Sergio Escudero (footballer, born 1989)

Sergio Escudero Palomo (born 2 September 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC as a left back.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escudero and the second or maternal family name is Palomo.

Sergio Escudero
Escudero playing for Sevilla in 2020
Personal information
Full name Sergio Escudero Palomo[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989[1]
Place of birth Valladolid, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Sevilla
Number 18
Youth career
1998–2004 Valladolid
2004–2005 Parquesol
2005–2007 Betis Valladolid
2007–2008 Murcia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Murcia B 24 (1)
2009–2010 Murcia 26 (1)
2010–2013 Schalke 04 II 10 (2)
2010–2013 Schalke 04 12 (0)
2013 → Getafe (loan) 9 (1)
2013–2015 Getafe 49 (4)
2015– Sevilla 104 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:43, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Murcia

Born in Valladolid, Castile and León, Escudero joined Real Murcia in 2007 after a six-year youth spell at local Real Valladolid,[2] playing his first season as a senior with the B-side in Segunda División B. On 13 June 2009, he made his debut with the first team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against UD Salamanca as the hosts had already retained their Segunda División status.[3]

Escudero was definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2009–10 campaign, being the most utilised player in his position (2,250 minutes) as Murcia was eventually relegated after ranking in 20th position. In late March 2010, interest surfaced from Real Madrid,[4] but nothing came of it.

Escudero with Getafe in 2015

Schalke 04
Escudero with Schalke 04 in 2010

In the summer of 2010, 20-year-old Escudero signed with FC Schalke 04 in Germany, alongside compatriots José Manuel Jurado and Raúl González for an undisclosed fee.[5] He made his Bundesliga debut on 26 February 2011, playing 68 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against 1. FC Nürnberg.[6]

Getafe

Escudero was loaned to Getafe CF in late January 2013, to cover for injured Mané.[7] His maiden appearance in La Liga took place on 2 February, as he started in a 3–1 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña.[8]

Escudero joined the Madrid outskirts club permanently on 11 July 2013, agreeing to a five-year contract.[9] He scored two goals in his first full season, against FC Barcelona (2–5 home loss)[10] and Sevilla FC (1–0, also at home),[11] the latter all but guaranteeing his team stayed in the top flight for another year.

Sevilla

On 3 July 2015, Escudero moved to fellow league team Sevilla after agreeing to a four-year deal.[12] He netted his first goal for the Andalusians on 29 November, the only in a league fixture against Valencia CF at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[13]

Escudero played second-fiddle to Benoît Trémoulinas in his first year,[14][15] but still managed to play in 28 matches across all competitions,[16] including the full 90 minutes of the final of the UEFA Europa League against Liverpool in Basel (3–1 win).[17]

International career

In November 2016, Escudero received his first call-up to the senior Spain squad for matches against Macedonia and England.[18]

Career statistics
As of 25 November 2020[19][20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Murcia 2008–09 Segunda División 1000——10
2009–10 25130——281
Total 26130——291
Schalke 04 2010–11 Bundesliga 60204[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0130
2011–12 60003[lower-alpha 3]0—90
2012–13 000000—00
Total 120207010220
Getafe (loan) 2012–13 La Liga 9100——91
Getafe 2013–14 19210——202
2014–15 30240——342
Total 58550——635
Sevilla 2015–16 La Liga 151607[lower-alpha 3]000281
2016–17 260208[lower-alpha 1]11[lower-alpha 4]0371
2017–18 2706112[lower-alpha 1]2—453
2018–19 210207[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0310
2019–20 111307[lower-alpha 3]0—211
2020–21 41002[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 5]071
Total 1043191433301697
Career total 20092915034028313
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
  5. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

Honours

Schalke 04

Sevilla

References
  1. "Sergio Escudero". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. Posada, Arturo (12 April 2013). "El crecimiento de Sergio Escudero" [The growth of Sergio Escudero]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. "El Murcia liquidó al Salamanca" [Murcia finished Salamanca]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 June 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. Orive, Javier (26 March 2010). "El Madrid ya sabe lo que vale Sergio: 5 millones y cesión" [Madrid already know what Sergio is worth: 5 million and loan]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  5. "Schalke sign Escudero". ESPN Soccernet. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  6. "Schalke 04 1–1 Nurnberg". ESPN Soccernet. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. "Escudero, cedido del Schalke al Getafe" [Escudero, loaned by Schalke to Getafe]. El País (in Spanish). 25 January 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  8. "Getafe 3–1 Deportivo: La valentía de Luis García obtiene su premio" [Getafe 3–1 Deportivo: Luis García bravery gets prize] (in Spanish). Goal. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  9. "El Getafe ficha a Escudero tras un acuerdo con el Schalke" [Getafe sign Escudero after agreement with Schalke]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  10. "Pedro sparks Barca comeback". ESPN FC. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  11. "Getafe move out of drop zone". ESPN FC. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  12. "El Sevilla FC y el Getafe llegan a un acurdo para el traspaso de Escudero" [Sevilla FC and Getafe reach an agreement for the transfer of Escudero] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  13. Ruthven, Graham (29 November 2015). "Sevilla dominate nine-man Valencia in one-sided affair". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  14. Liaño, Jorge (7 September 2015). "Esudero [sic], a la espera de que Tremoulinas abra la puerta" [Esudero, waiting for Tremoulinas to open the door] (in Spanish). El Desmarque Radio. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  15. Florido, Eduardo (19 April 2016). "La minimizada legión de Emery" [Emery's minimised legion]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  16. "Sergio Escudero renueva con el Sevilla FC hasta 2021" [Sergio Escudero renews with Sevilla FC until 2021] (in Spanish). Javi SFC. February 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  17. "Sevilla make it three in row at Liverpool's expense". UEFA. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  18. "OFFICIAL | Call-up for FYROM and England matches". Royal Spanish Football Federation. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  19. Sergio Escudero at Soccerway
  20. "Escudero Sergio" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
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