# Eric Montes

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**Eric Montes Arce** (born 17 April 1998) is a Spanish professional [footballer](/source/Association_football). He played as either a [central defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)#Centre-back) or a [central midfielder](/source/Midfielder#Central_midfielder). He currently plays for [CE Manresa](/source/CE_Manresa).

## Club career

Born in [Manresa](/source/Manresa), [Barcelona](/source/Province_of_Barcelona), [Catalonia](/source/Catalonia), Montes joined [FC Barcelona](/source/FC_Barcelona)'s youth setup in 2008, from [Club Gimnàstic de Manresa](/source/Club_Gimn%C3%A0stic_de_Manresa).[1] On 27 July 2017, after finishing his formation, he joined [Girona FC](/source/Girona_FC) and was assigned to [the reserves](/source/CF_Peralada-Girona_B) in [Segunda División B](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B).[2]

Montes made his senior debut on 20 August 2017, starting in a 0–1 home loss against [RCD Mallorca](/source/RCD_Mallorca). His first goal came on 21 January of the following year, as he scored the opener in a 1–1 draw at [Lleida Esportiu](/source/Lleida_Esportiu).

Montes made his professional debut on 31 October 2018; coming on as a second-half [substitute](/source/Substitute_(association_football)) for injured [Douglas Luiz](/source/Douglas_Luiz), he scored a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 away draw against [Deportivo Alavés](/source/Deportivo_Alav%C3%A9s), for [the season](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Copa_del_Rey)'s [Copa del Rey](/source/Copa_del_Rey).[3] It was his maiden appearance with the main squad during [the campaign](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_La_Liga), which ended in relegation for both first and B-teams.

On 9 August 2019, Montes signed for [Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa](/source/Cultural_y_Deportiva_Leonesa) in the third division.[4] After two seasons as a starter, he moved to [Primera División RFEF](/source/Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_RFEF) team [Albacete Balompié](/source/Albacete_Balompi%C3%A9) on 11 June 2021.[5]

After helping *Alba* in their [promotion](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_RFEF) to [Segunda División](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n), Montes was loaned to [Gimnàstic de Tarragona](/source/Gimn%C3%A0stic_de_Tarragona) in the third tier on 23 August 2022.[6] Upon returning, he terminated his contract on 10 July 2023,[7] and immediately signed for [Algeciras CF](/source/Algeciras_CF) in the third tier.[8]

He announced his retirement from professional football on December 19, 2025.[9] In January 2026, he signed for [CE Manresa](/source/CE_Manresa) in [Tercera Federación](/source/Tercera_Federaci%C3%B3n), the fifth tier of [Spanish football](/source/Spanish_football_league_system).[10]

## References

1. ["La mejor progresión"](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/20150313/102579406834/la-mejor-progresion.html) [The best progression] (in Spanish). [Mundo Deportivo](/source/Mundo_Deportivo). 13 March 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

1. ["Arriba Èric Montes del F.C. Barcelona juvenil"](https://www.cfperalada.cat/2017/07/27/arriba-eric-montes-f-c-barcelona-juvenil/) [Èric Montes arrives from F.C. Barcelona *juvenil*] (in Catalan). CF Peralada. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

1. ["El Girona encuentra el mejor descuento"](https://www.marca.com/futbol/copa-rey/cronica/2018/10/31/5bda105fca4741c11e8b461d.html) [Girona find their best stoppage time] (in Spanish). [Marca](/source/Marca_(newspaper)). 31 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

1. ["Eric Montes, nuevo jugador de la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa"](https://www.cydleonesa.com/noticia/eric-montes-nuevo-jugador-de-la-cultural-y-deportiva-leonesa) [Eric Montes, new player of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

1. ["Eric Montes se une al proyecto del Alba"](https://www.albacetebalompie.es/noticia/eric-montes-se-une-al-proyecto-del-alba) [Eric Montes joins *Alba'*s project] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

1. ["Eric Montes, cedido al Nàstic"](https://www.albacetebalompie.es/noticia/eric-montes-cedido-al-nastic) [Eric Montes, loaned to *Nàstic*] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

1. ["Eric Montes ya no es jugador del Albacete BP"](https://www.albacetebalompie.es/noticias/eric-montes-ya-no-es-jugador-del-albacete-bp) [Eric Montes is no longer player of Albacete *BP*] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

1. ["Eric Montes, new Algeciras C.F. player"](https://algecirasclubdefutbol.com/en/eric-montes-new-algeciras-c-f-player-2/). Algeciras CF. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.

1. ["Eric Montes no aguanta más y se retira ¡con sólo 27 años!"](https://as.com/futbol/mas_futbol/eric-montes-no-aguanta-mas-y-se-retira-con-solo-27-anos-f202512-n/) (in Spanish). *as.com*. 20 December 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2026.

1. ["Èric Montes "torna a casa" després de deixar el futbol professional"](https://www.3cat.cat/esport3/eric-montes-torna-a-casa-despres-de-deixar-el-futbol-professional/noticia/3387715/) (in Catalan). *[3CatInfo](/source/3CatInfo_(TV_channel))*. 2 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.

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