Diego Rico

Diego Rico
Personal information
Full name Diego Rico Salguero[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-23) 23 February 1993
Place of birth Burgos, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth
Number 21
Youth career
2000–2011 Burgos Promesas
2011–2012 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Zaragoza B 17 (0)
2013–2016 Zaragoza 106 (5)
2016–2018 Leganés 51 (3)
2018– AFC Bournemouth 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:27, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

Diego Rico Salguero (born 23 February 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back for English club AFC Bournemouth.

Club career

Zaragoza

Born in Burgos, Castile and León, Rico graduated from local CD Burgos Promesas 2000's youth system. In June 2011, he joined Real Zaragoza and was assigned to the Juvenil squad.[2]

Rico made his senior debut with the reserves in 2011–12, in Segunda División B, and was quickly promoted to the B-side in July 2012.[3] He served mostly as a backup in his two seasons with the squad, the second ending in relegation.

In the summer of 2013, Rico was promoted to the main squad after the injury of Abraham Minero. On 10 September he played his first match as a professional, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Deportivo Alavés for the Copa del Rey.[4] He first appeared in the league four days later, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–0 home success over CD Tenerife in the Segunda División championship.[5]

On 19 November 2013, Rico renewed his contract with the Blanquillos, signing a five-year deal.[6] In the following month he scored his first professional goal, netting the first of a 2–1 home win against Córdoba CF.[7]

Rico signed his first professional deal on 7 January 2016, becoming a full member of the first team and being assigned the no. 22 jersey.[8] He finished the campaign with one goal[9] in 39 matches, contributing to an eighth-place finish.

Leganés

On 17 August 2016, Rico signed a four-year contract with La Liga side CD Leganés[10] for a rumoured fee of €1 million.[11] He made his debut in the competition five days later, starting and in a 1–0 away win against Celta de Vigo.[12]

Rico scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 11 September 2016, but in a 1–2 loss at Sporting de Gijón.[13] The following 7 August, he extended his contract until 2021.[14]

AFC Bournemouth

On 24 July 2018, Rico was transferred to AFC Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee, and signed a four-year contract.[15] He made his debut in the Premier League on 1 September, playing the entire 0–2 away defeat against Chelsea.[16]

Career statistics

As of 23 September 2018[17]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zaragoza B 2011–12 Segunda División B 60———60
2012–13 Segunda División B 110———110
Total 170———170
Zaragoza 2013–14 Segunda División 30210—00312
2014–15 Segunda División 37210—00382
2015–16 Segunda División 39110—00401
Total 106530—001095
Leganés 2016–17 La Liga 25100—00251
2017–18 La Liga 26271—00333
Total 51371—00584
AFC Bournemouth 2018–19 Premier League 3000100040
Career total 177810110001889

References

  1. ↑ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Diego Rico dejara el equipo de su vida para fichar por el Real Zaragoza (Diego Rico will leave his lifelong club to sign for Real Zaragoza); Burgos Promesas 2000, 4 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Zaragoza B inicia este jueves la pretemporada (Zaragoza B start pre-season this Thursday); Heraldo de Aragón, 11 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Borja Viguera noquea al Zaragoza en el añadido (Borja Viguera knocks out Zaragoza in injury time); Marca, 10 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Zaragoza estrena su casillero de victorias con una goleada (Zaragoza open winning box with a routing); Marca, 14 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Acuerdo para la renovación del contrato de Diego Rico con el Real Zaragoza (Agreement for Diego Rico's contract renewal with Real Zaragoza; Real Zaragoza, 19 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ El Zaragoza se acerca a los puestos de ascenso (Zaragoza get closer to the promotion places); Marca, 8 December 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Diego Rico firma contrato profesional y a partir de ahora llevará el dorsal 22 (Diego Rico signs professional contract and will wear the 22 jersey from now on); Real Zaragoza, 7 January 2016 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ "1–3. El Zaragoza vence al Albacete en 25 minutos primorosos" [1–3. Zaragoza defeat Albacete in 25 immaculate minutes] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Diego Rico, juventud y potencia para el lateral izquierdo pepinero hasta 2020 (David Rico, youth and power to the left pepinero left flank until 2020); CD Leganés, 17 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ Diego Rico llega al Leganés por un millón de euros (Diego Rico arrives at Leganés for one million euros); Marca, 17 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ Callero, Borja Luis (22 August 2016). "Estreno de oro del Leganés en Primera" [Golden debut of Leganés in Primera] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  13. ↑ Fernández, Íñigo (11 September 2016). "El Sporting se lleva la victoria ante un Leganés combativo" [Sporting take win against fighting Leganés] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Diego Rico, renovado hasta 2021" [Diego Rico, renewed until 2021] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Cherries complete Rico swoop". AFC Bournemouth. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  16. ↑ Johnston, Neil (1 September 2018). "Chelsea 2–0 AFC Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  17. ↑ Diego Rico at Soccerway
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