Albert Crusat

Early years

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Crusat was a product of local RCD Espanyol's youth system. He appeared in five games with the first team during the 2002–03 season, the first on 2 September 2002 in a 2–0 away loss against Real Madrid where he played five minutes as a starter, as the club went on to barely avoid La Liga relegation. Subsequently, Crusat had Segunda División stints with Rayo Vallecano and UE Lleida: in the first, as the Madrid side were relegated, he only managed to take the field on five occasions, leaving in December 2003.

Almería

In 2005–06, Crusat joined UD Almería, being instrumental in the Andalusians' first-ever top-flight promotion the following season by scoring 11 goals. He missed just four games in the subsequent eighth-place finish in the 2007–08 campaign, totalling 2,693 minutes of action. Crusat had his most successful year in the top division in 2009–10, as his team retained their status for the third consecutive year. Without the presence of striker Álvaro Negredo, he was much more depended upon in scoring matters and netted seven times in 33 matches – joint-second in the team – as they finished in 13th position (he also collected 13 yellow cards). On 19 January 2011, Crusat scored one of Almería's most important goals, in a 3–2 win at Deportivo de La Coruña (4–2 on aggregate) which meant the club reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey for the first time ever.

Wigan Athletic

On 30 August 2011, it was…

Lleida

Segunda División B: 2003–04 Spain U16

UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1999