Rodrigo Riquelme (footballer, born 2000)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Riquelme and the second or maternal family name is Reche.

Rodrigo Riquelme
Riquelme with AFC Bournemouth in 2020
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Riquelme Reche[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger, wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 17
Youth career
Zaragoza
Rayo Vallecano
2010–2019 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Atlético Madrid B 22 (5)
2019– Atlético Madrid 29 (2)
2020–2021 → AFC Bournemouth (loan) 16 (1)
2021–2022 → Mirandés (loan) 36 (7)
2022–2023 → Girona (loan) 34 (4)
International career‡
2022–2023 Spain U21 14 (5)
2023– Spain 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Georgia–Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023

Rodrigo Riquelme Reche (born 2 April 2000), also known as Roro, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger or wing-back for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Spain national team.

Club career[edit]

Atlético Madrid[edit]

Born in Madrid, Riquelme joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2010 at the age of ten, after representing Rayo Vallecano and Real Zaragoza.[2] He made his debut with the reserves on 16 March 2019, playing the last five minutes of a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against SD Ponferradina.[3]

Riquelme made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 1 September 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Thomas Lemar in a 3–2 home win over SD Eibar.[4]

Loan to Bournemouth[edit]

On 1 October 2020, Riquelme joined English Championship club AFC Bournemouth on a season-long loan, with Bournemouth having the option to make the move permanent.[5][6] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Cardiff City.[7] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 1–1 draw with Derby County on 31 October 2020.[8] Riquelme made his first start for the club in a 3–2 home loss to Preston.[9]

Loan to Mirandés[edit]

On 30 August 2021, Riquelme moved to Segunda División side CD Mirandés on loan for the 2021–22 campaign.[10] He was a regular starter for the side, scoring eight goals and providing 12 assists during the season.[11]

Loan to Girona[edit]

On 1 August 2022, Riquelme was loaned to top tier side Girona FC for one year, after renewing his contract with Atleti until 2028.[12]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 21 April 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Madrid B 2018–19 Segunda División B 1 0 — — — 1 0
2019–20 Segunda División B 21 5 — — 1[a] 0 22 5
Total 22 5 — — 1 0 23 5
Atlético Madrid 2019–20 La Liga 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2023–24 La Liga 28 2 4 1 8[b] 0 1[c] 0 41 3
Total 29 2 5 1 8 0 1 0 43 3
AFC Bournemouth (loan) 2020–21 Championship 16 1 3 1 — — 19 2
Mirandés (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 36 7 3 1 — — 39 8
Girona (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 34 4 1 1 — — 35 5
Career total 137 19 12 4 8 0 2 0 159 23
  1. ^ Appearance in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España

International[edit]

As of match played 19 November 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2023 2 0
Total 2 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EFL – Squad List 2020/21: AFC Bournemouth – In Squad Players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Rodrigo Riquelme, el nuevo 'Griezmann' del Atlético" [Rodrigo Riquelme, the new 'Griezmann' of Atlético]. Sport (in Spanish). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Ponferradina vs. Atlético Madrid II - 16 March 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Rodrigo Riquelme makes first team debut". Atlético Madrid. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Rodrigo Riquelme: Atletico Madrid winger joins Bournemouth on loan". BBC Sport. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Riquelme joins the Cherries". AFCB. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Cardiff City 1-1 AFC Bournemouth". BBC. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Bournemouth 1-1 Derby". BBC. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  9. ^ "AFC Bournemouth 2-3 Preston North End". BBC. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Acuerdo con el Mirandés para la cesión de Riquelme" [Agreement with Mirandés for the loan of Riquelme] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Rodrigo Riquelme, muy cotizado" [Rodrigo Riquelme, highly priced] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Riquelme renueva hasta 2028 y jugará cedido en el Girona" [Riquelme renews until 2028 and will play on loan at Girona] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  13. ^ Rodrigo Riquelme at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Rodrigo Riquelme". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 November 2023.

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