Luis Alberto (footballer, born 1992)
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Luis Alberto playing for Barcelona B in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luis Alberto Romero Alconchel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | San José del Valle, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Deportivo La Coruña (on loan from Liverpool) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Sevilla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2012 | Sevilla B | 77 | (25) |
| 2011–2013 | Sevilla | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 38 | (11) |
| 2013– | Liverpool | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Málaga (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2015– | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 27 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2010–2011 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Spain U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2013 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016. | |||
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Luis Alberto Romero Alconchel (born 28 September 1992), known as Luis Alberto, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña on loan from Liverpool as an attacking midfielder or winger.
Club career
Sevilla
A product of Sevilla FC, Luis Alberto was born in San José del Valle, Cádiz, and he spent his first two seasons as a senior with the B-team in Segunda División B, scoring 15 goals in his second.[3][4] 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.[5]
Barcelona B
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.[6] He made his official debut on 2 September by playing two minutes in a 2–0 home win over CE Sabadell FC,[7] and finished the campaign as second top scorer in the squad, only behind Gerard Deulofeu.
Liverpool
On 20 June 2013, Sevilla received a £6.8 million offer from Premier League club Liverpool for Luis Alberto, which was accepted.[8] The signing was successfully completed two days later, subject to international clearance,[9] and he made his debut for his new club on 13 July in a 4–0 pre-season friendly win over Preston North End.[10]
On 1 September Luis Alberto made his league debut, playing the last seven minutes in a 1–0 home win against Manchester United in place of Philippe Coutinho.[11] 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.[12]
Loans to Málaga and Deportivo
On 26 June 2014, Luis Alberto was loaned to Málaga CF in a season-long move.[13] In the league opener, on 23 August, he scored the only goal in a home victory against Athletic Bilbao.[14]
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.[15]
Statistics
- As of 1 May 2016[16]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
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| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sevilla | 2010–11 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Barcelona B (loan) | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 38 | 11 | — | 38 | 11 | |||||
| Liverpool | 2013–14 | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Málaga (loan) | 2014–15 | La Liga | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| Deportivo (loan) | 2015–16 | La Liga | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | |||
| Total | Spain | 87 | 19 | 9 | 0 | — | 96 | 19 | ||||
| Total | England | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 96 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 108 | 19 | |||
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League squad numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "Luis Alberto". Eurosport. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "La maduración de Luis Alberto" [The coming of age of Luis Alberto] (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Setback for Sevilla; ESPN Soccernet, 16 April 2011
- ↑ Luis Alberto y Sergi Juste, nuevos jugadores del Barça B (Luis Alberto and Sergi Juste, new Barça B players); Diario AS, 6 August 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Femenía y Rafinha estrenan el casillero de La Masia (Femenía and Rafinha get first points for La Masia); Marca, 2 September 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Sevilla forward Luis Alberto to have medical at Liverpool after agreeing £6.8m move; Mail Online, 20 June 2013
- ↑ "Reds complete Luis Alberto deal". Liverpool F.C. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "Reds hit Preston for four – report". Liverpool F.C. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ "Liverpool 1–0 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ↑ "Tottenham 0–5 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ↑ "Luis Alberto seals Malaga loan switch". Liverpool F.C. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "Mateu corta las alas a Iraizoz" [Mateu clips Iraizoz's wings]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Luis Alberto". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
External links
- Luis Alberto profile at BDFutbol
- Luis Alberto profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
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