Luis Alberto (footballer, born 1992)

Luis Alberto Romero Alconchel (Spanish pronunciation: [lwis alˈβeɾto roˈmeɾo];[lower-greek 1] born 28 September 1992), known as Luis Alberto, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Italian club S.S. Lazio.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Alconchel.
Luis Alberto
Luis Alberto playing for Lazio in 2018
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Romero Alconchel[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-28) 28 September 1992[2]
Place of birth San José del Valle, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 10
Youth career
Xerez
2004–2009 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Sevilla C 20 (7)
2009–2012 Sevilla B 77 (25)
2011–2013 Sevilla 7 (0)
2012–2013 → Barcelona B (loan) 38 (11)
2013–2016 Liverpool 9 (0)
2014–2015 → Málaga (loan) 15 (2)
2015–2016 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 29 (6)
2016– Lazio 122 (28)
National team‡
2010–2011 Spain U18 2 (0)
2011–2012 Spain U19 3 (1)
2013 Spain U21 1 (0)
2017– Spain 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:42, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2017

Formed at Sevilla, he signed with Liverpool in 2013 from Barcelona B, being loaned to Málaga and Deportivo during his contract. In August 2016 he joined Lazio for €4 million, going on to spend several seasons in the Serie A with the club.

Luis Alberto made his senior debut for Spain in 2017.

Club career

Sevilla

A product of Sevilla FC, Luis Alberto was born in San José del Valle, Province of Cádiz,[3] and he spent his first two seasons as a senior with the B-team in Segunda División B, scoring 15 goals in his second.[4][5] On 16 April 2011 he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut for the Andalusians, replacing another club youth graduate, Rodri, in the second half of a 0–1 away loss against Getafe CF.[6]

Barcelona B
Luis Alberto playing for Barcelona B in 2012

In August 2012, Luis Alberto was loaned to FC Barcelona B in a one-year deal, with the Catalans having the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[7] He made his official debut on 2 September by playing two minutes in a 2–0 home win over CE Sabadell FC,[8] and finished the campaign as second top scorer in the squad, only behind Gerard Deulofeu.[9]

Liverpool

On 20 June 2013, Sevilla received a £6.8 million offer from Liverpool for Luis Alberto, which was accepted. The signing was completed two days later subject to international clearance,[10][11] and he made his debut for the English club on 13 July in a 4–0 pre-season friendly win over Preston North End.[12]

On 1 September 2013, Luis Alberto made his Premier League debut, playing the last seven minutes in a 1–0 home win against Manchester United in place of Philippe Coutinho.[13] On 15 December, shortly after having scored a hat-trick in an under-21 match with the Reds, he provided an assist for Luis Suárez in the 5–0 away demolition of Tottenham Hotspur.[14]

On 26 June 2014, Luis Alberto was loaned to Málaga CF in a season-long move.[15] In the league opener, on 23 August, he scored the only goal in a home victory over Athletic Bilbao.[16]

On 5 July 2015, Luis Alberto agreed a loan move to Deportivo de La Coruña subject to a medical the following day. There, he linked up with manager Víctor Sánchez, who was previously in Sevilla's coaching staff.[17]

Lazio

On 31 August 2016, Luis Alberto signed for Italian club S.S. Lazio for a fee of €4 million.[18][19] He played only nine Serie A matches in his first season,[20] but became an undisputed starter for the Simone Inzaghi-led side from there onwards.

In the 2017–18 campaign, Luis Alberto scored 12 goals across all competitions and added 18 assists.[21] In October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[22]

International career

Luis Alberto earned his only cap for the Spain under-21 team on 5 February 2013, coming on for Valencia CF's Paco Alcácer midway through the second half of a 1–1 friendly draw in Belgium.[23] He first appeared with the full side on 11 November 2017, playing the last 16 minutes in a 5–0 friendly win against Costa Rica.[24]

Personal life

On 19 January 2021, Luis Alberto underwent a successful emergency surgery in Rome to treat appendicitis.[25]

Career statistics

Club
As of Last edited 7 February 2021[26]
Club performance League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
ClubSeasonDivision AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Sevilla 2010–11 La Liga 2010—30
2011–12 5010—60
Barcelona B (loan) 2012–13 Segunda División 3811—3811
Liverpool 2013–14 Premier League 902010—120
Málaga (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 15250—202
Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 2015–16 La Liga 29620—316
Lazio 2016–17 Serie A 9110—101
2017–18 3411301[lower-alpha 1]09[lower-alpha 2]14712
2018–19 27451—5[lower-alpha 2]1376
2019–20 366001[lower-alpha 1]14[lower-alpha 2]0417
2020–21 17600—4[lower-alpha 3]0206
Total Italy 12328912122215532
Total Spain 891990—9819
Total England 902010—120
Career total 221472013122226651
  1. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  2. All appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. All appearances in UEFA Champions League

    International
    As of 11 November 2017[27]
    Spain
    YearAppsGoals
    201710
    Total10

    Honours

    Lazio

    Individual

    Notes
    1. In isolation, Luis and Alberto are pronounced [lwis] and [alˈβeɾto] respectively.

    References
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    2. "Luis Alberto". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
    3. "Luis Alberto: "El Sevilla es de los mejores, pero nosotros tenemos hambre"" [Luis Alberto: "Sevilla are one of the best, but we are hungry"] (in Spanish). Eurosport. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
    4. Pinto, Juan (14 September 2010). "La maduración de Luis Alberto" [The coming of age of Luis Alberto]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2013.
    5. "Obra de arte de Luis Alberto ante el San Roque" [Luis Alberto masterpiece against San Roque]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 February 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
    6. "Setback for Sevilla". ESPN Soccernet. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
    7. "Luis Alberto y Sergi Juste, nuevos jugadores del Barça B" [Luis Alberto and Sergi Juste, new Barça B players]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 6 August 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
    8. Expósito, Pablo (2 September 2012). "Femenía y Rafinha estrenan el casillero de La Masia" [Femenía and Rafinha get first points for La Masia]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2012.
    9. Déniz, Noelia (18 January 2014). "El Barça B de Eusebio Sacristán" [Eusebio Sacristán's Barça B] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
    10. McNulty, Phil (22 June 2013). "Luis Alberto: Liverpool sign Sevilla's Spain Under-21 forward". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
    11. "Reds complete Luis Alberto deal". Liverpool F.C. 22 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
    12. "Reds hit Preston for four – report". Liverpool F.C. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
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    16. García-Mochales, Antonio (23 August 2014). "Mateu corta las alas a Iraizoz" [Mateu clips Iraizoz's wings]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 December 2014.
    17. "Luis Alberto llega esta noche a A Coruña para pasar mañana lunes reconocimiento médico" [Luis Alberto arrives tonight in A Coruña for a medical on Monday] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
    18. "Comunicato 31.08.2016" [Press release 31.08.2016] (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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    20. Tombolini, Matteo (12 December 2017). "Lazio, Luis Alberto nel mirino del Barcellona: La situazione" [Lazio, Barcelona tracking Luis Alberto: How it stands] (in Italian). Agenti Anonimi. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
    21. Abbate, Alberto (22 November 2019). "Lazio, Luis Alberto mira al trono di re degli assist" [Lazio, Luis Alberto eyeing assist-king throne]. Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
    22. "Luis Alberto negativo al tampone: ci sarà con la Juve" [Luis Alberto with the negative swab: he will face Juve]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 5 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
    23. Villalobos, Fran (5 February 2013). "España invierte en su futuro" [Spain invest in their future]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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    27. "Luis Alberto". European Football. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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