{"id":222627,"date":"2022-01-17T09:20:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T08:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/the-future-xiquets-del-poble\/"},"modified":"2022-01-17T09:20:44","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T08:20:44","slug":"the-future-xiquets-del-poble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/the-future-xiquets-del-poble\/","title":{"rendered":"The future ‘xiquets del poble’"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg","alt":"||||","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Marcos S\u00e1nchez and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, two young players from Vila-real who want to have success with the Submarine"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Two young promises from the Yellows Academy. Two boys from Vila-real. Marcos S\u00e1nchez, Villarreal C right-bck, and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, a goalkeeper who plays for the Juvenil A and Juvenil B teams, are the two local footballers closest to the elite in the Submarine\u2019s youth set-up."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Taking into account Migue Leal and Carlo Adriano, who have already made their first-team debuts for the Yellows, the future \u2018xiquets del poble\u2019 (hometown boys), the nickname of the town\u2019s leading footballing product, Pau Torres, are Marcos and H\u00e9ctor. In the Yellows Academy, talent from the province of Castell\u00f3n is shining, with footballers from Castell\u00f3, Burriana and La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, as well as Vila-real, being a key part of the youth set-up."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The idols"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Seeing the team from your hometown win a European trophy with Pau in the starting XI is something that inspires future generations. With the centre-back leading the way for youngster to look up to, followed by Carlos Adriano and Migue Leal, there are a number of players that the youngsters from Vila-real can look up to: H\u00e9ctor Font, C\u00e9sar Arzo and Xisco Nadal for example, all of whom are still linked to Villarreal."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pau, the famous \u2018xiquet del poble\u2019, is arguably the best player ever from Vila-real. He won the UEFA Europa League with Villarreal, is currently playing in the UEFA Champions League, as well as reaching the semi-finals of a European Championship and winning an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"All the life with the same methodology"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Both Marcos and H\u00e9ctor have been brought up in the Yellows Academy with a clear methodology. And this, when they work with different coaches and team-mates, helps them to understand what is needed on the pitch. \u201cThe methodology at the club is clear, and you there\u2019s a real family feel. The first team players always say hi to us. In the UEFA Youth League I play with players from Villarreal B or from the U19s, and it\u2019s like we\u2019re all the same team. It\u2019s a real family,\u201d explained S\u00e1nchez."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Two demanding competitions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This year, both are playing in top competitions. Marcos is playing in the UEFA Youth League and H\u00e9ctor made his Divisi\u00f3n de Honor debut this season against CF Talavera last week."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Regarding the continental competition, the full-back says: \u201cWe\u2019re really excited about it. We\u2019ve worked a lot to get here. Not qualifying first was a shame, because we would have got through another round, but we\u2019re working with the same push to continue to make history for Villarreal\u2019s academy.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"He adds: \u201cBeing able to represent my town in Europe is something that I\u2019m proud of and it\u2019s a pleasure to be able to do so. Villarreal has always had one of the best academies in Spain and now it\u2019s time for them to know us in Europe too.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Thanks to Villarreal, players from not only the town of Vila-real, but across the province of Castell\u00f3n, have played for various age groups for the Spain national team: \u201cYou can see that in nearly every youth team for Spain, there is a Villarreal player, and that shows how well we work here,\u201d underlines the Villarreal C player."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"H\u00e9ctor underlines that for him: \u201cThe last few years, it has been tough to stay in the leading teams, with the change to 11-a-side football and what\u2019s needed of a goalkeeper. But still being here is something I\u2019m proud of, and I will fight for every match. You can\u2019t put a price for playing for the team from the town you\u2019re born in, especially with such an academy like this one. I walk to training, I enjoy myself, and I\u2019m the happiest guy around.\u201d Regarding the U19s in the Divisi\u00f3n de Honor, he says: \u201cWe started the year with higher expectations. We started inconsistently and we didn\u2019t get the results we wanted, but we\u2019re turning things around and we\u2019re happy with the progress we\u2019re having. That\u2019s the positive thing about this season.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The dream of making a debut"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Their friends and family hope to see them make their debuts one day at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica in front of their fans. That\u2019s something they\u2019ve both dreamed off too. Marcos says: \u201cIt\u2019s a dream. I\u2019ve lived through that moment in my head so many times. That moment. Making my debut in front of my people, with the stadium full\u2026 A lot of my friends ask me when I\u2019ll make it. We all dream of doing it. There\u2019s a long way to go and I need to improve a lot to get there.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"H\u00e9ctor also was prudent: \u201cI think I\u2019ve never thought of it because there\u2019s still a lot of work to do, and a lot of experiences to go through before reaching that level. When I go to the first-team games and see Filip (Jorgensen) warming up, it makes me want to experience that one day, and even more so, being a hometown boy, with my friends being able to see someone from their town playing.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No-one knows if that day will come, but the two youngsters from Vila-real work hard every day to try and make their top-flight debut at home, just like their idol Pau."}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"Marcos S\u00e1nchez and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, two young players from Vila-real who want to have success with the Submarine Two young promises from the Yellows Academy. Two boys from Vila-real. Marcos S\u00e1nchez, Villarreal C right-bck, and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, a goalkeeper who plays for the Juvenil A and Juvenil B teams, are the two local footballers closest to the elite in the Submarine\u2019s youth set-up. Taking into account Migue Leal and Carlo Adriano, who have already made their first-team debuts for the Yellows, the future \u2018xiquets del poble\u2019 (hometown boys), the nickname of the town\u2019s leading footballing product, Pau Torres, are Marcos and H\u00e9ctor. In the Yellows Academy, talent from the province of Castell\u00f3n is shining, with footballers from Castell\u00f3, Burriana and La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, as well as Vila-real, being a key part of the youth set-up. The idols Seeing the team from your hometown win a European trophy with Pau in the starting XI is something that inspires future generations. With the centre-back leading the way for youngster to look up to, followed by Carlos Adriano and Migue Leal, there are a number of players that the youngsters from Vila-real can look up to: H\u00e9ctor Font, C\u00e9sar Arzo and Xisco Nadal for example, all of whom are still linked to Villarreal. Pau, the famous \u2018xiquet del poble\u2019, is arguably the best player ever from Vila-real. He won the UEFA Europa League with Villarreal, is currently playing in the UEFA Champions League, as well as reaching the semi-finals of a European Championship and winning an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo. All the life with the same methodology Both Marcos and H\u00e9ctor have been brought up in the Yellows Academy with a clear methodology. And this, when they work with different coaches and team-mates, helps them to understand what is needed on the pitch. \u201cThe methodology at the club is clear, and you there\u2019s a real family feel. The first team players always say hi to us. In the UEFA Youth League I play with players from Villarreal B or from the U19s, and it\u2019s like we\u2019re all the same team. It\u2019s a real family,\u201d explained S\u00e1nchez. Two demanding competitions This year, both are playing in top competitions. Marcos is playing in the UEFA Youth League and H\u00e9ctor made his Divisi\u00f3n de Honor debut this season against CF Talavera last week. Regarding the continental competition, the full-back says: \u201cWe\u2019re really excited about it. We\u2019ve worked a lot to get here. Not qualifying first was a shame, because we would have got through another round, but we\u2019re working with the same push to continue to make history for Villarreal\u2019s academy.\u201d He adds: \u201cBeing able to represent my town in Europe is something that I\u2019m proud of and it\u2019s a pleasure to be able to do so. Villarreal has always had one of the best academies in Spain and now it\u2019s time for them to know us in Europe too.\u201d Thanks to Villarreal, players from not only the town of Vila-real, but across the province of Castell\u00f3n, have played for various age groups for the Spain national team: \u201cYou can see that in nearly every youth team for Spain, there is a Villarreal player, and that shows how well we work here,\u201d underlines the Villarreal C player. H\u00e9ctor underlines that for him: \u201cThe last few years, it has been tough to stay in the leading teams, with the change to 11-a-side football and what\u2019s needed of a goalkeeper. But still being here is something I\u2019m proud of, and I will fight for every match. You can\u2019t put a price for playing for the team from the town you\u2019re born in, especially with such an academy like this one. I walk to training, I enjoy myself, and I\u2019m the happiest guy around.\u201d Regarding the U19s in the Divisi\u00f3n de Honor, he says: \u201cWe started the year with higher expectations. We started inconsistently and we didn\u2019t get the results we wanted, but we\u2019re turning things around and we\u2019re happy with the progress we\u2019re having. That\u2019s the positive thing about this season.\u201d The dream of making a debut Their friends and family hope to see them make their debuts one day at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica in front of their fans. That\u2019s something they\u2019ve both dreamed off too. Marcos says: \u201cIt\u2019s a dream. I\u2019ve lived through that moment in my head so many times. That moment. Making my debut in front of my people, with the stadium full\u2026 A lot of my friends ask me when I\u2019ll make it. We all dream of doing it. There\u2019s a long way to go and I need to improve a lot to get there.\u201d H\u00e9ctor also was prudent: \u201cI think I\u2019ve never thought of it because there\u2019s still a lot of work to do, and a lot of experiences to go through before reaching that level. When I go to the first-team games and see Filip (Jorgensen) warming up, it makes me want to experience that one day, and even more so, being a hometown boy, with my friends being able to see someone from their town playing.\u201d No-one knows if that day will come, but the two youngsters from Vila-real work hard every day to try and make their top-flight debut at home, just like their idol Pau.","headings":[],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg","alt":"||||","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"}],"counts":{"blocks":19,"headings":0,"texts":18,"buttons":0,"images":1}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Marcos S\u00e1nchez and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, two young players from Vila-real who want to have success with the Submarine Two young promises from the Yellows Academy. Two boys from Vila-real. Marcos S\u00e1nchez, Villarreal C right-bck, and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, a goalkeeper who plays for the Juvenil A and Juvenil B teams, are the two local footballers closest to the elite in the Submarine\u2019s youth set-up. Taking into account Migue Leal and Carlo Adriano, who have already made their first-team debuts for the Yellows, the future \u2018xiquets del poble\u2019 (hometown boys), the nickname of the town\u2019s leading footballing product, Pau Torres, are Marcos and H\u00e9ctor. In the Yellows Academy, talent from the province of Castell\u00f3n is shining, with footballers from Castell\u00f3, Burriana and La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, as well as Vila-real, being a key part of the youth set-up. The idols Seeing the team from your hometown win a European trophy with Pau in the starting XI is something that inspires future generations. With the centre-back leading the way for youngster to look up to, followed by Carlos Adriano and Migue Leal, there are a number of players that the youngsters from Vila-real can look up to: H\u00e9ctor Font, C\u00e9sar Arzo and Xisco Nadal for example, all of whom are still linked to Villarreal. Pau, the famous \u2018xiquet del poble\u2019, is arguably the best player ever from Vila-real. He won the UEFA Europa League with Villarreal, is currently playing in the UEFA Champions League, as well as reaching the semi-finals of a European Championship and winning an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo. All the life with the same methodology Both Marcos and H\u00e9ctor have been brought up in the Yellows Academy with a clear methodology. And this, when they work with different coaches and team-mates, helps them to understand what is needed on the pitch. \u201cThe methodology at the club is clear, and you there\u2019s a real family feel. The first team players always say hi to us. In the UEFA Youth League I play with players from Villarreal B or from the U19s, and it\u2019s like we\u2019re all the same team. It\u2019s a real family,\u201d explained S\u00e1nchez. Two demanding competitions This year, both are playing in top competitions. Marcos is playing in the UEFA Youth League and H\u00e9ctor made his Divisi\u00f3n de Honor debut this season against CF Talavera last week. Regarding the continental competition, the full-back says: \u201cWe\u2019re really excited about it. We\u2019ve worked a lot to get here. Not qualifying first was a shame, because we would have got through another round, but we\u2019re working with the same push to continue to make history for Villarreal\u2019s academy.\u201d He adds: \u201cBeing able to represent my town in Europe is something that I\u2019m proud of and it\u2019s a pleasure to be able to do so. Villarreal has always had one of the best academies in Spain and now it\u2019s time for them to know us in Europe too.\u201d Thanks to Villarreal, players from not only the town of Vila-real, but across the province of Castell\u00f3n, have played for various age groups for the Spain national team: \u201cYou can see that in nearly every youth team for Spain, there is a Villarreal player, and that shows how well we work here,\u201d underlines the Villarreal C player. H\u00e9ctor underlines that for him: \u201cThe last few years, it has been tough to stay in the leading teams, with the change to 11-a-side football and what\u2019s needed of a goalkeeper. But still being here is something I\u2019m proud of, and I will fight for every match. You can\u2019t put a price for playing for the team from the town you\u2019re born in, especially with such an academy like this one. I walk to training, I enjoy myself, and I\u2019m the happiest guy around.\u201d Regarding the U19s in the Divisi\u00f3n de Honor, he says: \u201cWe started the year with higher expectations. We started inconsistently and we didn\u2019t get the results we wanted, but we\u2019re turning things around and we\u2019re happy with the progress we\u2019re having. That\u2019s the positive thing about this season.\u201d The dream of making a debut Their friends and family hope to see them make their debuts one day at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica in front of their fans. That\u2019s something they\u2019ve both dreamed off too. Marcos says: \u201cIt\u2019s a dream. I\u2019ve lived through that moment in my head so many times. That moment. Making my debut in front of my people, with the stadium full\u2026 A lot of my friends ask me when I\u2019ll make it. We all dream of doing it. There\u2019s a long way to go and I need to improve a lot to get there.\u201d H\u00e9ctor also was prudent: \u201cI think I\u2019ve never thought of it because there\u2019s still a lot of work to do, and a lot of experiences to go through before reaching that level. When I go to the first-team games and see Filip (Jorgensen) warming up, it makes me want to experience that one day, and even more so, being a hometown boy, with my friends being able to see someone from their town playing.\u201d No-one knows if that day will come, but the two youngsters from Vila-real work hard every day to try and make their top-flight debut at home, just like their idol Pau.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Marcos S\u00e1nchez and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, two young players from Vila-real who want to have success with the Submarine"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Two young promises from the Yellows Academy. Two boys from Vila-real. Marcos S\u00e1nchez, Villarreal C right-bck, and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, a goalkeeper who plays for the Juvenil A and Juvenil B teams, are the two local footballers closest to the elite in the Submarine\u2019s youth set-up."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Taking into account Migue Leal and Carlo Adriano, who have already made their first-team debuts for the Yellows, the future \u2018xiquets del poble\u2019 (hometown boys), the nickname of the town\u2019s leading footballing product, Pau Torres, are Marcos and H\u00e9ctor. In the Yellows Academy, talent from the province of Castell\u00f3n is shining, with footballers from Castell\u00f3, Burriana and La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, as well as Vila-real, being a key part of the youth set-up."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The idols"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Seeing the team from your hometown win a European trophy with Pau in the starting XI is something that inspires future generations. With the centre-back leading the way for youngster to look up to, followed by Carlos Adriano and Migue Leal, there are a number of players that the youngsters from Vila-real can look up to: H\u00e9ctor Font, C\u00e9sar Arzo and Xisco Nadal for example, all of whom are still linked to Villarreal."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pau, the famous \u2018xiquet del poble\u2019, is arguably the best player ever from Vila-real. He won the UEFA Europa League with Villarreal, is currently playing in the UEFA Champions League, as well as reaching the semi-finals of a European Championship and winning an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"All the life with the same methodology"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Both Marcos and H\u00e9ctor have been brought up in the Yellows Academy with a clear methodology. And this, when they work with different coaches and team-mates, helps them to understand what is needed on the pitch. \u201cThe methodology at the club is clear, and you there\u2019s a real family feel. The first team players always say hi to us. In the UEFA Youth League I play with players from Villarreal B or from the U19s, and it\u2019s like we\u2019re all the same team. It\u2019s a real family,\u201d explained S\u00e1nchez."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Two demanding competitions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This year, both are playing in top competitions. Marcos is playing in the UEFA Youth League and H\u00e9ctor made his Divisi\u00f3n de Honor debut this season against CF Talavera last week."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Regarding the continental competition, the full-back says: \u201cWe\u2019re really excited about it. We\u2019ve worked a lot to get here. Not qualifying first was a shame, because we would have got through another round, but we\u2019re working with the same push to continue to make history for Villarreal\u2019s academy.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"He adds: \u201cBeing able to represent my town in Europe is something that I\u2019m proud of and it\u2019s a pleasure to be able to do so. Villarreal has always had one of the best academies in Spain and now it\u2019s time for them to know us in Europe too.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Thanks to Villarreal, players from not only the town of Vila-real, but across the province of Castell\u00f3n, have played for various age groups for the Spain national team: \u201cYou can see that in nearly every youth team for Spain, there is a Villarreal player, and that shows how well we work here,\u201d underlines the Villarreal C player."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"H\u00e9ctor underlines that for him: \u201cThe last few years, it has been tough to stay in the leading teams, with the change to 11-a-side football and what\u2019s needed of a goalkeeper. But still being here is something I\u2019m proud of, and I will fight for every match. You can\u2019t put a price for playing for the team from the town you\u2019re born in, especially with such an academy like this one. I walk to training, I enjoy myself, and I\u2019m the happiest guy around.\u201d Regarding the U19s in the Divisi\u00f3n de Honor, he says: \u201cWe started the year with higher expectations. We started inconsistently and we didn\u2019t get the results we wanted, but we\u2019re turning things around and we\u2019re happy with the progress we\u2019re having. That\u2019s the positive thing about this season.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The dream of making a debut"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Their friends and family hope to see them make their debuts one day at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica in front of their fans. That\u2019s something they\u2019ve both dreamed off too. Marcos says: \u201cIt\u2019s a dream. I\u2019ve lived through that moment in my head so many times. That moment. Making my debut in front of my people, with the stadium full\u2026 A lot of my friends ask me when I\u2019ll make it. We all dream of doing it. There\u2019s a long way to go and I need to improve a lot to get there.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"H\u00e9ctor also was prudent: \u201cI think I\u2019ve never thought of it because there\u2019s still a lot of work to do, and a lot of experiences to go through before reaching that level. When I go to the first-team games and see Filip (Jorgensen) warming up, it makes me want to experience that one day, and even more so, being a hometown boy, with my friends being able to see someone from their town playing.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No-one knows if that day will come, but the two youngsters from Vila-real work hard every day to try and make their top-flight debut at home, just like their idol Pau."}],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg","alt":"||||","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"}],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg","alt":"||||","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Marcos S\u00e1nchez and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, two young players from Vila-real who want to have success with the Submarine"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Two young promises from the Yellows Academy. Two boys from Vila-real. Marcos S\u00e1nchez, Villarreal C right-bck, and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, a goalkeeper who plays for the Juvenil A and Juvenil B teams, are the two local footballers closest to the elite in the Submarine\u2019s youth set-up."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Taking into account Migue Leal and Carlo Adriano, who have already made their first-team debuts for the Yellows, the future \u2018xiquets del poble\u2019 (hometown boys), the nickname of the town\u2019s leading footballing product, Pau Torres, are Marcos and H\u00e9ctor. In the Yellows Academy, talent from the province of Castell\u00f3n is shining, with footballers from Castell\u00f3, Burriana and La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, as well as Vila-real, being a key part of the youth set-up."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The idols"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Seeing the team from your hometown win a European trophy with Pau in the starting XI is something that inspires future generations. With the centre-back leading the way for youngster to look up to, followed by Carlos Adriano and Migue Leal, there are a number of players that the youngsters from Vila-real can look up to: H\u00e9ctor Font, C\u00e9sar Arzo and Xisco Nadal for example, all of whom are still linked to Villarreal."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pau, the famous \u2018xiquet del poble\u2019, is arguably the best player ever from Vila-real. He won the UEFA Europa League with Villarreal, is currently playing in the UEFA Champions League, as well as reaching the semi-finals of a European Championship and winning an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"All the life with the same methodology"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Both Marcos and H\u00e9ctor have been brought up in the Yellows Academy with a clear methodology. And this, when they work with different coaches and team-mates, helps them to understand what is needed on the pitch. \u201cThe methodology at the club is clear, and you there\u2019s a real family feel. The first team players always say hi to us. In the UEFA Youth League I play with players from Villarreal B or from the U19s, and it\u2019s like we\u2019re all the same team. It\u2019s a real family,\u201d explained S\u00e1nchez."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Two demanding competitions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This year, both are playing in top competitions. Marcos is playing in the UEFA Youth League and H\u00e9ctor made his Divisi\u00f3n de Honor debut this season against CF Talavera last week."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Regarding the continental competition, the full-back says: \u201cWe\u2019re really excited about it. We\u2019ve worked a lot to get here. Not qualifying first was a shame, because we would have got through another round, but we\u2019re working with the same push to continue to make history for Villarreal\u2019s academy.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"He adds: \u201cBeing able to represent my town in Europe is something that I\u2019m proud of and it\u2019s a pleasure to be able to do so. Villarreal has always had one of the best academies in Spain and now it\u2019s time for them to know us in Europe too.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Thanks to Villarreal, players from not only the town of Vila-real, but across the province of Castell\u00f3n, have played for various age groups for the Spain national team: \u201cYou can see that in nearly every youth team for Spain, there is a Villarreal player, and that shows how well we work here,\u201d underlines the Villarreal C player."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"H\u00e9ctor underlines that for him: \u201cThe last few years, it has been tough to stay in the leading teams, with the change to 11-a-side football and what\u2019s needed of a goalkeeper. But still being here is something I\u2019m proud of, and I will fight for every match. You can\u2019t put a price for playing for the team from the town you\u2019re born in, especially with such an academy like this one. I walk to training, I enjoy myself, and I\u2019m the happiest guy around.\u201d Regarding the U19s in the Divisi\u00f3n de Honor, he says: \u201cWe started the year with higher expectations. We started inconsistently and we didn\u2019t get the results we wanted, but we\u2019re turning things around and we\u2019re happy with the progress we\u2019re having. That\u2019s the positive thing about this season.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The dream of making a debut"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Their friends and family hope to see them make their debuts one day at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica in front of their fans. That\u2019s something they\u2019ve both dreamed off too. Marcos says: \u201cIt\u2019s a dream. I\u2019ve lived through that moment in my head so many times. That moment. Making my debut in front of my people, with the stadium full\u2026 A lot of my friends ask me when I\u2019ll make it. We all dream of doing it. There\u2019s a long way to go and I need to improve a lot to get there.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"H\u00e9ctor also was prudent: \u201cI think I\u2019ve never thought of it because there\u2019s still a lot of work to do, and a lot of experiences to go through before reaching that level. When I go to the first-team games and see Filip (Jorgensen) warming up, it makes me want to experience that one day, and even more so, being a hometown boy, with my friends being able to see someone from their town playing.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No-one knows if that day will come, but the two youngsters from Vila-real work hard every day to try and make their top-flight debut at home, just like their idol Pau."}]}],"hero":{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Marcos S\u00e1nchez and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, two young players from Vila-real who want to have success with the Submarine Two young promises from the Yellows Academy. Two boys from Vila-real. Marcos S\u00e1nchez, Villarreal C right-bck, and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, a goalkeeper who plays for the Juvenil A and Juvenil B teams, are the two local footballers closest to the elite in the Submarine\u2019s youth set-up. Taking into account Migue Leal and Carlo Adriano, who have already made their first-team debuts for the Yellows, the future \u2018xiquets del poble\u2019 (hometown boys), the nickname of the town\u2019s leading footballing product, Pau Torres, are Marcos and H\u00e9ctor. In the Yellows Academy, talent from the province of Castell\u00f3n is shining, with footballers from Castell\u00f3, Burriana and La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, as well as Vila-real, being a key part of the youth set-up. The idols Seeing the team from your hometown win a European trophy with Pau in the starting XI is something that inspires future generations. With the centre-back leading the way for youngster to look up to, followed by Carlos Adriano and Migue Leal, there are a number of players that the youngsters from Vila-real can look up to: H\u00e9ctor Font, C\u00e9sar Arzo and Xisco Nadal for example, all of whom are still linked to Villarreal. Pau, the famous \u2018xiquet del poble\u2019, is arguably the best player ever from Vila-real. He won the UEFA Europa League with Villarreal, is currently playing in the UEFA Champions League, as well as reaching the semi-finals of a European Championship and winning an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo. All the life with the same methodology Both Marcos and H\u00e9ctor have been brought up in the Yellows Academy with a clear methodology. And this, when they work with different coaches and team-mates, helps them to understand what is needed on the pitch. \u201cThe methodology at the club is clear, and you there\u2019s a real family feel. The first team players always say hi to us. In the UEFA Youth League I play with players from Villarreal B or from the U19s, and it\u2019s like we\u2019re all the same team. It\u2019s a real family,\u201d explained S\u00e1nchez. Two demanding competitions This year, both are playing in top competitions. Marcos is playing in the UEFA Youth League and H\u00e9ctor made his Divisi\u00f3n de Honor debut this season against CF Talavera last week. Regarding the continental competition, the full-back says: \u201cWe\u2019re really excited about it. We\u2019ve worked a lot to get here. Not qualifying first was a shame, because we would have got through another round, but we\u2019re working with the same push to continue to make history for Villarreal\u2019s academy.\u201d He adds: \u201cBeing able to represent my town in Europe is something that I\u2019m proud of and it\u2019s a pleasure to be able to do so. Villarreal has always had one of the best academies in Spain and now it\u2019s time for them to know us in Europe too.\u201d Thanks to Villarreal, players from not only the town of Vila-real, but across the province of Castell\u00f3n, have played for various age groups for the Spain national team: \u201cYou can see that in nearly every youth team for Spain, there is a Villarreal player, and that shows how well we work here,\u201d underlines the Villarreal C player. H\u00e9ctor underlines that for him: \u201cThe last few years, it has been tough to stay in the leading teams, with the change to 11-a-side football and what\u2019s needed of a goalkeeper. But still being here is something I\u2019m proud of, and I will fight for every match. You can\u2019t put a price for playing for the team from the town you\u2019re born in, especially with such an academy like this one. I walk to training, I enjoy myself, and I\u2019m the happiest guy around.\u201d Regarding the U19s in the Divisi\u00f3n de Honor, he says: \u201cWe started the year with higher expectations. We started inconsistently and we didn\u2019t get the results we wanted, but we\u2019re turning things around and we\u2019re happy with the progress we\u2019re having. That\u2019s the positive thing about this season.\u201d The dream of making a debut Their friends and family hope to see them make their debuts one day at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica in front of their fans. That\u2019s something they\u2019ve both dreamed off too. Marcos says: \u201cIt\u2019s a dream. I\u2019ve lived through that moment in my head so many times. That moment. Making my debut in front of my people, with the stadium full\u2026 A lot of my friends ask me when I\u2019ll make it. We all dream of doing it. There\u2019s a long way to go and I need to improve a lot to get there.\u201d H\u00e9ctor also was prudent: \u201cI think I\u2019ve never thought of it because there\u2019s still a lot of work to do, and a lot of experiences to go through before reaching that level. When I go to the first-team games and see Filip (Jorgensen) warming up, it makes me want to experience that one day, and even more so, being a hometown boy, with my friends being able to see someone from their town playing.\u201d No-one knows if that day will come, but the two youngsters from Vila-real work hard every day to try and make their top-flight debut at home, just like their idol Pau.","headings":[],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Marcos S\u00e1nchez and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, two young players from Vila-real who want to have success with the Submarine"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Two young promises from the Yellows Academy. Two boys from Vila-real. Marcos S\u00e1nchez, Villarreal C right-bck, and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, a goalkeeper who plays for the Juvenil A and Juvenil B teams, are the two local footballers closest to the elite in the Submarine\u2019s youth set-up."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Taking into account Migue Leal and Carlo Adriano, who have already made their first-team debuts for the Yellows, the future \u2018xiquets del poble\u2019 (hometown boys), the nickname of the town\u2019s leading footballing product, Pau Torres, are Marcos and H\u00e9ctor. In the Yellows Academy, talent from the province of Castell\u00f3n is shining, with footballers from Castell\u00f3, Burriana and La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, as well as Vila-real, being a key part of the youth set-up."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The idols"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Seeing the team from your hometown win a European trophy with Pau in the starting XI is something that inspires future generations. With the centre-back leading the way for youngster to look up to, followed by Carlos Adriano and Migue Leal, there are a number of players that the youngsters from Vila-real can look up to: H\u00e9ctor Font, C\u00e9sar Arzo and Xisco Nadal for example, all of whom are still linked to Villarreal."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pau, the famous \u2018xiquet del poble\u2019, is arguably the best player ever from Vila-real. He won the UEFA Europa League with Villarreal, is currently playing in the UEFA Champions League, as well as reaching the semi-finals of a European Championship and winning an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"All the life with the same methodology"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Both Marcos and H\u00e9ctor have been brought up in the Yellows Academy with a clear methodology. And this, when they work with different coaches and team-mates, helps them to understand what is needed on the pitch. \u201cThe methodology at the club is clear, and you there\u2019s a real family feel. The first team players always say hi to us. In the UEFA Youth League I play with players from Villarreal B or from the U19s, and it\u2019s like we\u2019re all the same team. It\u2019s a real family,\u201d explained S\u00e1nchez."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Two demanding competitions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This year, both are playing in top competitions. Marcos is playing in the UEFA Youth League and H\u00e9ctor made his Divisi\u00f3n de Honor debut this season against CF Talavera last week."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Regarding the continental competition, the full-back says: \u201cWe\u2019re really excited about it. We\u2019ve worked a lot to get here. Not qualifying first was a shame, because we would have got through another round, but we\u2019re working with the same push to continue to make history for Villarreal\u2019s academy.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"He adds: \u201cBeing able to represent my town in Europe is something that I\u2019m proud of and it\u2019s a pleasure to be able to do so. Villarreal has always had one of the best academies in Spain and now it\u2019s time for them to know us in Europe too.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Thanks to Villarreal, players from not only the town of Vila-real, but across the province of Castell\u00f3n, have played for various age groups for the Spain national team: \u201cYou can see that in nearly every youth team for Spain, there is a Villarreal player, and that shows how well we work here,\u201d underlines the Villarreal C player."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"H\u00e9ctor underlines that for him: \u201cThe last few years, it has been tough to stay in the leading teams, with the change to 11-a-side football and what\u2019s needed of a goalkeeper. But still being here is something I\u2019m proud of, and I will fight for every match. You can\u2019t put a price for playing for the team from the town you\u2019re born in, especially with such an academy like this one. I walk to training, I enjoy myself, and I\u2019m the happiest guy around.\u201d Regarding the U19s in the Divisi\u00f3n de Honor, he says: \u201cWe started the year with higher expectations. We started inconsistently and we didn\u2019t get the results we wanted, but we\u2019re turning things around and we\u2019re happy with the progress we\u2019re having. That\u2019s the positive thing about this season.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The dream of making a debut"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Their friends and family hope to see them make their debuts one day at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica in front of their fans. That\u2019s something they\u2019ve both dreamed off too. Marcos says: \u201cIt\u2019s a dream. I\u2019ve lived through that moment in my head so many times. That moment. Making my debut in front of my people, with the stadium full\u2026 A lot of my friends ask me when I\u2019ll make it. We all dream of doing it. There\u2019s a long way to go and I need to improve a lot to get there.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"H\u00e9ctor also was prudent: \u201cI think I\u2019ve never thought of it because there\u2019s still a lot of work to do, and a lot of experiences to go through before reaching that level. When I go to the first-team games and see Filip (Jorgensen) warming up, it makes me want to experience that one day, and even more so, being a hometown boy, with my friends being able to see someone from their town playing.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No-one knows if that day will come, but the two youngsters from Vila-real work hard every day to try and make their top-flight debut at home, just like their idol Pau."}],"buttons":[],"images":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg","alt":"||||","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"}],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"image","url":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg","alt":"||||","width":819,"height":460,"srcset":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 819w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/8b9019e7d5202034430233dd3dd34830.jpg 1920w","sizes":"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Marcos S\u00e1nchez and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, two young players from Vila-real who want to have success with the Submarine"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Two young promises from the Yellows Academy. Two boys from Vila-real. Marcos S\u00e1nchez, Villarreal C right-bck, and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, a goalkeeper who plays for the Juvenil A and Juvenil B teams, are the two local footballers closest to the elite in the Submarine\u2019s youth set-up."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Taking into account Migue Leal and Carlo Adriano, who have already made their first-team debuts for the Yellows, the future \u2018xiquets del poble\u2019 (hometown boys), the nickname of the town\u2019s leading footballing product, Pau Torres, are Marcos and H\u00e9ctor. In the Yellows Academy, talent from the province of Castell\u00f3n is shining, with footballers from Castell\u00f3, Burriana and La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, as well as Vila-real, being a key part of the youth set-up."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The idols"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Seeing the team from your hometown win a European trophy with Pau in the starting XI is something that inspires future generations. With the centre-back leading the way for youngster to look up to, followed by Carlos Adriano and Migue Leal, there are a number of players that the youngsters from Vila-real can look up to: H\u00e9ctor Font, C\u00e9sar Arzo and Xisco Nadal for example, all of whom are still linked to Villarreal."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Pau, the famous \u2018xiquet del poble\u2019, is arguably the best player ever from Vila-real. He won the UEFA Europa League with Villarreal, is currently playing in the UEFA Champions League, as well as reaching the semi-finals of a European Championship and winning an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"All the life with the same methodology"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Both Marcos and H\u00e9ctor have been brought up in the Yellows Academy with a clear methodology. And this, when they work with different coaches and team-mates, helps them to understand what is needed on the pitch. \u201cThe methodology at the club is clear, and you there\u2019s a real family feel. The first team players always say hi to us. In the UEFA Youth League I play with players from Villarreal B or from the U19s, and it\u2019s like we\u2019re all the same team. It\u2019s a real family,\u201d explained S\u00e1nchez."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Two demanding competitions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This year, both are playing in top competitions. Marcos is playing in the UEFA Youth League and H\u00e9ctor made his Divisi\u00f3n de Honor debut this season against CF Talavera last week."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Regarding the continental competition, the full-back says: \u201cWe\u2019re really excited about it. We\u2019ve worked a lot to get here. Not qualifying first was a shame, because we would have got through another round, but we\u2019re working with the same push to continue to make history for Villarreal\u2019s academy.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"He adds: \u201cBeing able to represent my town in Europe is something that I\u2019m proud of and it\u2019s a pleasure to be able to do so. Villarreal has always had one of the best academies in Spain and now it\u2019s time for them to know us in Europe too.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Thanks to Villarreal, players from not only the town of Vila-real, but across the province of Castell\u00f3n, have played for various age groups for the Spain national team: \u201cYou can see that in nearly every youth team for Spain, there is a Villarreal player, and that shows how well we work here,\u201d underlines the Villarreal C player."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"H\u00e9ctor underlines that for him: \u201cThe last few years, it has been tough to stay in the leading teams, with the change to 11-a-side football and what\u2019s needed of a goalkeeper. But still being here is something I\u2019m proud of, and I will fight for every match. You can\u2019t put a price for playing for the team from the town you\u2019re born in, especially with such an academy like this one. I walk to training, I enjoy myself, and I\u2019m the happiest guy around.\u201d Regarding the U19s in the Divisi\u00f3n de Honor, he says: \u201cWe started the year with higher expectations. We started inconsistently and we didn\u2019t get the results we wanted, but we\u2019re turning things around and we\u2019re happy with the progress we\u2019re having. That\u2019s the positive thing about this season.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The dream of making a debut"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Their friends and family hope to see them make their debuts one day at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica in front of their fans. That\u2019s something they\u2019ve both dreamed off too. Marcos says: \u201cIt\u2019s a dream. I\u2019ve lived through that moment in my head so many times. That moment. Making my debut in front of my people, with the stadium full\u2026 A lot of my friends ask me when I\u2019ll make it. We all dream of doing it. There\u2019s a long way to go and I need to improve a lot to get there.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"H\u00e9ctor also was prudent: \u201cI think I\u2019ve never thought of it because there\u2019s still a lot of work to do, and a lot of experiences to go through before reaching that level. When I go to the first-team games and see Filip (Jorgensen) warming up, it makes me want to experience that one day, and even more so, being a hometown boy, with my friends being able to see someone from their town playing.\u201d"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No-one knows if that day will come, but the two youngsters from Vila-real work hard every day to try and make their top-flight debut at home, just like their idol Pau."}]}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"","text":"Marcos S\u00e1nchez and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, two young players from Vila-real who want to have success with the Submarine Two young promises from the Yellows Academy. Two boys from Vila-real. Marcos S\u00e1nchez, Villarreal C right-bck, and H\u00e9ctor Mu\u00f1oz, a goalkeeper who plays for the Juvenil A and Juvenil B teams, are the two local footballers closest to the elite in the Submarine\u2019s youth set-up. Taking into account Migue Leal and Carlo Adriano, who have already made their first-team debuts for the Yellows, the future \u2018xiquets del poble\u2019 (hometown boys), the nickname of the town\u2019s leading footballing product, Pau Torres, are Marcos and H\u00e9ctor. In the Yellows Academy, talent from the province of Castell\u00f3n is shining, with footballers from Castell\u00f3, Burriana and La Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3, as well as Vila-real, being a key part of the youth set-up. The idols Seeing the team from your hometown win a European trophy with Pau in the starting XI is something that inspires future generations. With the centre-back leading the way for youngster to look up to, followed by Carlos Adriano and Migue Leal, there are a number of players that the youngsters from Vila-real can look up to: H\u00e9ctor Font, C\u00e9sar Arzo and Xisco Nadal for example, all of whom are still linked to Villarreal. Pau, the famous \u2018xiquet del poble\u2019, is arguably the best player ever from Vila-real. He won the UEFA Europa League with Villarreal, is currently playing in the UEFA Champions League, as well as reaching the semi-finals of a European Championship and winning an Olympic silver medal in Tokyo. All the life with the same methodology Both Marcos and H\u00e9ctor have been brought up in the Yellows Academy with a clear methodology. And this, when they work with different coaches and team-mates, helps them to understand what is needed on the pitch. \u201cThe methodology at the club is clear, and you there\u2019s a real family feel. The first team players always say hi to us. In the UEFA Youth League I play with players from Villarreal B or from the U19s, and it\u2019s like we\u2019re all the same team. It\u2019s a real family,\u201d explained S\u00e1nchez. Two demanding competitions This year, both are playing in top competitions. Marcos is playing in the UEFA Youth League and H\u00e9ctor made his Divisi\u00f3n de Honor debut this season against CF Talavera last week. Regarding the continental competition, the full-back says: \u201cWe\u2019re really excited about it. We\u2019ve worked a lot to get here. Not qualifying first was a shame, because we would have got through another round, but we\u2019re working with the same push to continue to make history for Villarreal\u2019s academy.\u201d He adds: \u201cBeing able to represent my town in Europe is something that I\u2019m proud of and it\u2019s a pleasure to be able to do so. Villarreal has always had one of the best academies in Spain and now it\u2019s time for them to know us in Europe too.\u201d Thanks to Villarreal, players from not only the town of Vila-real, but across the province of Castell\u00f3n, have played for various age groups for the Spain national team: \u201cYou can see that in nearly every youth team for Spain, there is a Villarreal player, and that shows how well we work here,\u201d underlines the Villarreal C player. H\u00e9ctor underlines that for him: \u201cThe last few years, it has been tough to stay in the leading teams, with the change to 11-a-side football and what\u2019s needed of a goalkeeper. But still being here is something I\u2019m proud of, and I will fight for every match. You can\u2019t put a price for playing for the team from the town you\u2019re born in, especially with such an academy like this one. I walk to training, I enjoy myself, and I\u2019m the happiest guy around.\u201d Regarding the U19s in the Divisi\u00f3n de Honor, he says: \u201cWe started the year with higher expectations. We started inconsistently and we didn\u2019t get the results we wanted, but we\u2019re turning things around and we\u2019re happy with the progress we\u2019re having. That\u2019s the positive thing about this season.\u201d The dream of making a debut Their friends and family hope to see them make their debuts one day at the Estadio de la Cer\u00e1mica in front of their fans. That\u2019s something they\u2019ve both dreamed off too. Marcos says: \u201cIt\u2019s a dream. I\u2019ve lived through that moment in my head so many times. That moment. Making my debut in front of my people, with the stadium full\u2026 A lot of my friends ask me when I\u2019ll make it. We all dream of doing it. 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