Riqui Puig
.jpg) Puig with Barcelona in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricard Puig Martí[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Matadepera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Jàbac Terrassa | ||
| 2013–2018 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Barcelona B | 56 | (2) |
| 2019– | Barcelona | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:01, 19 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Ricard "Riqui" Puig Martí (Catalan pronunciation: [riˈkaɾt ˈputʃ]; born 13 August 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a central midfielder.[2]
Club career
Born in Matadepera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Puig joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2013, from UFB Jàbac Terrassa.[3] After progressing through the youth setup, he made his senior debut with the reserves on 24 February 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Marcus McGuane in a 1–1 home draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona for the Segunda División championship.[4]
On 11 June 2018, Puig renewed his contract with Barça until 2021, and was definitely promoted to the B-team now in Segunda División B.[5] He made his first team debut on 5 December, replacing fellow youth graduate Oriol Busquets in the 55th minute of a 4–1 home routing of Cultural Leonesa, for the season's Copa del Rey; he also assisted Denis Suárez's fourth goal.[6]
Puig made his La Liga debut on 13 April 2019, starting and playing 67 minutes in a 0–0 draw against SD Huesca.[7] He scored his first senior goal on 14 September, netting Barça B's second in a 2–2 home draw against AE Prat.[8]
Personal life
Puig's father, Carlos, was also a footballer. A left back, he spent his entire career representing Terrassa FC.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 19 July 2020[9]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 32 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | 21 | 2 | — | 21 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 56 | 2 | — | 56 | 2 | |||||||
| Barcelona | 2018–19 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 69 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 2 | ||
Honours
Barcelona
References
- ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 12 de mayo de 2019, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 12 May 2019, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ Segura, Alejandro (6 December 2018). "Riqui Puig is a 'small madman' who walks freely at the Camp Nou". Marca. Translated by Gillingham, Geoff. Barcelona. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Riqui Puig, otro pequeño 'jugón'" [Riqui Puig, another little 'baller'] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Debut muy prometedor de Riqui Puig con el Barça B" [Very promising debut of Riqui Puig with Barça B] (in Spanish). Sport. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Riqui Puig given professional contract and €100m release clause by Barcelona". Marca. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Riqui Puig makes official debut". FC Barcelona. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Reserve-heavy Barcelona held at Huesca". Marca. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Barça B 2 Prat 2: Cruel end to a great performance". FC Barcelona. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Riqui Puig at Soccerway
External links
- Riqui Puig at BDFutbol
- Riqui Puig at Soccerway
