Sergio Cidoncha Fernández (born 27 August 1990) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as an

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Club career

Spain

Born in

El Escorial, Madrid El Escorial is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Autonomous Community of Madrid, located 45 km (28 mi) northwest of the Spain, Spanish capital Madrid. It belongs to the Comarcas of Spain, comarca of Cuenca del Guadarrama. ...

, Cidoncha was a product of local

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

's youth ranks. He made his senior debut in the 2009–10 season with the C team, in the

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. Two years later, he was promoted to the reserves in the

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

. On 25 July 2013, Cidoncha was loaned to

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...

, recently relegated to

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

. He made his debut in the competition on 17 August, in a 1–1 away draw against

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its hom ...

. On 4 August 2014, Cidoncha signed a two-year deal with

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 ...

, newly promoted to the second tier. He opened his scoring account in the league on 23 November, his brace helping the hosts defeat

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El Sa ...

2–0. Cidoncha returned to division three in summer 2016, joining

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ...

India

On 10 August 2018, 27-year-old Cidoncha moved abroad for the first time and signed with

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club

Jamshedpur FC Jamshedpur Football Club (, ) is an Indian professional football club based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian Football. Founded in 2017, the club debuted in Indian Super League during t ...

. He scored three goals in his only season, adding as many assists in a fifth-place finish. Cidoncha moved to fellow league team

Kerala Blasters FC Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established ...

on 12 June 2019, on a two-year contract. He scored his first goal for them on 1 December, in the first minute of an eventual 2–2 home draw with

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. At the end of the campaign, he agreed to a one-year extension. On 18 November 2020, Cidoncha was named as one of the

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. Late in the same month, he was taken off the field in the last minutes of the fixture against

Chennaiyin FC Chennaiyin Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014 during the inaugural season o ...

after a challenge from

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; 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 and eventually being replaced in the squad by his compatriot

Juande Juan de Dios Prados López (born 12 August 1986), known as Juande, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Australian club Adelaide United FC. Formed at Betis, he totalled 80 games and three goals for the ...

Later career

Cidoncha returned to Spain on 27 August 2021, joining third-division

Gimnástica Segoviana CF Gimnástica Segoviana Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Segovia, the capital of the namesake province, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1928 as ''Sociedad Deportiva Gimnástica Segoviana'', it plays ...

Club statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cidoncha, Sergio 1990 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from the Community of Madrid Association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Segunda Federación players Atlético Madrid C players Atlético Madrid B players Real Zaragoza players Albacete Balompié players SD Ponferradina players Indian Super League players Jamshedpur FC players Kerala Blasters FC players Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India