Kiko Casilla

Kiko Casilla
Casilla playing for Espanyol in 2015
Personal information
Full name Francisco Casilla Cortés[1]
Date of birth (1986-10-02) 2 October 1986[1]
Place of birth Alcover, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 13
Youth career
2000 Gimnàstic
2000–2004 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Real Madrid C 8 (0)
2006–2007 Real Madrid B 5 (0)
2007–2008 Espanyol B 25 (0)
2008–2015 Espanyol 115 (0)
2008–2010 → Cádiz (loan) 66 (0)
2010–2011 → Cartagena (loan) 35 (0)
2015– Real Madrid 25 (0)
National team‡
2005 Spain U19 3 (0)
2008 Spain U21 1 (0)
2014– Spain 1 (0)
2010– Catalonia 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2014

Francisco "Kiko" Casilla Cortés (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkiko kaˈsiʎa]; born 2 October 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a goalkeeper.

He started playing for Real Madrid, but only represented the reserve teams in the early stage of his career. He went on to appear in 126 competitive games for Espanyol over the course of six La Liga seasons, before returning to his previous club in 2015, with whom he won three UEFA Champions League titles as backup to Keylor Navas.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Alcover, Tarragona, Catalonia, Casilla did not enjoy much playing time in his two-year stint with Real Madrid reserve side, Real Madrid Castilla. In the 2005–06 season, he played in the second division after having graduated from the C-team, being only third-choice after Jordi Codina and David Cobeño.

After only four appearances, Casilla was expected to receive more opportunities after the departure of first-choice Cobeño. However, Codina became the starter and Antonio Adán, a fellow youth graduate, the backup, and Casilla ended up playing only in the last game of the campaign, with an eventual relegation befalling.

Espanyol

Casilla in 2013

In August 2007, Casilla was acquired by RCD Espanyol on a free transfer. On 20 January 2008, he made his debut in La Liga in a 1–2 away loss against Real Valladolid, coming on as a substitute for injured Iñaki Lafuente two minutes after half-time as the habitual starter Carlos Kameni was away on international duty;[3][4] that month, news surfaced that Arsenal were interested in acquiring the young Spaniard's services.[5]

Barred by Kameni and new signing Cristian Álvarez, Casilla joined third level side Cádiz CF on loan for 2008–09.[6] The move was extended for the entirety of the following campaign after the Andalusians returned to division two, and he again started most of the season, but the team was immediately relegated back.

Casilla still sat on the bench for Espanyol's first game in 2010–11 but, on 31 August 2010, moved again on loan, to second division's FC Cartagena.[7] Subsequently, returned to the Pericos, he constantly battled for first-choice status with Álvarez.[8]

After the Argentine left, Casilla became the undisputed starter. On 1 February 2015, he was sent off against Sevilla FC for handling Iago Aspas' shot outside of the penalty area, and his replacement Pau López could not prevent an eventual 2–3 defeat.[9]

Return to Real Madrid

On 17 July 2015, Casilla returned to Real Madrid on a five-year contract for €6 million.[10] He made his competitive debut on 31 October, in a 3–1 win over UD Las Palmas.[11]

Casilla played understudy to Keylor Navas in his first season,[12] appearing in seven games across all competitions. Two of those came in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League,[13][14] as the tournament ended in conquest.[15]

On 9 August 2016, Casilla was in goal for injured Navas in the 3–2 triumph against fellow Spaniards Sevilla for the UEFA Super Cup, in Trondheim.[16] He managed to contribute more in his second year,[17] and the club won the national championship after a five-year wait;[18][19] his Champions League input consisted of the 2–1 group phase win over Sporting Clube de Portugal,[20] as they again emerged victorious in the competition.[21]

Casilla made two appearances during the 2017–18 Champions League,[22] as Madrid won their third consecutive and 13th overall title in the tournament.[23]

International career

Casilla playing for Catalonia in 2013

On 29 August 2014, Casilla was called up to Spanish manager Vicente del Bosque's 23-man squad for matches against France and Macedonia in September, as third-choice behind Iker Casillas and David de Gea.[24] He only made his debut, however, on 18 November, replacing the former for the last 14 minutes of a friendly with Germany in Vigo and being beaten by Toni Kroos for the game's only goal.[25]

Club statistics

As of 9 May 2018[26]
Club Season League Cup Europe/Other1 Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid Castilla 2005–06 4000—40
2006–07 1000—10
Total 5000—50
Espanyol B 2007–08 25000—250
Espanyol 2007–08 4000—40
Cádiz 2008–09 35000—350
2009–10 31000—310
Total 66000—660
Cartagena 2010–11 35000—350
Espanyol 2011–12 16050—210
2012–13 21020—230
2013–14 37040—410
2014–15 37000—370
Total 1150110—1260
Real Madrid 2015–16 40102070
2016–17 1106020190
2017–18 1005020170
2018–19 00000000
Total 25012060430
Career total 2710230603000

Notes:
1 Includes Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup matches.

Honours

Real Madrid

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of players: Real Madrid CF" (PDF). FIFA. 16 December 2017. p. 5. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Real madrid profile
  3. ↑ Llorente tumba al Espanyol (Llorente downs Espanyol); Marca, 20 January 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ "La ausencia de Kameni y la lesión de Lafuente hacen debutar a Casilla" [Kameni's absence and Lafuente's injury enable Casilla's debut] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Arsenal interested in youngster Archived 5 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine.; Tribal Football, 2 January 2008
  6. ↑ Kiko Casilla, al Cádiz; Fredson, al Goias (Casilla, to Cádiz; Fredson, to Goiás) Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.; Mundo Deportivo, 26 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Casilla jugará en el Cartagena una temporada (Casilla will play with Cartagena one season); Marca, 1 September 2010 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Casilla: "La competencia con Cristian Álvarez es bonita" (Casilla: "The competition with Cristian Álvarez is a beautiful thing"); Marca, 24 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ "Iago Aspas' late winner gives Sevilla vengeful win against Espanyol". Fox Sports. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Official announcement: Kiko Casilla". Real Madrid. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "El Real Madrid se aferra al liderato y sigue invicto" [Real Madrid clings on to first place and is still undefeated] (in Spanish). La Liga. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "'Sanción' para Kiko Casilla" [‘Sanction’ for Kiko Casilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ronaldo-inspired Madrid hold off Shakhtar". UEFA. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ronaldo rampant as Madrid put eight past Malmö". UEFA. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Spot-on Real Madrid defeat Atlético in final again". UEFA. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "Dani Carvajal's late goal in ET helps Real Madrid win UEFA Super Cup". ESPN FC. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Kiko Casilla – Titular por 16ª vez con estadísticas similares a las de Keylor Navas" [Kiko Casilla – Starter for the 16th time with similar statistics to those of Keylor Navas] (in Spanish). Goal. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  18. ↑ "El Real Madrid, campeón de LaLiga Santander 2016/17" [Real Madrid, LaLiga Santander champions 2016/17] (in Spanish). La Liga. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  19. ↑ "Malaga 0–2 Real Madrid". BBC Sport. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  20. ↑ "Real Madrid 2–1 Sporting" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Majestic Real Madrid win Champions League in Cardiff". UEFA.com. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  22. ↑ "Así llegan Real Madrid y Liverpool a la final de la Champions" [That is how Real Madrid and Liverpool arrive to the Champions final] (in Spanish). RCN Radio. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  23. ↑ "Madrid beat Liverpool to complete hat-trick". UEFA. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "These are the players called up for the matches against France and Macedonia". Royal Spanish Football Federation. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  25. ↑ "Experimento pasado por agua" [Soggy experiment] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  26. ↑ "Kiko Casilla". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  27. ↑ "Real Madrid 2 Barcelona 0 (5–1 on aggregate): Woeful Barca dismissed as Zinedine Zidane's unstoppable side win Super Cup". The Daily Telegraph. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  28. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick fires Real Madrid to Club World Cup glory". The Guardian. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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