Sergio Rico

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Sergio Rico
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Rico with Sevilla in 2011
Personal information
Full name Sergio Rico González
Date of birth (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Seville, Spain
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sevilla
Number 1
Youth career
2006–2011 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Sevilla B 36 (0)
2014– Sevilla 55 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rico and the second or maternal family name is González.

Sergio Rico González (Spanish pronunciation: ['serxjo 'riko ɣon'θaleθ]; born 1 September 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Rico was born in Seville, Andalusia. He played youth football with Sevilla FC, spending several of his first seasons as a senior with the reserves, in Segunda División B. On 1 July 2013, he signed a new two-year deal with the club.[1]

On 14 September 2014, profitting from the injuries of both Beto and Mariano Barbosa,[2] Rico made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 2–0 home win against Getafe CF.[3] Four days later he first appeared in the UEFA Europa League, playing the full 90 minutes in a home success over Feyenoord for the same scoreline.[4]

In December, Rico was definitely promoted to the main squad, overtaking Barbosa in the pecking order.[5] On the 16th he extended his contract with the Rojiblancos, signing until 2017 and being awarded a place with the first team in the following campaign.[6] He finished the season with 37 appearances all competitions comprised, including 11 in the Europa League[7] which concluded with a 3–2 win over FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the final.[8]

In 2015–16, Rico played in Sevilla's UEFA Champions League group stage elimination, but was replaced by fellow youth graduate David Soria as the team went on to win a third consecutive Europa League title.[9]

International career

On 26 May 2015, Rico and Sevilla teammate Aleix Vidal were the two players called up to the Spanish national team for the first time, ahead of a friendly against Costa Rica and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Belarus,[10] but he did not play in either fixture. He was the third-choice goalkeeper for the final tournament, behind Iker Casillas and David de Gea.[11]

Honours

Sevilla

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Sergio Rico renueva dos años y hará la pretemporada con el primer equipo (Sergio Rico renews for two years and will make the pre-season with the first team); ABC, 1 July 2013 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Beto, Barbosa present Sevilla with keeping crisis; UEFA.com, 2 September 2014
  3. ↑ Sevilla FC 2–0 Getafe; ESPN FC, 14 September 2014
  4. ↑ Quick-fire Sevilla catch Feyenoord cold; UEFA.com, 18 September 2014
  5. ↑ Sergio Rico sí se queda (Sergio Rico does remain); Marca, 3 December 2014 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Sergio Rico renueva hasta 2017 (Sergio Rico renews until 2017); Diario AS, 16 December 2014 (Spanish)
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