David Astals

David Astals
Personal information
Full name David Astals Barrera
Date of birth (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Bienvenida, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Ibiza
Youth career
Polinyà
Sabadell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Sabadell B 4 (0)
2020–2024 Sabadell 76 (2)
2021 → Prat (loan) 15 (0)
2024– Ibiza 30 (2)
2025–2026 → Sabadell (loan) 30 (1)
International career‡
2025– Catalonia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:23, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

David Astals Barrera (born 13 December 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Ibiza. Mainly a right-back, he can also play as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Bienvenida, Badajoz, Extremadura, Astals moved to Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia aged only two months due to a family issue, and joined CE Sabadell FC's youth setup after representing CA Polinyà. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 22 December 2019, playing the last 31 minutes in a 0–1 Segona Catalana away loss against CE Sallent. In the youth teams of the club, he played mainly as an attacking midfielder.

Astals made his first team debut on 19 September 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Héber Pena in a 1–2 loss at Rayo Vallecano in the Segunda División championship; by doing so, he became the first player born in the 21st century to appear for the club. Three days later, he renewed his contract with the club for a further two seasons.

On 21 January 2021, Astals was loaned to Segunda División B side AE Prat until June. Upon returning, he was rarely used during the 2021–22 season due to an injury, before subsequently establishing himself a regular starter as a right-back.

On 7 July 2024, after Sabadell's relegation, Astals signed a two-year contract with UD Ibiza in Primera Federación. On 18 July of the following year, he returned to his previous club on a one-year loan deal, and was again a first-choice during the campaign as the Arlequinats returned to the second division after a five-year absence.

International career

Astals debuted with the Catalonia team in a friendly 2–1 win over Palestine on 18 November 2025.

References

  1. ↑ "CE Sabadell" (in Catalan). Fútbol Base Català. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "La història de David Astals: a punt de marxar per "baixet" i ara renova per dos anys" [The story of David Astals: close to leaving due to being "short" and now renews for two years] (in Catalan). Diari de Sabadell. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Acta | Sallent, C.E., A – Sabadell F.C., C.E., B" (in Catalan). FCF. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Catena culmina la remontada en el 88' de un Rayo que promete" [Catena complete the comeback in the 88th minute of a promising Rayo] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "El Sabadell renueva al 'chino' Astals por dos temporadas" [Sabadell renew the 'chinese' Astals for two seasons] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "David Astals renueva por dos temporadas" [David Astals renews for two seasons] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "David Astals, cedit al Prat fins a final de temporada" [David Astals, loaned to Prat until the end of the season] (in Catalan). Ràdio Sabadell. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "David Astals, un futbolista sorgit en el si d'una família de ciclistes" [David Astals, a footballer born into a family of cyclists] (in Catalan). Ràdio Sabadell. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: David Astals" [OFFICIAL STATEMENT: David Astals] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "David Astals vuelve al CE Sabadell" [David Astals returns to CE Sabadell] (in Spanish). CE Sabadell FC. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Catalonia-Palestine: Highlights, goals and result of the friendly match - Today". Eurosport. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.