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.

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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