Sebastián Riquelme

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

Sebastián Riquelme
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Sebastián Riquelme
Date of birth (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996
Place of birth San Fernando, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Atenas
Number 8
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:19, 19 December 2020 (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]

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 19 December 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Argentinos Juniors 2016 Argentine Primera División 1000——0010
2016–17 Primera B Nacional 0000——0000
2017–18 Argentine Primera División 1000——0010
2018–19 0000——0000
Total 2000——0020
Danubio (loan) 2017 Uruguayan Primera División 00——000000
Unión San Felipe (loan) 2018 Primera B 8100——0081
Barracas Central 2019–20 Primera B Nacional 1000——0010
El Ejido 2019–20 Tercera División 2000——0020
Atenas 2020 Segunda División 170———00170
Career total 30100—0000301

    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.
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