Eric Vila

Eric Martínez Vila is a Spanish basketball player for CB Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB. He has also represented the Spain men's national [basketball team|Spanish national team] internationally. Standing at 2.11 m, Vila plays as a power forward.

Early life and youth career

A native of Bescanó, he played for FC Barcelona at the youth level since he was 12 years old. Vila received regular playing time for the reserve team, FC Barcelona B. In December 2014, at age 16, he became the youngest player in club history to play in the Liga ACB.

Vila started playing college basketball in the United States with Texas A&M. After one season, he transferred to Fresno State, sitting out his following year, but did not play for the team. Vila played for Northwest Florida State College in 2018–19 before moving to UTEP as a redshirt junior. He averaged 3.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

On 17 July 2021, Vila signed with Bàsquet Girona of the LEB Oro. Vila continued to play with Girona as the team achieved promotion to the Liga ACB and played in the first tier of Spanish basketball from the 2022-23 season. He extended his contract with Girona for a further season in July 2023. He would leave Girona in June 2024, after three seasons with the Catalans.
In June 2024, Vila signed with Río Breogán of the Liga ACB. Vila became an important player in Breogán's roster, playing in all 34 regular season games and recording his best numbers in a win against Unicaja Málaga.
On July 17, 2025, Vila signed a two season contract with CB Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB.

Vila has represented Spain in several international tournaments. In 2014, he helped his team win a bronze medal at the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Latvia. In the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Cairo, Vila averaged 13 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. At the quarterfinals of the tournament, he recorded 24 points, 11 rebounds and three assists in a 70–58 win over Argentina.
In February 2025, Vila was called up by the senior Spanish national team to play in EuroBasket 2025 qualification games.
Vila has also represented the Catalan national team in exhibition games.