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Koke
Koke with Spain in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jorge Resurrección Merodio
Date of birth (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 6
Youth career
2000–2008 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Atlético B 66 (7)
2009– Atlético Madrid 99 (11)
International career‡
2008 Spain U16 3 (0)
2008–2009 Spain U17 21 (0)
2010–2011 Spain U19 9 (0)
2011 Spain U20 5 (1)
2011– Spain U21 12 (1)
2012 Spain U23 6 (1)
2013– Spain 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2013

Template:Spanish name Jorge Resurrección Merodio, known as Koke (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkoke]; born 8 January 1992), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid as a midfielder.

Football career

Koke was born in Madrid. Having arrived at Atlético Madrid's youth system at the age of eight, he made his debut for the first team on 19 September 2009, playing in the second half of a 2–5 away loss against FC Barcelona.[1] Again from the bench he appeared in the next La Liga round, at home against UD Almería (2–2).[2]

Koke scored his first goal for Atlético against Sevilla FC on 26 February 2011, his 47th-minute header from a Diego Forlán cross being the 1–1 equalizer in an eventual 2–2 home draw.[3] He finished his first full season as a professional with 17 games, as the Colchoneros finished seventh and qualified to the UEFA Europa League.

Koke was again an important midfield unit for Atlético in the 2011–12 campaign, under both Gregorio Manzano and his successor Diego Simeone. On 29 April 2012 he netted his first league goal of the season, opening the score in the 62nd minute of an eventual 2–2 draw at Real Betis.[4]

Aged only 20, Koke came of age during 2012–13, starting in 38 of his 48 official appearances and scoring three goals – this included 112 minutes of play in the season's Copa del Rey final, won against Real Madrid.[5] He also began developing above-average passing skills, either through set pieces or open play.[6][7]

Honours

Club

Atlético Madrid

Country

Spain U21
Spain U17

Club statistics

(correct as of 23 January 2014)[8]
Club Season League Cup[9] Continental[10] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Madrid 2009–10 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2010–11 17 2 2 0 0 0 19 2
2011–12 25 2 2 0 13 0 40 2
2012–13 33 3 7 0 8 0 48 3
2013–14 20 4 6 0 6 0 32 4
Atlético Madrid 99 11 17 0 27 0 143 11
Career totals 99 11 17 0 27 0 143 11

References

  1. ^ Barca rout Atletico; ESPN Soccernet, 19 September 2009
  2. ^ Piatti leaves it late for Almería; ESPN Soccernet, 23 September 2009
  3. ^ Reyes to the rescue for Atletico; ESPN Soccernet, 26 February 2011
  4. ^ Falcao rescues Atletico; ESPN Soccernet, 29 April 2012
  5. ^ "Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo off in Real Madrid loss". BBC Sport. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Koke se destapa como asistente" (in Spanish). Marca. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Koke, el pasador de lujo del Atlético de Madrid" (in Spanish). Vavel. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Koke at ESPN FC
  9. ^ Includes Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España
  10. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA Supercup and Copa Libertadores

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