PLAYER PROFILE / Defensive Midfield
Oriol Romeu.
Avispa Fukuoka · Spain
TM 66100 · Current player profileAge today34
Recorded moves18
Peak recorded value€12.00m
Current market value€400k
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Oriol Romeu Vidal
- Born
- 24 Sep 1991
- Nationality
- Spain
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 183
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Southampton FCLast recorded move · 13 Jul 2026
- FC BarcelonaLast recorded move · 31 Aug 2025
- Girona FCLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2025
- Chelsea FCLast recorded move · 12 Aug 2015
- VfB StuttgartLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2015
- Valencia CFLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2014
- FC Barcelona AtlèticLast recorded move · 04 Aug 2011
- FC Barcelona U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2009
- FC Barcelona U18Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2008
- FC Barcelona U16Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
- FC Barcelona YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2006
- Espanyol Barcelona YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2004
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2013 | 21 | Valencia CF | €7.00m |
| 02 Jul 2013 | 21 | Chelsea FC | €7.50m |
| 28 Jan 2013 | 21 | Chelsea FC | €7.50m |
| 24 Jun 2012 | 20 | Chelsea FC | €8.00m |
| 06 Feb 2012 | 20 | Chelsea FC | €9.50m |
| 12 Aug 2011 | 19 | Chelsea FC | €5.00m |
| 04 Feb 2011 | 19 | FC Barcelona Atlètic | €2.50m |
| 09 Dec 2010 | 19 | FC Barcelona Atlètic | €2.50m |
| 20 Aug 2010 | 18 | FC Barcelona Atlètic | €2.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2026 | Southampton FC | Avispa Fukuoka | Transfer | Free |
| 06 Nov 2025 | Not recorded | Southampton FC | Transfer | — |
| 31 Aug 2025 | FC Barcelona | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Girona FC | FC Barcelona | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 05 Aug 2024 | FC Barcelona | Girona FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 19 Jul 2023 | Girona FC | FC Barcelona | Transfer | €3.40m |
| 01 Sep 2022 | Southampton FC | Girona FC | Transfer | €5.50m |
| 12 Aug 2015 | Chelsea FC | Southampton FC | Transfer | €7.00m |
| 30 Jun 2015 | VfB Stuttgart | Chelsea FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 04 Aug 2014 | Chelsea FC | VfB Stuttgart | Loan | €250k |
| 30 Jun 2014 | Valencia CF | Chelsea FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 12 Jul 2013 | Chelsea FC | Valencia CF | Loan | €1.00m |
| 04 Aug 2011 | FC Barcelona Atlètic | Chelsea FC | Transfer | €4.60m |
| 01 Jul 2009 | FC Barcelona U19 | FC Barcelona Atlètic | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2008 | FC Barcelona U18 | FC Barcelona U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2007 | FC Barcelona U16 | FC Barcelona U18 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2006 | FC Barcelona Youth | FC Barcelona U16 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2004 | Espanyol Barcelona Youth | FC Barcelona Youth | Transfer | — ? |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.