Rafael Riquelme

Rafael Riquelme
	Riquelme in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Rafael Riquelme Díaz
Nationality	Mexico
Born	May 10, 1995; Mexico City, Mexico
Education	Benedictine College
Occupation	Student/Athlete
Years active	1
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	American Football
Position	Placekicker
College team	Benedictine College
League	HAAC
Coached by	Larry Wilcox
Achievements and titles
World finals	FIFA U-17 World Cup 2011 Gold Medal ;
	Updated on 24 July 2016.

Rafael Riquelme Díaz (born 10 May 1995 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as winger for Club Universidad Nacional in Primera División de México. He was part of the Mexico national under-17 football team FIFA World Cup champions in 2011, becoming the first national team to achieve it while hosting, defeating Uruguay 2–0 and managing their second title. He recently graduated, he used to play college football as a placekicker at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas in the Heart of America Athletic Conference.

Early life

Riquelme was born on 10 May 1995 in Mexico City, Mexico . His parents moved to Mexico when he was a baby. His mom, a nutritionist, was always encouraging him to play sports since he was 4 years old. He has a younger brother, Rodrigo Riquelme Díaz. At the age of four, Riquelme started playing football for the subsidiary Pumas Morelos, coached by Antonio Jasso. At the age of twelve, he was representing his home state in various tournaments around the country.

High school

After retiring from football due to undisclosed differences he had with the club, Riquelme got a scholarship to play football at Maur Hill–Mount Academy so he decided to finish his junior and senior years of high school in Atchison, Kansas. While playing on the varsity football he was invited to play on the American football team as a placekicker. On October 13, 2013 in his second game, Riquelme scored a 54-yard field goal to help his school get a win against Horton High School. After this, he started gaining attention from Division-1 Colleges. On February 4, 2015 Riquelme signed his letter of intent to attend Benedictine College.

College career

Benedictine College

Riquelme on Sideline in 2016

Riquelme red-shirted for the 2015 season, his first season at Benedictine College.

International career

Mexico U-17

At the time of the World Cup, Riquelme was one year younger than all the other players on the team, nevertheless, he was called up by Raúl Gutiérrez to serve as a reserve. Riquelme did not get to see any action during the World Cup.

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References

"The Oskaloosa Independent May 22 Page7". Osk.stparchive.com. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
"Around the Classes - Week 6 recap". Kpreps.com. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
"Rafael Riquelme's (Atchison, KS) Awards". MaxPreps.com. 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
"2016 Football Roster - Benedictine College Raven Athletics". Ravenathletics.com. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
"Heart of America Athletic Conference - 2016 Football Roster". Heartofamericaconference.com. Retrieved 2017-02-26.

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