Sebastián Riquelme

Ricardo Sebastián Riquelme (born 28 September 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for El Ejido.[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)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	El Ejido
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:50, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Riquelme's career started with Argentinos Juniors in 2008.[2] 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][3][4] In 2017, Riquelme joined Danubio of the Uruguayan Primera División on loan.[5] However, he returned months later without featuring.[6] On 9 June 2018, Primera B de Chile side Unión San Felipe loaned Riquelme.[7][8][9] 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.[10] He soon joined Barracas Central of Primera B Nacional, prior to departing in January 2020 to Spanish Tercera División outfit El Ejido.[11][12] He debuted on 23 February during a four-goal victory against Atlético Porcuna.[1]

Personal life

Riquelme is the brother of ex-professional footballer Juan Román Riquelme, a former international for the Argentina national team.[8][9]

Career statistics

As of 12 March 2020.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	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	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
Career total			13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1

References

1. "Argentina - S. Riquelme". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
2. "Mi máximo sueño es jugar en Boca". El Equipo Deportea. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
3. "Ficha Estadistica de RICARDO RIQUELME". BDFA. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
4. "El DT de Argentinos cuenta cómo juega Sebastián Riquelme, el hermano de Román". La Nación. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
5. "Argentinos cedió a Sebastián Riquelme a Danubio de Uruguay". TyC Sports. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
6. "El hermano de Juan Román Riquelme se sumó al plantel de Argentinos". Clarín. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
7. "Sumará A Sebastián Riquelme". Unión San Felipe. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
8. "San Felipe se refuerza con el hermano de Juan Román Riquelme". CDF. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
9. "Unión San Felipe confirma el fichaje de Sebastián Riquelme, hermano menor de Juan Román". BBCL. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
10. "El hermano de Riquelme rescindió en el Bicho". TyC Sports. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
11. "Sebastián Riquelme, hermano menor de Román, jugará en el fútbol español". Infobae. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
12. "El CD El Ejido firma a Sebastián Riquelme". El Ejido. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

External links

• Sebastián Riquelme at Soccerway