Pablo Sicilia Roig (born 10 September 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played usually as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Sicilia Roig | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Las Palmas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Las Palmas B | ||
| 2001 | → Universidad LP (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Vecindario | 36 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Atlético B | 58 | (2) |
| 2006 | Atlético Madrid | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2012 | Tenerife | 186 | (13) |
| Total | 285 | (17) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He spent most of his 11-year professional career with Tenerife, appearing in 197 competitive games over six seasons, one spent in La Liga.
Club career
editSicilia was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. After starting professionally with local UD Vecindario, he joined Atlético Madrid for the 2004–05 season, but was mainly registered with the reserves. On 19 February 2006 he made his sole appearance with the first team, playing one minute in a 3–0 away win against neighbours Getafe CF.[1]
In the 2006–07 campaign, Sicilia signed for CD Tenerife in the second division, being an early first choice.[2] In his third year, he contributed 36 games (2,843 minutes) as the club returned to La Liga after a seven-year absence.[3]
From 2009 to 2012, Sicilia played a further 80 league matches and scored eight goals, but Tenerife suffered two consecutive relegations in the process. He retired subsequently, aged 30.[4]
References
edit- ^ Llamas, Fernando (19 February 2006). "El Atlético suma su quinto triunfo seguido en Getafe" [Atlético get fifth win in a row in Getafe]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Sánchez Acedo, Ignacio (29 December 2007). ""Sueño con celebrar el ascenso a Primera"" ["I dream of celebrating a promotion to Primera"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "El Tenerife no dio opción a la sorpresa y selló su ascenso en Girona" [Tenerife did not wait for surprises and sealed their promotion in Girona]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 June 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Pablo Sicilia, desencantado con el fútbol, se plantea colgar las botas" [Pablo Sicilia, despondent with football, thinks about hanging up boots]. La Opinión de Tenerife (in Spanish). 11 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
External links
edit- Pablo Sicilia at BDFutbol
- Pablo Sicilia at Soccerway