Rodrigo Riquelme (footballer, born 2000)

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Rodrigo Riquelme
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Riquelme in 2020
Personal information
Full name Rodrigo Riquelme Reche[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
Mirandés
(on loan from Atlético Madrid)
Number 22
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 1 (0)
2020–2021AFC Bournemouth (loan) 16 (1)
2021–Mirandés (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:44, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Rodrigo Riquelme Reche (born 2 April 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for CD Mirandés, on loan from Atlético Madrid.

Club career[]

Atlético Madrid[]

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 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against SD Ponferradina.[citation needed]

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 defeat of SD Eibar.[3]

Loan to Bournemouth[]

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.[4][5] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in the 1-1 away draw against Cardiff City. [6] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 1-1 draw with Derby County on 31 October 2020.[7] Riquelme made his first start for the club in a 2-3 home loss to Preston. [8]

Loan to Mirandés[]

On 30 August 2021, Riquelme moved to Segunda División side CD Mirandés on loan for the 2021–22 campaign.[9]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 8 May 2021[10]
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 21 5
Total 22 5 22 5
Atlético Madrid 2019–20 La Liga 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
AFC Bournemouth (loan) 2020–21 Championship 16 1 3 1 0 0 19 2
Career total 39 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 43 7

References[]

  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. ^ "Rodrigo Riquelme makes first team debut". Atlético Madrid. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Rodrigo Riquelme: Atletico Madrid winger joins Bournemouth on loan". BBC Sport. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Riquelme joins the Cherries". AFCB. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Cardiff City 1-1 AFC Bournemouth". BBC. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Bournemouth 1-1 Derby". BBC. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. ^ "AFC Bournemouth 2-3 Preston North End". BBC. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Rodrigo Riquelme at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

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