Genís Montolio Lafuente (born 23 July 1996), sometimes known simply as Genís, is a Spanish footballer who plays for

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in the

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as a Defender (association football)# Central Defender

Club career

Born in

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

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, Montolio represented

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

UE Cornellà Unió Esportiva Cornellà, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S. A. D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1951 it plays in , holding home gam ...

as a youth before joining

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

's academy in 2012. On 9 May 2015, he scored the second goal for the Juvenil A team in a 3–2 routing of Espanyol in the final of Youth Champions Cup. On 4 February 2017, Montolio made his debut for the reserves by coming as a substitute for Carlos Martínez in a 4–1 victory against

UE Llagostera C.F. Badalona Futur Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Badalona, Province of Barcelona, Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. Founded in 1947, it currently plays ...

. On 7 December 2017, he made his first team debut for the senior team, playing the whole ninety minutes of a 1–0 defeat against

Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. Maccabi Tel Aviv Football Club (; ''Moadon Kaduregel Maccabi Tel Aviv'') is an Israeli professional football club from Tel Aviv and part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv Sport Club. Founded in 1906 in Jaffa as the HaRishon Le Zion-Yafo Association, i ...

in the

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. On 30 January 2018, Montolio moved to the B-side of

. He signed for another

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on 31 August, joining

Atlético Levante UD Atlético Levante Unión Deportiva is a Spanish football team based in Valencia, in the namesake community. Founded in 1962, it is the reserve team of Levante UD, and plays in the . History The club was founded on 10 November 1962 after a merge ...

in the third division.

Switzerland

On 3 June 2024, he signed a two-year deal with

in the

, with an option for a further season.

Career statistics

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Montolio, Genis 1996 births Living people Footballers from Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Segunda División B players Tercera División players Villarreal CF C players Villarreal CF B players Villarreal CF players RCD Espanyol B footballers Atlético Levante UD players Deportivo Alavés B players UE Olot players FC Wil players Swiss Challenge League players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland 21st-century Spanish sportsmen