Samu Delgado

Samu
Personal information
Full name Samuel Delgado Serna
Date of birth (1993-07-02) 2 July 1993
Place of birth Belmonte, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Alcorcón
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2012 Albacete
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Albacete B 30 (4)
2013– Albacete 98 (10)
2016– → Alcorcón (loan) 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2016.


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

Samuel Delgado Serna, commonly known as Samu (born 2 July 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for AD Alcorcón on loan from Albacete Balompié as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Belmonte, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha,[1] Samu graduated from Albacete Balompié's youth setup, and made senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, in Tercera División. In the following season he began appearing with the main squad in Segunda División B.

Samu was definitely promoted to the first team in July 2013,[2] and appeared in 31 matches as Alba returned to Segunda División after a three-year absence. On 24 August 2014 he played his first match as a professional, replacing Portu in a 2–3 home loss against AD Alcorcón.[3]

Samu scored his first professional goal on 30 November, netting the last in a 2–1 away win against FC Barcelona B.[4] On 11 July 2016, after suffering relegation, he was loaned to fellow league team AD Alcorcón for one year.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 14 de abril de 2013: fue el día de Samuel Delgado Serna, Samu (14 April 2013: it was the day of Samuel Delgado Serna, Samu); 5 Más del Descuento, 15 April 2016 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Soria, Piojo, Samu y José Carlos tendrán ficha con el primer equipo (Soria, Piojo, Samu and José Carlos will have first team places); La Tribuna de Albacete, 18 July 2013 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Los errores defensivos estropea el regreso del Alba (Defensive errors ruins Alba's return); Marca, 24 August 2014 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El 'Alba' remonta bajo el diluvio y deja muy tocado al Barcelona B ('Alba' comebacks under the downpour and leaves Barcelona B very touched); Marca, 30 November 2014 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Samu Delgado, nuevo refuerzo para la A.D. Alcorcón (Samu Delgado, new addition for A.D. Alcorcón); AD Alcorcón, 11 July 2016 (Spanish)
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