Rodrigo Riquelme (footballer, born 2000)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Riquelme Reche | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lanzarote, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
AFC Bournemouth (on loan from Atlético Madrid) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| 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– | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:33, 2 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Rodrigo Riquelme Reche (born 2 April 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays for English Championship club AFC Bournemouth, on loan from La Liga club Atlético Madrid, as a right winger.
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.[1] 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.[2]
Loan to AFC 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.[3][4] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in the 1-1 away draw against Cardiff City. [5] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 1-1 draw with Derby County on 31 October 2020.[6] Riquelme made his first start for the club in a 2-3 home loss to Preston. [7]
Career statistics
- As of 2 February 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | 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 | 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 |
| Bournemouth (loan) | 2020–21 | Championship | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| Career total | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | ||
References
- ^ "Rodrigo Riquelme, el nuevo 'Griezmann' del Atlético" [Rodrigo Riquelme, the new 'Griezmann' of Atlético]. Sport (in Spanish). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Rodrigo Riquelme makes first team debut". Atlético Madrid. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Rodrigo Riquelme: Atletico Madrid winger joins Bournemouth on loan". BBC Sport. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Riquelme joins the Cherries". AFCB. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Cardiff City 1-1 AFC Bournemouth". BBC. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Bournemouth 1-1 Derby". BBC. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "AFC Bournemouth 2-3 Preston North End". BBC. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
External links
- Rodrigo Riquelme at BDFutbol
- Rodrigo Riquelme at Soccerway