent.
Busquets won his only cap for Spain at under-21 level on 6 September 2019, playing the entire 1âÂÂ0 win in Kazakhstan for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.
Busquets' older brother, Pol, was also a footballer. He played as a goalkeeper, and both he and their father Jordi were developed at Barcelona.
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