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Mikel Rico

Mikel Rico

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Retired
Age41
CitizenshipSpain
Height1.78 m
Footright
BornNovember 4, 1984
👕500+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.07
goals / match
SD Huesca
top club · 189 apps

Career highs

€8.00m
peak value · 2014
€2.90m
top transfer fee · 13/14
7
best season · 13/14
—
int'l / penalties

Born the same day

David Jones
Midfield - Central Midfield · Retired
Ayila Yussuf
Defender - Centre-Back · Retired
Pascal Thrier
Defender - Right-Back · Retired
Fernando Méndez
Midfield · Retired

Shares 1984-11-04 · 4 players total

634Appearances
46Goals
21Assists
85Yellow cards
3Red cards
153Full matches (90′)
Full nameMikel Rico
Name in home countryMikel Rico Moreno
Date of birth1984-11-04 (41 yrs)
Place of birthBasauri, Spain
CitizenshipSpain
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height178.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2024-07-01
Contract expires—
AgentIdentity Sports
Jul 2024
Transfer: FC Cartagena → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Cartagena
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Cartagena
39 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: SD Huesca → FC Cartagena
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — SD Huesca
32 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — SD Huesca
32 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
Transfer: Athletic → SD Huesca
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — SD Huesca
42 matches · 7 G · 5 A · across 1 competition
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
22 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Athletic Bilbao
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Mar 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2018
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Athletic Bilbao
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Aug 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Athletic Bilbao
23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Athletic Bilbao
30 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Athletic Bilbao
54 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Apr 2014
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2013
Transfer: Granada CF → Athletic
13/14 · Transfer · €2.90m
Jul 2013
13/14 — Athletic Bilbao
39 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Granada CF
39 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Granada CF
38 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Granada CF, SD Huesca
46 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: SD Huesca → Granada CF
10/11 · Transfer · €600k
Jul 2009
09/10 — SD Huesca
42 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Poli Ejido → SD Huesca
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Polideportivo Ejido
42 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2008
Transfer: SD Huesca → Poli Ejido
07/08 · Return from loan
Aug 2007
Transfer: Poli Ejido → SD Huesca
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — SD Huesca
40 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Polideportivo Ejido
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: UB Conquense → Poli Ejido
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — UB Conquense
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
04/05 — UB Conquense
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: UB Conquense B → UB Conquense
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — UB Conquense
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
Transfer: CD Basconia → UB Conquense B
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €8.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
13,776 min
Minutes played by club
FC Cartagena 5.3%
SD Huesca 27.9%
Athletic Bilbao 22.0%
Granada CF 32.0%
Polideportivo Ejido 12.8%
UB Conquense 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Cartagena 2 22/23 23/24 71 3 0 733
SD Huesca 6 07/08 21/22 189 19 11 3,845
Athletic Bilbao 6 13/14 18/19 175 13 7 3,027
Granada CF 3 10/11 12/13 122 7 3 4,410
Polideportivo Ejido 2 06/07 08/09 63 4 0 1,761
UB Conquense 3 03/04 05/06 14 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€2M6€4M9€6M12€8M06/07 — 1 goals (Polideportivo Ejido)106/0707/08 — 6 goals (SD Huesca)607/0808/09 — 3 goals (Polideportivo Ejido)308/0909/10 — 5 goals (SD Huesca)509/1010/11 — 2 goals (Granada CF)210/1111/12 — 3 goals (Granada CF)11/12 — 3 assists611/1212/13 — 2 goals (Granada CF)212/1313/14 — 7 goals (Athletic Bilbao)13/14 — 2 assists913/1414/15 — 3 goals (Athletic Bilbao)14/15 — 2 assists514/1515/16 — 2 goals (Athletic Bilbao)15/16 — 3 assists515/1616/17 — 1 goals (Athletic Bilbao)116/1717/1818/1919/20 — 7 goals (SD Huesca)19/20 — 5 assists1219/2020/21 — 1 goals (SD Huesca)20/21 — 4 assists520/2121/22 — 2 assists221/2222/23 — 3 goals (FC Cartagena)322/2323/2407/08 — €100K09/10 — €300K10/11 — €600K11/12 — €1.5M12/13 — €3.5M13/14 — €4M14/15 — €8M15/16 — €8M16/17 — €5M17/18 — €2.5M18/19 — €1.5M19/20 — €800K20/21 — €400K21/22 — €300K22/23 — €200K23/24 — €200KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 6607/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 5509/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 7719/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 0023/24

Assists by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 5519/2020/21: 4420/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 2ª División FC Cartagena 30 0 0 4 0 0
23/24 Copa del Rey FC Cartagena 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 2ª División FC Cartagena 37 3 0 4 0 733
22/23 Copa del Rey FC Cartagena 2 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 2ª División SD Huesca 30 0 2 4 0 0
21/22 Copa del Rey SD Huesca 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 LaLiga SD Huesca 32 1 4 2 0 2,200
19/20 2ª División SD Huesca 42 7 5 3 1 463
18/19 LaLiga Athletic Bilbao 4 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Athletic Bilbao 6 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Qualifying Athletic Bilbao 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 LaLiga Athletic Bilbao 17 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 Copa del Rey Athletic Bilbao 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Europa League Athletic Bilbao 4 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 LaLiga Athletic Bilbao 18 1 0 4 0 469
15/16 Copa del Rey Athletic Bilbao 3 1 1 1 0 177
15/16 Europa League Athletic Bilbao 7 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League Qualifying Athletic Bilbao 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 LaLiga Athletic Bilbao 17 1 2 2 1 696
15/16 Supercopa Athletic Bilbao 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Champions League Athletic Bilbao 6 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 Champions League Qu. Athletic Bilbao 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Copa del Rey Athletic Bilbao 8 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 Europa League Athletic Bilbao 2 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 LaLiga Athletic Bilbao 36 3 2 3 0 933
13/14 Copa del Rey Athletic Bilbao 6 2 0 2 0 240
13/14 LaLiga Athletic Bilbao 33 5 2 7 0 512
12/13 Copa del Rey Granada CF 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 LaLiga Granada CF 38 2 0 4 0 1,667
11/12 Copa del Rey Granada CF 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 LaLiga Granada CF 36 3 3 3 0 1,007
10/11 2ª División Granada CF 40 2 0 6 0 1,736
10/11 2ª División SD Huesca 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Copa del Rey Granada CF 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Promoción a LaLiga Granada CF 4 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 2ª División SD Huesca 41 5 0 10 0 705
09/10 Copa del Rey SD Huesca 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 2ª B - Grupo IV Polideportivo Ejido 35 2 0 5 0 1,283
08/09 Ascenso a 2ª Polideportivo Ejido 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Copa del Rey Polideportivo Ejido 5 1 0 1 0 409
07/08 2ª B - Grupo II SD Huesca 35 6 0 3 1 477
07/08 Ascenso a 2ª SD Huesca 4 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Copa del Rey SD Huesca 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 2ª División Polideportivo Ejido 20 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 Copa del Rey Polideportivo Ejido 1 1 0 0 0 69
05/06 Copa del Rey UB Conquense 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Ascenso a 2ª UB Conquense 4 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Copa del Rey UB Conquense 1 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 2ª B - Grupo II UB Conquense 7 0 0 4 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
03/04 2003-07-01 CD Basconia UB Conquense B Transfer 0 —
04/05 2004-07-01 UB Conquense B UB Conquense Transfer 0 —
06/07 2006-07-01 UB Conquense Poli Ejido Transfer 0 —
07/08 2007-08-29 Poli Ejido SD Huesca Loan 0 —
07/08 2008-06-30 SD Huesca Poli Ejido Return from loan 0 —
09/10 2009-07-01 Poli Ejido SD Huesca Transfer 0 —
10/11 2010-07-01 SD Huesca Granada CF Transfer 500000 €600k
13/14 2013-08-21 Granada CF Athletic Transfer 4000000 €2.90m
19/20 2019-07-07 Athletic SD Huesca Transfer 800000 —
22/23 2022-07-01 SD Huesca FC Cartagena Transfer 200000 —
24/25 2024-07-01 FC Cartagena Retired Transfer 100000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 ankle sprain 2014-04-07 2014-04-21 15 3
14/15 Muscle injury 2015-03-09 2015-03-19 11 1
15/16 Torn muscle fiber 2015-07-02 2015-08-17 47 4
15/16 Broken toe 2015-10-15 2015-11-23 40 7
16/17 Knee problems 2016-08-01 2016-08-22 22 1
16/17 Hamstring injury 2016-11-24 2016-12-08 15 5
17/18 Muscle injury 2017-07-17 2017-08-14 29 2
17/18 muscular problems 2017-10-02 2017-10-26 25 4
17/18 Hamstring injury 2018-02-23 2018-03-12 18 5
17/18 Hamstring injury 2018-03-16 2018-04-07 23 2
17/18 Muscle injury 2018-05-15 2018-05-29 15 1
18/19 Ankle injury 2018-12-04 2019-04-23 141 22
20/21 Corona virus 2020-10-17 2020-10-31 15 3
Current—
Peak€8.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€100k
—€2.00m€4.00m€6.00m€8.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €100k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Aymeric Laporte 2 0 0
David Ferreiro 1 1 0
Jorge Pulido 1 3 0
Iñaki Williams 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
19/20 2ª División SD Huesca 7 42
07/08 2ª B - Grupo II SD Huesca 6 35
09/10 2ª División SD Huesca 5 41

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
19/20 2ª División SD Huesca 5 42
20/21 LaLiga SD Huesca 4 32
11/12 LaLiga Granada CF 3 36

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
07/08 2008-06-30 SD Huesca Poli Ejido Return from loan — —
07/08 2007-08-29 Poli Ejido SD Huesca Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Mikel Rico's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Levante UD 24 8 8 8 30 28 +2 33%
Málaga CF 20 9 6 5 23 22 +1 45%
SD Eibar 18 3 5 10 18 34 -16 17%
FC Barcelona 18 3 0 15 12 49 -37 17%
Valencia CF 17 2 5 10 15 27 -12 12%
Sporting Gijón 16 6 6 4 18 12 +6 38%
CA Osasuna 16 7 5 4 21 14 +7 44%
Real Zaragoza 16 4 6 6 14 19 -5 25%
UD Las Palmas 16 7 1 8 15 26 -11 44%
Athletic Club 16 6 2 8 17 19 -2 38%
Sevilla FC 16 4 2 10 14 28 -14 25%
Getafe CF 16 6 6 4 20 20 0 38%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
03/04 Senior debut season
06/07 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 32 0 4 0 0 0
22/23 39 733 5 0 0 0.61
21/22 32 0 5 0 0 0
20/21 32 2,200 2 0 0 0.08
19/20 42 463 3 0 1 0.78
17/18 25 0 2 0 0 0
16/17 23 469 4 0 0 0.77
15/16 30 873 3 0 1 0.41
14/15 54 933 8 0 0 0.77
13/14 39 752 9 0 0 1.08
12/13 39 1,667 4 1 0 0.27
11/12 38 1,007 3 0 0 0.27
10/11 46 1,736 7 0 0 0.36
09/10 42 705 11 0 0 1.4
08/09 42 1,692 6 0 0 0.32
07/08 40 477 3 0 1 0.75
06/07 21 69 1 0 0 1.3
04/05 5 0 1 0 0 0
03/04 7 0 4 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

2ª División
241 apps
17 G
7 A
LaLiga
231 apps
16 G
13 A
2ª B - Grupo II
42 apps
6 G
0 A
Copa del Rey
39 apps
5 G
1 A
2ª B - Grupo IV
35 apps
2 G
0 A
Europa League
19 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Ascenso a 2ª
10 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Mikel Rico

Who is Mikel Rico?

Mikel Rico is a Spain professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.

How old is Mikel Rico?

Mikel Rico is 41 years old. He was born on November 4, 1984 in Basauri.

What position does Mikel Rico play?

Mikel Rico plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Mikel Rico play for?

Mikel Rico currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Mikel Rico scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Mikel Rico has scored 46 goals in 634 appearances.