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Rodrigo Riquelme Reche (born 2 April 2000), also known as Roro, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger or wing-back for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Spain national team.
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Riquelme with AFC Bournemouth in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rodrigo Riquelme Reche[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zaragoza | |||
| Rayo Vallecano | |||
| 2010–2019 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Atlético Madrid B | 22 | (5) |
| 2019– | Atlético Madrid | 45 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Mirandés (loan) | 36 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | → Girona (loan) | 34 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Spain U21 | 14 | (5) |
| 2023– | Spain | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023 | |||
Born in Madrid, Riquelme joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2010 at the age of ten, after representing Rayo Vallecano and Real Zaragoza.[2] He made his debut with the reserves on 16 March 2019, playing the last five minutes of a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against SD Ponferradina.[3]
Riquelme made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 1 September 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Thomas Lemar in a 3–2 home win over SD Eibar.[4]
On 1 October 2020, Riquelme joined English Championship club AFC Bournemouth on a season-long loan, with Bournemouth having the option to make the move permanent.[5][6] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Cardiff City.[7] He scored his first goal for Bournemouth in a 1–1 draw with Derby County on 31 October 2020.[8] Riquelme made his first start for the club in a 3–2 home loss to Preston.[9]
On 30 August 2021, Riquelme moved to Segunda División side CD Mirandés on loan for the 2021–22 campaign.[10] He was a regular starter for the side, scoring eight goals and providing 12 assists during the season.[11]
On 1 August 2022, Riquelme was loaned to top tier side Girona FC for one year, after renewing his contract with Atleti until 2028.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 21 | 5 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 22 | 5 | |||
| Total | 22 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | ||||
| Atlético Madrid | 2019–20 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 34 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 47 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 5 | ||
| AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 2020–21 | Championship | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Mirandés (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 8 | ||
| Girona (loan) | 2022–23 | La Liga | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 153 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 25 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
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