Federico 'Fede' Vico Villegas (born 4 July 1994) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at ...

. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

Vico was born in Córdoba,

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. Midway through the 2010–11 season, the 16-year-old started training with hometown

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

's first team, but he made his senior debut with the reserves. On 23 January 2011 he made his first appearance with the main squad, coming on as a substitute for

Juanmi Callejón Juan Miguel "Juanmi" Callejón Bueno (born 11 February 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for San Fernando CD. He amassed Segunda División totals of 88 games and five goals, representing four clubs in the com ...

in a 1–1 home draw against

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, for his only match of the

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campaign. On 3 March 2012, Vico scored in a 2–1 league win at neighbours

Xerez CD Xerez Club Deportivo, known simply as Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Xerez currently plays in Tercera División RFEF, the fifth tier of Spanish football. Founded on 24 ...

, and became the youngest Córdoba player to score a goal for the club. Late in the following month, this time as a starter, he netted his second, at home against

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(3–2 victory). On 13 June 2013,

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agreed a

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1.6 million transfer fee with Córdoba, the highest ever received by the Spaniards, and Vico signed a five-contract with the

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side. On 31 January of the following year, he was loaned to fellow Pro League team K.V. Oostende, and scored on his debut in the competition on 15 February to help his team to a 1–1 draw at KV Mechelen. On 1 September 2014, Vico returned to his former club Córdoba but in a

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-long loan deal. He made his debut in the competition on the 21st, playing the last 15 minutes of the 1–3 home loss to

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA Euro ...

; additionally, he was converted into a

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by manager

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. Vico scored a

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own goal in a 1–2 home defeat against

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, on 9 March 2015. His team were eventually relegated, as last. On 1 February 2016, after no additional appearances for Anderlecht, Vico was loaned to

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...

in his country's second division. On 8 December, the

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signed with fellow league club

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Anxo Carro''. History The new board of directors was o ...

until June 2018. Vico joined

on 5 July 2018, on a two-year contract. Four days later, he was loaned to second tier side

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (), known simply as Granada, is a Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that plays in the Segunda División, after being relegated from La Liga in the 2021� ...

for one year. On 11 June 2019, after achieving promotion, Granada activated Vico's buyout clause and he signed a permanent two-year deal with the club. On 15 August 2021, he returned to Leganés after agreeing to a two-year contract.

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