‘UD Almería are a Club that competes for big things and I’m on the same path,' stated new UD Almería goalkeeper Áron Yaakobishvili after being officially presented by Club’s CEO Mohamed El Assy, who welcomed him and highlighted that, despite his young age and the great future he has ahead of him, ‘he is also a reality as he showed last season at FC Andorra’. He was on loan there, as he is now at UD Almería, although this time with an option to buy, as El Assy explained.

The Hungarian keeper, born in Budapest on 6 March 2006 (20 years old), stressed during his presentation: 'The interest and confidence that both the Club and the head coach have placed in me is essential’. This, together with ‘the project’ and UD Almería’s style of play, ‘which suits my characteristics’, meant that ‘the decision to come was an easy one’.

Áron Yaakobishvili, who has already made his senior international debut for Hungary, had other offers. However, UD Almería’s arguments proved decisive. ‘It is a big Club that has been fighting for promotion to LaLiga in recent seasons, and this season will be no different,' he explained.

The new summer recruit says: 'I've come to give it my all. I believe I'm in the right place and I am ready’. For him, age is not a handicap and on that note he stated: ‘I have personality and gained a lot of experience playing for FC Andorra in Segunda’.

The new Rojiblanco goalie also commented: 'All my team-mates have welcomed me very well from the first day, and that makes everything easier’. At FC Barcelona, he played with Quim Junyent, with whom he won the UEFA Youth League title.

Speaking about the other two UD Almería goalkeepers Andrés Fernández and Fernando Martínez, he said: ‘I've got the utmost respect for them. They're two goalkeepers with great experience and long football careers and I'm very happy to be able to share a dressing room with them. They can help me in many ways and I want to make the most of that’. He also stressed: 'Competition is good for everyone. I've come to work hard to help and to give it my all... then it's the gaffer who makes the decision’.