Kiko Casilla
Spanish footballer (born 1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Casilla and the second or maternal family name is Cortés.
Francisco "Kiko" Casilla Cortés (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkiko kaˈsiʎa]; born 2 October 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Casilla Cortés[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1986-10-02) 2 October 1986 (age 37)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Alcover, Spain | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
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) |
2015–2019 | Real Madrid | 25 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Leeds United | 56 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Elche (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Getafe | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2005 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
2008 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
2014 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
2010–2014 | Catalonia | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2022 |
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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 matches for Espanyol over 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. In 2019–20, he won promotion to the Premier League with Leeds United.