Óscar Rico Lomas (born 5 December 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CF Intercity as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Rico Lomas | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Elche, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Intercity | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Levante | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Levante B | ||
| 2004–2005 | Logroñés | ||
| 2005–2006 | Almansa | 32 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Levante B | 11 | (0) |
| 2007 | Cartagena | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Lorca Deportiva | 18 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Cultural Leonesa | 35 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Alavés | 62 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Orihuela | 35 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Cartagena | 34 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Tenerife | 9 | (0) |
| 2014 | Jaén | 19 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Llagostera | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Reus | 38 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Cartagena | 18 | (2) |
| 2017 | Mérida | 15 | (2) |
| 2017 | Atlético Baleares | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Jumilla | 28 | (3) |
| 2019– | Intercity | 10 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:42, 7 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
He played 35 Segunda División matches, for Tenerife, Jaén and Llagostera, but spent most of his career in Segunda División B in representation of 11 clubs, playing 364 games and scoring 44 goals.
Football career
editBorn in Elche, Province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Rico began his professional career at neighbouring Levante UD, making his senior debut with the reserves in the 2002–03 season, in Tercera División. He first arrived in Segunda División B in 2005, signing for UD Almansa.
Rico spent the following seven years competing in the third level, representing Levante B, FC Cartagena (two stints),[1] Lorca Deportiva CF, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Deportivo Alavés and Orihuela CF.[2] In the 2012–13 campaign he was an important midfield unit for the second club, participating in 22 of the 46 goals scored by the club, assisting in 18 and scoring four himself.[3]
On 28 June 2013, Rico signed with CD Tenerife, freshly promoted to Segunda División.[4] He played his first professional match on 18 August, starting in a 0–1 away loss against AD Alcorcón.[5]
On 21 January 2014, Rico moved to Real Jaén also from division two.[6] After the Andalusian team's relegation he joined UE Llagostera, recently promoted to the second tier.[7]
Rico terminated his contract with the Catalans on 30 January 2015,[8] joining CF Reus Deportiu hours later.[9] In June 2016, after the club's promotion to the second tier, he remained in the third and signed for Cartagena again.[10] He rescinded his contract the following 31 January, to sign for Mérida AD the next day for the rest of the season.[11][12]
In July 2017, Rico signed for Atlético Baleares.[13] At the start of the new year, he joined FC Jumilla.[14] Following their relegation to the fourth tier, he joined CF Intercity of his native region at that level in July 2019.[15]
References
edit- ^ Óscar Rico: «Mi misión será dar pases de gol a los delanteros» (Óscar Rico: «My mission will be to provide assists to forwards»); La Verdad, 28 June 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Óscar Rico, del Alavés, ficha por el Orihuela (Óscar Rico, from Alavés, signs for Orihuela); Diario Información, 30 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Óscar Rico ha participado en 22 de los 46 goles que lleva marcados el Efesé (Óscar Rico has participated in 22 of the 46 goals scored by Efesé); La Verdad, 16 April 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Óscar Rico se convierte en el tercer refuerzo del Tenerife (Óscar Rico becomes the third signing of Tenerife); Marca, 28 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Alcorcón sigue abonado a los finales con suspense (Alcorcón and close games a marriage made in heaven); Marca, 18 August 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Óscar Rico ficha por el Real Jaén (Óscar Rico signs for Real Jaén); Marca, 21 January 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Óscar Rico, procedent del Jaén, primera incorporació blaugrana (Óscar Rico, from Jaén, first blaugrana addition); UE Llagostera, 10 July 2014 (in Catalan)
- ^ El Llagostera i Óscar Rico arriben a un acord de rescissió de contracte (Llagostera and Óscar Rico reach agreement for the rescision of contract); UE Llagostera, 30 January 2015 (in Catalan)
- ^ Óscar Rico, nou fitxatge (Óscar Rico, new signing); CF Reus Deportiu, 30 January 2015 (in Catalan)
- ^ "Óscar Rico (Reus) firma en el Cartagena por tercera vez" [Óscar Rico (Reus) signs for Cartagena for the third time] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Óscar Rico desvinculado del FC Cartagena" [Óscar Rico released from FC Cartagena] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "El Mérida ficha a Óscar Rico" [Mérida sign Óscar Rico] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Óscar Rico és el vuitè reforç del projecte 2017-18" [Óscar Rico is the eighth addition for the 2017–18 project] (in Catalan). Atlético Baleares. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ García, José (3 January 2018). "Óscar Rico: "Me equivoqué no viniendo al Jumilla en verano"" [Óscar Rico: "I made a mistake not coming to Jumilla in the summer"]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Dos fichajes para el Intercity procedentes de Segunda B" [Two signings for Intercity arriving from Segunda B] (in Spanish). Gols Media. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
External links
edit- Óscar Rico at BDFutbol
- Óscar Rico at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Óscar Rico at Soccerway