Luis Alberto (footballer, born 1992)

Luis Alberto
Luis Alberto playing for Lazio in 2017
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Romero Alconchel[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-28) 28 September 1992
Place of birth San José del Valle, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2009 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Sevilla B 77 (25)
2011–2013 Sevilla 7 (0)
2012–2013 → Barcelona B (loan) 38 (11)
2013–2016 Liverpool 9 (0)
2014–2015 → Málaga (loan) 15 (2)
2015–2016 → Deportivo (loan) 29 (6)
2016– Lazio 47 (13)
National team‡
2010–2011 Spain U18 2 (0)
2011–2012 Spain U19 3 (1)
2013 Spain U21 1 (0)
2017– Spain 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2017

Luis Alberto Romero Alconchel (Spanish pronunciation: [lwisalˈβeɾto roˈmeɾo];[lower-greek 1] born 28 September 1992), known as Luis Alberto, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Italian club S.S. Lazio.

Club career

Sevilla

A product of Sevilla FC, Luis Alberto was born in San José del Valle, Cádiz, and he spent his first two seasons as a senior with the B-team in Segunda División B, scoring 15 goals in his second.[3][4] On 16 April 2011 he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut for the Andalusians, replacing another club youth graduate, Rodri, in the second half of a 0–1 away loss against Getafe CF.[5]

Barcelona B

Luis Alberto playing for Barcelona B in 2012

In August 2012, Luis Alberto was loaned to FC Barcelona B in a one-year deal, with the Catalans having the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[6] He made his official debut on 2 September by playing two minutes in a 2–0 home win over CE Sabadell FC,[7] and finished the campaign as second top scorer in the squad, only behind Gerard Deulofeu.

Liverpool

On 20 June 2013, Sevilla received a £6.8 million offer from Premier League club Liverpool for Luis Alberto, which was accepted.[8] The signing was completed two days later, subject to international clearance,[9] and he made his debut for his new club on 13 July in a 4–0 pre-season friendly win over Preston North End.[10]

On 1 September 2013, Luis Alberto made his league debut, playing the last seven minutes in a 1–0 home win against Manchester United in place of Philippe Coutinho.[11] On 15 December, shortly after having scored a hat-trick in an under-21 match with the Reds, he provided an assist for Luis Suárez in the 5–0 away demolition of Tottenham Hotspur.[12]

On 26 June 2014, Luis Alberto was loaned to Málaga CF in a season-long move.[13] In the league opener, on 23 August, he scored the only goal in a home victory against Athletic Bilbao.[14]

On 5 July 2015, Luis Alberto agreed a loan move to Deportivo de La Coruña subject to a medical the following day. There, he linked up with manager Víctor Sánchez, who was previously in Sevilla's coaching staff.[15]

Lazio

On 31 August 2016, Alberto signed for Italian club S.S. Lazio for a fee of €4 million.[16][17]

International career

Luis Alberto earned his only cap for the Spain under-21 team on 5 February 2013, coming on for Valencia CF's Paco Alcácer midway through the second half of a 1–1 friendly draw in Belgium.[18] He first appeared with the full side on 11 November 2017, playing the last 16 minutes in a 5–0 friendly win over Costa Rica.[19]

Career statistics

As of 20 September 2018[20]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Europe Total
ClubSeasonLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Sevilla 2010–11 La Liga 2010—30
2011–12 5010—60
Barcelona B (loan) 2012–13 Segunda División 3811—3811
Liverpool 2013–14 Premier League 902010—120
Málaga (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 15250—202
Deportivo (loan) 2015–16 La Liga 29620—316
Lazio 2016–17 Serie A 9110—101
2017–18 3411301[lower-alpha 1]09[lower-alpha 2]14712
2018–19 4100001[lower-alpha 2]152
Total Italy 471340101026215
Total Spain 891990—9819
Total England 902010—120
Career total 145321502010217234
  1. ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  2. 1 2 All appearances in Europa League

    Honours

    Club

    Lazio

    Notes

    1. ↑ In isolation, Luis and Alberto are pronounced [lwis] and [alˈβeɾto] respectively.

    References

    1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League squad numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
    2. ↑ "Luis Alberto". Eurosport. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
    3. ↑ "La maduración de Luis Alberto" [The coming of age of Luis Alberto]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 14 September 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
    4. ↑ "Obra de arte de Luis Alberto ante el San Roque" [Luis Alberto masterpiece against San Roque]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 February 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
    5. ↑ Setback for Sevilla; ESPN Soccernet, 16 April 2011
    6. ↑ "Luis Alberto y Sergi Juste, nuevos jugadores del Barça B" [Luis Alberto and Sergi Juste, new Barça B players]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 6 August 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
    7. ↑ "Femenía y Rafinha estrenan el casillero de La Masia" [Femenía and Rafinha get first points for La Masia]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
    8. ↑ Sevilla forward Luis Alberto to have medical at Liverpool after agreeing £6.8m move; Mail Online, 20 June 2013
    9. ↑ "Reds complete Luis Alberto deal". Liverpool F.C. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
    10. ↑ "Reds hit Preston for four – report". Liverpool F.C. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
    11. ↑ "Liverpool 1–0 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
    12. ↑ "Tottenham 0–5 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
    13. ↑ "Luis Alberto seals Malaga loan switch". Liverpool F.C. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
    14. ↑ "Mateu corta las alas a Iraizoz" [Mateu clips Iraizoz's wings]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
    15. ↑ "Luis Alberto llega esta noche a A Coruña para pasar mañana lunes reconocimiento médico" [Luis Alberto arrives tonight in A Coruña for a medical on Monday] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
    16. ↑ "Comunicato 31.08.2016" [Press release 31.08.2016] (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
    17. ↑ "Relazione finanziaria semestrale consolidata al 31 Dicembre 2016" [Six-monthly consolidated financial report at 31 December 2016] (PDF) (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
    18. ↑ "España invierte en su futuro" [Spain invest in their future]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 February 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
    19. ↑ "Silva nets brace, Spain thrash Costa Rica in friendly". Chicago Tribune. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
    20. ↑ "Luis Alberto". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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