Chiky Ardil

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Chiky Ardil
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Chiky at the 2019 Intercontinental Cup.
Personal information
Full name Salvador Ardil Navarro
Date of birth (1988-04-17) 17 April 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Mazarrón, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Number 11
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Spain

Salvador Ardil Navarro (born 17 April 1988), better known as Chiky Ardil, is a Spanish beach soccer player who plays as a forward. He has appeared at two editions of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (2015 and 2021) representing the Spanish national team; at the European qualifying tournament for the latter, he won the MVP award. His younger brother, David, also plays for Spain.

Career[]

Salvador believes his nickname "Chiky" originates from when he was a toddler, and considerably smaller than his three other siblings. "Chiky" is a truncating of the Spanish word "chiquitín", meaning tiny.[1]

He began playing futsal aged five before quickly switching to association football under the wing of his older brother, Raúl. Chiky ultimately established himself as a footballer in the third tier of Spanish football, having spells at multiple clubs including Lorca Deportiva, CD Bala Azul, Granada 74, Rayo Majadahonda, Pinatar CF and Águilas CF.[2]

Chiky eventually accepted an invite from friends to partake in a beach soccer tournament in his hometown of Mazarrón. Having enjoyed it, Chiky and his team began taking part regularly in tournaments in Murcia, Alicante and Valencia.[3] In 2013, after a tournament in Andalusia, he was called up to the Murcian regional team. His first tournament with the team was a success, in which he scored 18 goals; Spain coach Joaquín Alonso was impressed and called Chiky up to the national team.[2][4] Chiky debuted for Spain at stage 5 of the 2013 Euro Beach Soccer League in Moscow,[2] however he was ultimately not selected for the 2013 World Cup later that year. In 2014, Chiky was called back to the national team following a runners-up finish with Bala Azul in the Spanish National Beach Soccer League.[5] After qualifying for the 2015 World Cup, Chiky received a special reception by the Mayor of Mazarrón at the town hall.[6]

Since 2017, Chiky has found himself amongst the awards: his overhead kick against Greece during the 2017 Euro Beach Soccer League was nominated for best goal of the year,[7] whilst he claimed his first individual international award in 2018 when he was top scorer at the Nazaré stage of the 2018 Euro Beach Soccer League; he was nominated for best beach soccer goal of the year again in 2019.[3] In 2021 he was deemed MVP of the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, something he called "a landmark moment" in his career.[1] He was subsequently received by the Mayor of Mazarrón again before leaving to play for Spain at the 2021 World Cup;[8] at said tournament, he was Spain's top scorer with six goals.[9]

He continues to play football in the Spanish third tier, for Mazarrón FC. He claims he has had to make "a lot of sacrifice[s]" in order to be able to play both sports, including performing double training sessions, one for each sport.[4] He claims he will give up football to focus on beach soccer when Mazarrón FC no longer want his service.[4]

Statistics[]

Honours[]

The following is a selection, not an exhaustive list, of the major honours Chiky has achieved with Spain:

Team[]

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Сальвадор "Чики" Ардил: "Ментально и физически готов очень хорошо" – пляжный футбол на BSRussia" [Salvador “Chiki” Ardil: “Mentally and physically ready very well”]. Beach Soccer Russia (in Russian). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c García, Dioni (2 November 2014). "Entrevista a Salvador Manuel Ardil Navarro, Jugador del Águilas CF y de la selección española de fútbol playa" [Interview with Salvador Manuel Ardil Navarro, player for Águilas CF and the Spanish beach soccer team]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Chiky Ardil, nominated for the Best Goal Of The Year Award 2019 in beach soccer". Cambrils Park Sport Village. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "'Chiky' Ardil: "Compaginar el fútbol 11 con el fútbol playa conlleva mucho sacrificio" - Golsmedia" ['Chiky' Ardil: "Combining soccer 11 with beach soccer involves a lot of sacrifice"]. Golsmedia (in Spanish). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Mazarron.com - El mazarronero Chiky Ardil convocado para jugar con España la fase previa del Mundial de Fútbol Playa" [Chiky Ardil from Mazarron called to play with Spain in the preliminary phase of the Beach Soccer World Cup]. mazarron.com (in Spanish). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Salvador Ardil "Chiky" recibe el reconocimiento de sus paisanos en Mazarrón" [Salvador Ardil "Chiky" receives recognition from his countrymen in Mazarrón]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 20 September 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Chilena sin ángulo: el gol imposible de nuestro internacional Chiky opta a mejor del año". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Chiky y David Ardil visitan el Ayuntamiento antes de disputar el Mundial de Fútbol Playa" [Chiky and David Ardil visit the City Hall before playing the Beach Soccer World Cup]. mazarronhoy.com (in Spanish). 11 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. ^ "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021™ Russia - Spain". FIFA. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

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