Riqui Puig
Ricard "Riqui" Puig Martí (Catalan pronunciation: [riˈkaɾt ˈputʃ]; born 13 August 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona as a central midfielder.[2]
Puig with Barcelona in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club 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 | 7 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:20, 23 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:35, 25 March 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Born in Matadepera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Puig joined FC Barcelona's youth system 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 5 December 2018, Puig made his senior team debut with first team against Cultural Leonesa in a 4–1 home victory in the Copa Del Rey, he came on in the 55th minute and assisted the fourth goal. He described his debut as 'a dream come true'.[5]
Puig made his La Liga debut on 13 April 2019, starting in a 0–0 draw against Huesca, and played 67 minutes.
Personal life
Puig's father, Carles, was also a footballer. A left back, he spent his entire career representing Terrassa FC.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 23 June 2020[6]
Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Career total | 63 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 |
Honours
Barcelona
Individual
- Future Cup Best Player: 2016[7]
- Young Player of the Year in Catalonia:2019[8]
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.
- "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 makes official debut". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- Riqui Puig at Soccerway
- "Future Cup als springplank naar de top (Deel 2)".
- "Gerard Piqué i Aitana Bonmatí, premiats com els millors jugadors catalans de l'any". 2019-12-03.
External links
- Riqui Puig at BDFutbol
- Riqui Puig at Soccerway