Sergio Cidoncha

Sergio Cidoncha Fernández (born 27 August 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC.

Not to be confused with Sergio Rodríguez (footballer, born 1989).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cidoncha and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Sergio Cidoncha
Personal information
Full name Sergio Cidoncha Fernández
Date of birth (1990-08-27) 27 August 1990
Place of birth El Escorial, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 22
Youth career
Collado Villalba
Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Atlético Madrid C 58 (13)
2011–2013 Atlético Madrid B 57 (7)
2013–2014 → Zaragoza (loan) 29 (2)
2014–2016 Albacete 33 (3)
2016–2018 Ponferradina 68 (8)
2018–2019 Jamshedpur 12 (3)
2019– Kerala Blasters 16 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:00, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Spain

Born in El Escorial, Madrid, Cidoncha was a product of local Atlético Madrid's youth ranks. He made his senior debut in the 2009–10 season with the C team, in the fourth division. Two years later, he was promoted to the reserves in the third level.

On 25 July 2013, Cidoncha was loaned to Real Zaragoza, recently relegated to division two.[1] He made his debut in the competition on 17 August, in a 1–1 away draw against Hércules CF.[2]

On 4 August 2014, Cidoncha signed a two-year deal with Albacete Balompié, newly promoted to the second tier.[3] He opened his scoring account in the league on 23 November, his brace helping the hosts defeat CA Osasuna 2–0.[4]

Cidoncha returned to the third tier in summer 2016, joining SD Ponferradina.[5]

India

On 10 August 2018, 27-year-old Cidoncha moved abroad for the first time and signed with Indian Super League club Jamshedpur FC.[6] He scored three goals in his only season, adding as many assists in a fifth-place finish.[7]

Cidoncha moved to fellow league team Kerala Blasters FC on 12 June 2019, on a two-year contract.[8] He scored his first goal for them on 1 December, in the first minute of an eventual 2–2 home draw with FC Goa.[9] At the end of the campaign, he agreed to a one-year extension.[10]

On 18 November 2020, Cidoncha was named as one of the captains.[11] Late in the same month, he was taken off the field in the last minutes of the fixture against Chennaiyin FC after a challenge from Enes Sipović;[12] it was later confirmed that he had suffered a ligament injury to his right ankle, being expected to be on the sidelines for an extended period of time[13] and eventually being replaced in the squad by his compatriot Juande.[14]

Club statistics
As of match played on 1 December 2020
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Madrid B 2011–12[15] Segunda División B 271——271
2012–13[15] Segunda División B 306——306
Total 577——577
Zaragoza (loan) 2013–14[15] Segunda División 29210—302
Total 29210—302
Albacete 2014–15[15] Segunda División 27331—304
2015–16[15] Segunda División 6010—70
Total 33341—374
Ponferradina 2016–17[15] Segunda División B 33210—342
2017–18[15] Segunda División B 35652—408
Total 68862—7410
Jamshedpur 2018–19[16] Indian Super League 12300—123
Total 12300—123
Kerala Blasters 2019–20[16] Indian Super League 13100—131
2020–21[16] Indian Super League 3100-31
Career total 215251130022628

    References
    1. Cidoncha llega al Zaragoza cedido por el Atlético de Madrid (Cidoncha arrives at Zaragoza on loan from Atlético de Madrid); Diario AS, 25 July 2013 (in Spanish)
    2. El Zaragoza recuerda lo difícil que es la Segunda (Zaragoza remember just how difficult Segunda is); Marca, 17 August 2013 (in Spanish)
    3. Cidoncha, sexto fichaje del Albacete (Cidoncha, sixth signing of Albacete); Marca, 4 August 2014 (in Spanish)
    4. "Cidoncha acrecienta la crisis de Osasuna con sus dos goles" [Cidoncha adds to Osasuna crisis with his two goals] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
    5. "Sergio Cidoncha se une a la SD Ponferradina" [Sergio Cidoncha added to SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
    6. "ISL: Jamshedpur FC sign Spanish trio". Business Standard. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
    7. Easwar, Nisanth V. (19 September 2019). "Kerala Blasters' Sergio Cidoncha – You can feel the professionalism in ISL". Goal. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
    8. "Cidoncha shifts base to Kerala". Indian Super League. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
    9. Kamath, Sooraj (1 December 2019). "ISL 2019–20: Late Lenny Rodrigues strike earns 10-man FC Goa vital point". Goal. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
    10. Raghunathan, Abhijit (12 November 2020). "ISL 2020–21: Analyzing Kerala Blasters' new signings". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
    11. "Kerala Blasters name captains for ISL Season 7". OnManorama. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
    12. Moulee, Chandra (30 November 2020). "Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters ends in draw: Chennaiyin FC misses penalty as Southern derby finishes in a 0–0 stalemate". Inside Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
    13. "Injury update: Sergio Cidoncha". Kerala Blasters FC. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
    14. Ghosh, Riju (30 December 2020). "Kerala Blasters sign Juande as Sergio Cidoncha's replacement". Football Express. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
    15. "Cidoncha: Sergio Cidoncha Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
    16. Sergio Cidoncha at Soccerway
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