Sergio Rico

Sergio Rico

Rico with Sevilla in 2011
Personal information
Full name Sergio Rico González
Date of birth (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club 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 66 (0)
National team‡
2016– Spain 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2016
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.

He was formed at Sevilla, where he twice won the Europa League.

Rico made his senior international debut for Spain in 2016, and was chosen for the year's European Championship.

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 with 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] and made his debut on 1 June, replacing the former for the final 14 minutes of a 6–1 friendly win over South Korea in Salzburg.[12]

Statistics

Club

As of match played 1 October 2016[13]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sevilla 2014–15 2105011000370
2015–16 340506000450
2016–17 5000203[lower-alpha 1]0100
Total 60010019030920
Career total 60010019030920
  1. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup and two appearances in Supercopa de España

Honours

Sevilla

References

  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)
  7. ↑ "Consejo de héroes" [Council of heroes] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. 1 2 Keegan, Mike (27 May 2015). "Dnipro 2–3 Sevilla: Carlos Bacca scores twice as La Liga side survive scare to retain Europa League crown and earn Champions League spot with dramatic win in Warsaw". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Sevilla make it three in row at Liverpool's expense". UEFA.com. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "Sevilla duo Sergio Rico and Aleix Vidal handed Spain calls". Be In Sports. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Euro 2016: Diego Costa, Juan Mata & Fernando Torres not in Spain squad". BBC Sport. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  12. ↑ Jason Le Miere (1 June 2016). "VIDEO Spain 6–1 South Korea: Highlights from Salzburg friendly ahead of Euro 2016". International Business Times. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Sergio Rico". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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