Javier Enrique "Kike" Delgado Saverio (born 19 June 1999) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club Aris.
.jpg) Saverio in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Enrique Delgado Saverio | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Genoa, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aris | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cornellà | |||
| 2015–2018 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Barcelona B | 37 | (6) |
| 2020 | Osasuna B | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Osasuna | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Andorra (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2023 | Deportivo La Coruña | 15 | (2) |
| 2023– | Aris | 29 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 | |||
Club career
editBarcelona
editBorn in Genoa to Ecuadorian parents,[1] Saverio moved to Balzar, Ecuador as an infant, before moving to Barcelona at the age of five.[2] He joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2015, from UE Cornellà.[3]
On 12 July 2018, Saverio renewed his contract until 2020, with a release clause of €50 million,[4] being subsequently promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[2] He made his senior debut on 26 August of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Ballou Tabla in a 1–3 loss at CD Alcoyano.[5]
Saverio scored his first senior goal on 29 September 2018, netting the opener in a 2–1 home success over UE Olot.[6] In October, however, he suffered an injury in his left leg, being sidelined for four months.[7]
On 30 June 2020, Saverio left Barça as his contract expired.[8]
Osasuna
editOn 16 September 2020, Saverio signed a three-year contract with CA Osasuna, being initially assigned to the B-team in the third division.[9] He made his debut on 25 October, starting in a 0–2 loss at CD Tudelano.[10]
Saverio made his first team debut on 15 December 2020, starting and scoring his team's fourth in a 6–0 away routing of UD Tomares, for the season's Copa del Rey.[11][12]
Loan to Andorra
editOn 1 February 2021, Saverio joined third tier side FC Andorra on loan until the end of the season.[13]
Loan to Ponferradina
editOn 28 July 2021, Saverio moved to Segunda División side SD Ponferradina on a one-year loan deal.[14] He made his professional debut on 22 August, replacing goalscorer José Naranjo in a 1–0 away win over SD Eibar.[15]
On 7 May 2022, after scoring Ponfe's third goal in a 3–1 home win over Burgos CF (which was his first professional goal), Saverio suffered an Achilles tendon injury, being sidelined for the remainder of the season.[16]
Deportivo La Coruña
editOn 21 January 2023, Saverio signed to Primera Federación side Deportivo La Coruña on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
Aris
editOn 2 July 2023, Saverio joined Aris on a two-year deal with an option for another season.[17]
International career
editEligible to represent Italy, Ecuador and Spain, Saverio made his debut for the latter's under-19s on 14 November 2017, in a 1–2 loss at Portugal. In 2019, he was called up to the Ecuador under-20 squad for trainings ahead of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[18] but did not make the final squad.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 4 July 2023[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 6 | — | — | — | 37 | 6 | |||||
| Osasuna B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Osasuna | 2020–21 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Andorra (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Ponferradina (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2022–23 | Segunda División B | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 93 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 11 | ||
Honours
editBarcelona
References
edit- ^ "¿Kike Saverio hace un guiño a la Selección de Ecuador?" [Kike Saverio gives a wink to the Ecuador national team?] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Promesas de La Masía: Kike Saverio, acordes de bailarín" [Prospects of La Masía: Kike Saverio, chords of a dancer] (in Spanish). Vavel. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Kike Saverio, el héroe silencioso del Barça B" [Kike Saverio, the silent hero of Barça B] (in Spanish). Sport. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Kike Saverio renueva hasta el 2020" [Kike Saverio renews until 2020] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "CD Alcoyano 3-1 FC Barcelona B: Losing start to Division 2B". FC Barcelona. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Barça B 2-1 UE Olot: First win in the Miniestadi". FC Barcelona. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Kike Saverio pasará por el quirófano y estará cuatro meses de baja" [Kike Saverio will go through surgery and will be four months out] (in Spanish). Sport. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Chumi, Kike Saverio, Sergi Puig y Guillem no continúan en el Barça B" [Chumi, Kike Saverio, Sergi Puig and Guillem will not continue at Barça B] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Osasuna Promesas refuerza su plantilla con las incorporaciones de Kike Saverio, Joel Rodríguez, José Carlos Aliaga y Dani Santafé" [Osasuna Promesas bolster their squad with the signings of Kike Saverio, Joel Rodríguez, José Carlos Aliaga and Dani Santafé] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Osasuna Promesas cede ante el Tudelano (0–2)" [Osasuna Promesas fall against Tudelano (0–2)] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Osasuna vence en su estreno copero (0–6)" [Osasuna win in their Cup debut (0–6)] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Osasuna despacha el trámite de La Cartuja" [Osasuna dispatch the procedure of La Cartuja] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "El ecuatoriano Kike Saverio se marcha al Andorra, de la tercera categoría del fútbol de España" [The Ecuadorian Kike Saverio goes to Andorra, in the third category of Spanish football] (in Spanish). El Universo. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "El extremo Kike Saverio se incorpora a la SD Ponferradina" [Winger Kike Saverio joins SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "La Ponferradina asalta Ipurua" [Ponferradina take over Ipurua] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Gol y grave lesión para Kike Saverio, cedido por Osasuna en la Ponferradina" [Goal and serious injury for Kike Saverio, on loan from Osasuna at Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Άρης μεταγραφές: Επίσημα τους κίτρινους ο Κίκε Σαβέριο για 2+1 χρόνια". www.sport24.gr. 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Kike Saverio llegó del Barça a la Selección Sub 20" [Kike Saverio arrives from Barça to the under-20 national team] (in Spanish). Bendito Fútbol. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Kike Saverio at Soccerway
- ^ "Chelsea 0–3 Barcelona". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
External links
edit- Kike Saverio at BDFutbol
- Kike Saverio at Soccerway