Sebastián Riquelme

Ricardo Sebastián Riquelme (born 28 September 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.^[1]

Sebastián Riquelme

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Sebastián Riquelme
Date of birth	(1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	San Fernando, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder[2]
Youth career
2008–2016	Argentinos Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Argentinos Juniors	2	(0)
2017	→ Danubio (loan)	0	(0)
2018	→ Unión San Felipe (loan)	8	(1)
2019–2020	Barracas Central	1	(0)
2020	El Ejido	2	(0)
2020	Atenas	17	(0)
2021	Atlanta	11	(2)
2021	San Telmo	10	(0)
2022	Acassuso	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Career

Riquelme's career started with Argentinos Juniors in 2008.^[3] He was promoted in their senior squad in 2016, making his bow in a 4–0 defeat to Unión Santa Fe on 6 May; he had previously been an unused substitute for matches with Aldosivi and Vélez Sarsfield.^[1][4][5] In 2017, Riquelme joined Danubio of the Uruguayan Primera División on loan.^[6] However, he returned months later without featuring.^[7] On 9 June 2018, Primera B de Chile side Unión San Felipe loaned Riquelme.^[8][9][10] After his debut on 21 July versus Deportes Puerto Montt, he scored his first goal in a win away to Deportes Copiapó on 30 September.^[1]

On 11 January 2019, Riquelme terminated his contract with Argentinos Juniors.^[11] He soon joined Barracas Central of Primera B Nacional, prior to departing in January 2020 to Spanish Tercera División outfit El Ejido.^[12][13] He debuted on 23 February during a four-goal victory against Atlético Porcuna, before making another appearance two weeks later versus Ciudad de Torredonjimeno; the season was soon stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] In August 2020, Riquelme made a return to Uruguay as he penned terms with Segunda División team Atenas.^[14] Seventeen appearances followed in the 2020 campaign.^[1]

In February 2021, Riquelme went back to his homeland to have trials with Primera Nacional duo Almirante Brown and Atlanta.^[15][16] He was given a contract by the latter on 27 February.^[17] Later that year, he had a spell at San Telmo, before he in mid-February 2022 joined Primera B Metropolitana side Acassuso.^[18] However, he only managed to play one game before it was confirmed on 5 April 2022, that he have had his contract terminated by mutual agreement, given the lack of minutes.^[19]

Personal life

Riquelme is the brother of ex-professional footballer Juan Román Riquelme, a former international for the Argentina national team.^[9][10]

Career statistics

As of 27 February 2021^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Argentinos Juniors	2016	Argentine Primera División	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	2016–17	Primera B Nacional	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
Danubio (loan)	2017	Uruguayan Primera División	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Unión San Felipe (loan)	2018	Primera B de Chile	8	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	8	1
Barracas Central	2019–20	Primera B Nacional	1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
El Ejido	2019–20	Tercera División	2	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	2	0
Atenas	2020	Uruguayan Segunda División	17	0	—		—		—		0	0	17	0
Atlanta	2021	Primera Nacional	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
Career total			30	1	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	30	1

References

1. "Argentina - S. Riquelme". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
2. "Sebastián Riquelme". World Football. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
3. "Mi máximo sueño es jugar en Boca". El Equipo Deportea. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
4. "Ficha Estadistica de RICARDO RIQUELME". BDFA. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
5. "El DT de Argentinos cuenta cómo juega Sebastián Riquelme, el hermano de Román". La Nación. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
6. "Argentinos cedió a Sebastián Riquelme a Danubio de Uruguay". TyC Sports. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
7. "El hermano de Juan Román Riquelme se sumó al plantel de Argentinos". Clarín. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
8. "Sumará A Sebastián Riquelme". Unión San Felipe. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
9. "San Felipe se refuerza con el hermano de Juan Román Riquelme". CDF. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
10. "Unión San Felipe confirma el fichaje de Sebastián Riquelme, hermano menor de Juan Román". BBCL. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
11. "El hermano de Riquelme rescindió en el Bicho". TyC Sports. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
12. "Sebastián Riquelme, hermano menor de Román, jugará en el fútbol español". Infobae. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
13. "El CD El Ejido firma a Sebastián Riquelme". El Ejido. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
14. "Atenas, de Uruguay, incorporó al hermano de Riquelme y tendrá gerenciador argentino". IAM Noticias. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
15. "victoria y empate ante Sarmiento". Desde Matanza. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
16. "Se suman dos jugadores". Atlanta. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
17. "Sebastián, el hermano de Riquelme, tiene nuevo equipo en Argentina". BolaVIP. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
18. Sebastián, brother of Riquelme, was presented in Acassuso, tycsports.com, 23 February 2022
19. Sebastián Riquelme, el hermano de Juan Román, se fue de Acassuso, tycsports.com, 5 April 2022

External links

• Sebastián Riquelme at Soccerway