Riki (footballer, Born 1997)
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Ricardo Rodríguez Gil Carcedo (born 25 September 1997), commonly known as Riki, is a Spanish
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a
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for
Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 5 July 1939, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish foo ...
.


Club career

Born in
Oviedo Oviedo () or Uviéu (Asturian language, Asturian: ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains th ...
,
Asturias Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...
, Ricky represented
Real Oviedo Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a Spanish professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system. The club plays at ...
and
Astur CF Astur Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Oviedo, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1923 and later re-founded in 1949, it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Hermanos Llana'', which has a capacity of 2, ...
as a youth. He made his senior debut with the former's reserves during the 2015–16 campaign, in the
Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...
. Riki subsequently served loan stints at CD Tineo and
Marino de Luanco Club Marino de Luanco is a Spanish football team based in Luanco, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1931 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Miramar'', with a capacity of 3,500 seats. History Marino Luanco was founde ...
before joining
Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: 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 ...
side
UP Langreo Unión Popular de Langreo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Langreo, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1961, it plays in , holding its home games at ''Estadio Ganzábal'' in La Felguera, with a ...
on a permanent deal on 11 July 2018. In February 2019, Riki agreed a pre-contract with former side Oviedo, effective as of 1 July; he was initially assigned back at the B-team, now in the third division. He made his first team debut on 18 August, coming on as a late substitute for
Alfredo Ortuño Alfredo Ortuño Martínez (born 21 January 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Cartagena. Club career Born in Yecla, Region of Murcia, Ortuño graduated from Albacete Balompié's youth setup. On 20 December ...
in a 2–3 away loss against
Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...
in the
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. Riki was definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2020–21 campaign, but moved out on loan to third division side
Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spani ...
on 22 January 2021. On 24 July, he moved to
Burgos CF Burgos Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The original Burgos CF (1936), Burgos CF was dissolved in 1983 after becoming Insolven ...
in the second tier, on a one-year loan deal. On 1 February 2022, Riki was loaned to
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side
Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 5 July 1939, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish foo ...
until June. After the club's promotion to the second level, he signed a permanent deal after an obligatory buyout clause was activated; Oviedo also retained half of his economic rights. On 13 June 2023, after being a regular starter in ''Alba''s campaign as they missed out promotion in the play-offs, Riki renewed his link with the club until 2026.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Riki 1997 births Living people Footballers from Oviedo Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Oviedo Vetusta players Marino de Luanco footballers UP Langreo footballers Real Oviedo players Racing de Santander players Burgos CF footballers Albacete Balompié players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen