Diego Rico

Diego Rico
Personal information
Full name Diego Rico Salguero
Date of birth (1993-02-23) 23 February 1993
Place of birth Burgos, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Leganés
Number 15
Youth career
2000–2011 Burgos Promesas
2011–2012 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Zaragoza B 22 (1)
2013–2016 Zaragoza 106 (5)
2016– Leganés 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rico and the second or maternal family name is Salguero.

Diego Rico Salguero (born 23 February 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Leganés as a left back.

Club career

Born in Burgos, Castile and León, Rico graduated from local CD Burgos Promesas 2000's youth system. In June 2011, he joined Real Zaragoza and was assigned to the Juvenil squad.[1]

Rico made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, in Segunda División B, and was definitely promoted to the B-side in July 2012.[2] He served mostly as a backup in his two seasons at the club, the second ending in relegation.

In the summer of 2013, Rico was promoted to the main squad after the injury of Abraham Minero. On 10 September he played his first match as a professional, starting in a 0–1 loss at Deportivo Alavés in the 2013–14 Copa del Rey.[3] Four days later Rico made his league debut, playing the full 90 minutes of a 3–0 home success against CD Tenerife in the Segunda División.[4]

On 19 November he renewed his link with the Blanquillos, signing a five-year deal.[5] In the following month he scored his first professional goal, netting the first of a 2–1 home win against Córdoba CF.[6]

On 7 January 2016 Rico signed his first professional deal, becoming a full member of the main squad and being assigned the no. 22 jersey.[7] He finished the campaign as an undisputed starter, contributing with one goal in 39 matches.

On 17 August 2016, Rico signed a four-year contract with La Liga side CD Leganés,[8] for a rumoured fee of €1 million.[9] He made his debut in the category on 22 August 2016, starting and in a 1–0 away win against Celta de Vigo.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Diego Rico dejara el equipo de su vida para fichar por el Real Zaragoza (Diego Rico will leave his lifelong club to sign for Real Zaragoza); Burgos Promesas 2000, 4 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2014. (Spanish)
  2. ↑ El Zaragoza B inicia este jueves la pretemporada (Zaragoza B starts this thursday the pre-season); Heraldo de Aragón, 11 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2014. (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Borja Viguera noquea al Zaragoza en el añadido (Borja Viguera knocks out Zaragoza in injury time); Marca, 10 September 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014. (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Zaragoza estrena su casillero de victorias con una goleada (Zaragoza opens goalscoring box with a routing); Marca, 14 September 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014. (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Acuerdo para la renovación del contrato de Diego Rico con el Real Zaragoza (Agreement for Diego Rico's contract renewal with Real Zaragoza; Real Zaragoza, 19 November 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014. (Spanish)
  6. ↑ El Zaragoza se acerca a los puestos de ascenso (Zaragoza gets closer to the promotion places); Marca, 8 December 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2014. (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Diego Rico firma contrato profesional y a partir de ahora llevará el dorsal 22 (Diego Rico signs professional contract and from now on will wear the 22 jersey); Real Zaragoza, 7 January 2016 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Diego Rico, juventud y potencia para el lateral izquierdo pepinero hasta 2020 (David Rico, youth and power to the left flank pepinero until 2020); CD Leganés, 17 August 2016 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Diego Rico llega al Leganés por un millón de euros (Diego Rico arrives at Leganés for one million euros); Marca, 17 August 2016 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ "Estreno de oro del Leganés en Primera" [Golden debut of Leganés in Primera] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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