Sergio Akieme Rodríguez (born 16 December 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Stade de Reims. Born in Spain, he holds Equatoguinean citizenship.[2][3]
 Akieme with Spain U19 in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Akieme Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reims | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Getafe | ||
| 2013–2015 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Rayo Vallecano B | 62 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Barcelona B | 24 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Almería (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Almería | 78 | (4) |
| 2024– | Reims | 1 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024 | |||
Club career
editRayo Vallecano
editAkieme was born in Madrid through Equatoguinean parents – his father was born in Bata while his mother was born in Malabo. He joined Rayo Vallecano's youth setup in August 2013 at the age of 15, from Getafe.[4]
Akieme made his senior debut with the reserves on 30 August 2015, starting in a 1–1 Tercera División away draw against Navalcarnero.[5] On 30 December he was included in Paco Jémez's first team call up for a La Liga match against Atlético Madrid,[6] but remained an unused substitute in the 2–0 home loss the following day.[7]
Akieme made his professional debut on 6 September 2016, starting in a 2–0 Copa del Rey away win against Almería.[8] He made his Segunda División debut the following 9 June, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lass Bangoura in a 2–1 away win against Sevilla B.[9]
Barcelona
editOn 2 September 2019, Akieme signed a two-year deal with Barcelona, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[10] Akieme has made a bright start to his career with Barcelona B, registering 4 assists in 23 games from left back. On 22 February he was named in the squad to play against Eibar, due to an injury of first choice left back Jordi Alba.[11]
Loan and permanent transfer to Almería
editOn 19 September 2020, Akieme joined Almería in the second division on a year-long loan with an obligation to buy him for €3.5 million if he plays 22 games.[12][13]
On 7 July 2021, Almería executed their option to buy Akieme permanently for €3.5 million. Barça reserve 10% of any future sale and also the right to first refusal.[14]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rayo Vallecano B | 2015–16 | Tercera División | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 0 | — | 62 | 0 | |||||||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2015–16 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Barcelona B | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 24 | 0 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Barcelona | 2019–20 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Almería (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| Almería | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 78 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 80 | 4 | |||||
| Reims | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 208 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 224 | 7 | ||
- ^ Three appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- ^ Club friendly
- ^ Two appearances in Segunda División play-offs
Honours
editRayo Vallecano
References
edit- ^ "Sergio Akieme" (in Spanish). UD Almería. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ Sergio Akieme at BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Sergio Akieme at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Fichajes de nuevos jugadores Guineoecuatorianos" [Signing of Equatoguinean footballers] (in Spanish). Radio Rombe. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Navalcarnero 1 – Rayo Vallecano B 1" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Zhang, Miku y el canterano Akieme entran en la lista" [Zhang, Miku and youth player Akieme get in the list] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Premio a la paciencia" [Prize to the patience] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "El Rayo se toma su venganza y elimina al Almería" [Rayo take their vengeance and knock out Almería] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Fin de fiesta en Sevilla con victoria para el Rayo" [End of party in Sevilla with victory for Rayo] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Sergio Akieme s'incorpora al Barça" [Sergio Akieme joins Barça] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Braithwaite named in the squad". FC Barcelona. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Acord amb l'Almeria per la cessió d'Akieme" [Agremeent with Almería for the loan of Akieme] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Akieme se marcha cedido al Almería" [Akieme moves out on loan to Almería] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "UD Almería exercises option to purchase Sergio Akieme for 3.5 million euros". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "AKIEME RODRIGUEZ, SERGIO". Royal Madrid Football Federation.
- ^ Sergio Akieme at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
External links
edit- Sergio Akieme at FBref.com