Kike Saverio

Javier Enrique "Kike" Delgado Saverio (born 19 June 1999) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Andorran club FC Andorra, on loan from Osasuna.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Delgado and the second or maternal family name is Saverio.
Kike Saverio
Personal information
Full name Javier Enrique Delgado Saverio
Date of birth (1999-06-19) 19 June 1999
Place of birth Genoa, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Andorra
(on loan from Osasuna)
Youth career
Cornellà
2015–2018 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Barcelona B 37 (6)
2020– Osasuna B 1 (0)
2020– Osasuna 0 (0)
2021– → Andorra (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2017 Spain U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2017

Club career

Barcelona

Born in Genoa to Ecuadorian parents,[1] Saverio moved to Balzar, Ecuador as an infant, before moving to Barcelona at the age of five.[2] He joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2015, from UE Cornellà.[3]

On 12 July 2018, Saverio renewed his contract until 2020, with a release clause of €50 million,[4] being subsequently promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[2] He made his senior debut on 26 August of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Ballou Tabla in a 1–3 loss at CD Alcoyano.[5]

Saverio scored his first senior goal on 29 September 2018, netting the opener in a 2–1 home success over UE Olot.[6] In October, however, he suffered an injury in his left leg, being sidelined for four months.[7]

On 30 June 2020, Saverio left Barça as his contract expired.[8]

Osasuna

On 16 September 2020, Saverio signed a three-year contract with CA Osasuna, being initially assigned to the B-team in the third division.[9] He made his debut on 25 October, starting in a 0–2 loss at CD Tudelano.[10]

Saverio made his first team debut on 15 December 2020, starting and scoring his team's fourth in a 6–0 away routing of UD Tomares, for the season's Copa del Rey.[11][12]

Loan to Andorra

On 1 February 2021, Saverio joined third tier side FC Andorra on loan until the end of the season.[13]

International career

Eligible to represent Italy, Ecuador and Spain, Saverio made his debut for the latter's under-19s on 14 November 2017, in a 1–2 loss at Portugal. In 2019, he was called up to the Ecuador under-20 squad for trainings ahead of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[14] but did not make the final squad.

Honours

Barcelona

References
  1. "¿Kike Saverio hace un guiño a la Selección de Ecuador?" [Kike Saverio gives a wink to the Ecuador national team?] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 10 February 2020.
  2. "Promesas de La Masía: Kike Saverio, acordes de bailarín" [Prospects of La Masía: Kike Saverio, chords of a dancer] (in Spanish). Vavel. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. "Kike Saverio, el héroe silencioso del Barça B" [Kike Saverio, the silent hero of Barça B] (in Spanish). Sport. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. "Kike Saverio renueva hasta el 2020" [Kike Saverio renews until 2020] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. "CD Alcoyano 3-1 FC Barcelona B: Losing start to Division 2B". FC Barcelona. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. "Barça B 2-1 UE Olot: First win in the Miniestadi". FC Barcelona. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  7. "Kike Saverio pasará por el quirófano y estará cuatro meses de baja" [Kike Saverio will go through surgery and will be four months out] (in Spanish). Sport. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. "Chumi, Kike Saverio, Sergi Puig y Guillem no continúan en el Barça B" [Chumi, Kike Saverio, Sergi Puig and Guillem will not continue at Barça B] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  9. "Osasuna Promesas refuerza su plantilla con las incorporaciones de Kike Saverio, Joel Rodríguez, José Carlos Aliaga y Dani Santafé" [Osasuna Promesas bolster their squad with the signings of Kike Saverio, Joel Rodríguez, José Carlos Aliaga and Dani Santafé] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  10. "Osasuna Promesas cede ante el Tudelano (0–2)" [Osasuna Promesas fall against Tudelano (0–2)] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  11. "Osasuna vence en su estreno copero (0–6)" [Osasuna win in their Cup debut (0–6)] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  12. "Osasuna despacha el trámite de La Cartuja" [Osasuna dispatch the procedure of La Cartuja] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  13. "El ecuatoriano Kike Saverio se marcha al Andorra, de la tercera categoría del fútbol de España" [The Ecuadorian Kike Saverio goes to Andorra, in the third category of Spanish football] (in Spanish). El Universo. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  14. "Kike Saverio llegó del Barça a la Selección Sub 20" [Kike Saverio arrives from Barça to the under-20 national team] (in Spanish). Bendito Fútbol. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  15. "Chelsea 0–3 Barcelona". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.


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