Koke (footballer, born 1992)

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For another Spanish footballer, see Koke (footballer, born 1983).

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Koke
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Koke playing for Atlético Madrid in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jorge Resurrección Merodio
Date of birth (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 6
Youth career
2000–2008 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Atlético Madrid B 66 (7)
2009– Atlético Madrid 163 (17)
International career‡
2008 Spain U16 3 (0)
2008–2009 Spain U17 21 (0)
2010–2011 Spain U19 9 (0)
2011 Spain U20 5 (1)
2011–2013 Spain U21 12 (1)
2012– Spain U23 6 (1)
2013– Spain 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2015

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Resurrección and the second or maternal family name is Merodio.

Jorge Resurrección Merodio (born 8 January 1992), known as Koke (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkoke]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid and the Spanish national team as a midfielder.

He has spent all of his career so far with Atlético, and is known for his passing[1][2] and ability to create attacking opportunities.[3]

Koke won the 2013 European Championship with the Spanish under-21 team. He also made his debut for the full side that year, and represented the country at the 2014 World Cup.

Club career

Koke was born in Madrid. Having arrived at Atlético Madrid's youth system at the age of eight, he made his debut for the first team on 19 September 2009, playing in the second half of a 2–5 away loss against FC Barcelona after coming on as a substitute for Paulo Assunção.[4] He made three further appearances during the season.

Koke scored his first league goal for Atlético against Sevilla FC on 26 February 2011, his 47th-minute header from a Diego Forlán cross made it 1–1 in an eventual 2–2 home draw.[5] He finished his first full season as a professional with 17 games and two goals (the other coming in a 2–2 draw at RCD Espanyol[6]) as the Colchoneros finished seventh and qualified for the UEFA Europa League.

Koke was again an important member of Atlético's midfield in the 2011–12 campaign, under both Gregorio Manzano and his successor Diego Simeone. On 29 April 2012 he scored his first league goal of the season, opening the score in the 62nd minute of an eventual 2–2 away draw against Real Betis.[7] He appeared in 13 matches during the club's successful Europa League run, including a 90th-minute substitute appearance in the 3–0 defeat of Athletic Bilbao in the final.[8]

Aged only 20/21, Koke started in 38 of his 48 official appearances during 2012–13 and scored three goals – this included 112 minutes of play in the season's Copa del Rey final, won against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu.[9] He also began to excel at passing, either through set pieces or open play.[1][2]

On 1 September 2013, Koke scored his first goal of the new campaign, contributing to a 2–1 away win over Real Sociedad.[10] His performances in October earned him the accolade of La Liga Player of the Month, while his manager Diego Simeone won the equivalent managerial award;[11] on 3 March 2014, he scored to help his team to a 2–2 home draw in the Derbi madrileño against Real Madrid.[12]

On 9 April 2014, Koke scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League, netting the only goal of a quarter-final against Barcelona[13] to send Atlético to the semi-finals for the first time since 1974.[14][15] He finished the domestic league season as the player with the second most assists with 14,[3][16] as Atlético won the league title for the first time in 18 years after drawing 1–1 with Barcelona at Camp Nou in the final matchday;[17] he was a nominee at the LFP Awards at attacking midfielder, losing out to Andrés Iniesta.[18]

On 25 June 2014, Koke signed a new five-year deal with Atlético.[19] He was named Man of the match in their Champions League group match at Malmö FF on 4 November, scoring the first goal of a 2–0 win.[20] In a penalty shootout against Bayer 04 Leverkusen for the Champions League round-of-16, on 18 March of the following year, he had his attempt saved by Bernd Leno, but his team nonetheless advanced.[21]

International career

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Koke (left) on the bench with Atlético teammate David Villa, in a friendly with Chile in 2013

Koke was a member of the Spain under-20 side which reached the quarter-finals at the 2011 FIFA World Cup in Colombia. He missed in the last-16 penalty shootout against South Korea, but his team advanced nonetheless.[22]

Koke featured in the Spanish team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London,[23] playing all three games as the tournament ended at the group stage for the nation. He also represented the under-21s at the 2013 UEFA European Championship,[24] being named to the team of the tournament as Spain won the competition by beating Italy 4–2 in Jerusalem in the final.[25]

Koke made his debut for senior team on 14 August 2013, replacing Santi Cazorla for the final 12 minutes of a 2–0 friendly win in Ecuador.[26] His first competitive appearance for La Furia Roja came on 6 September of that year, as he played the full 90 minutes in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Finland that ended with a 2–0 win.[27]

Koke was named in Spain's 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup,[28] and was also included in the final list for the tournament.[29] On 19 June, he made his debut in the tournament after replacing Xabi Alonso at half-time as the champions trailed 0–2 to Chile at the Maracanã in the second group game, but could not change the scoreline as elimination was confirmed.[30] He started in the final fixture, a 3–0 victory over Australia.[31]

Statistics

Club

As of 31 December 2015[32][33]
Club Season League Cup[34] Continental[35] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Madrid 2009–10 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2010–11 17 2 2 0 0 0 19 2
2011–12 25 2 2 0 13 0 40 2
2012–13 33 3 7 0 8 0 48 3
2013–14 36 6 9 0 13 1 58 7
2014–15 34 2 6 0 9 2 49 4
2015–16 14 2 2 0 4 0 20 2
Atlético Madrid 162 17 28 0 47 3 238 20
Career totals 162 17 28 0 47 3 238 20

International

As of match played 13 November 2015[36]
Spain
Year Apps Goals
2013 7 0
2014 8 0
2015 5 0
Total 20 0

Honours

Club

Atlético Madrid

International

Spain U21
Spain U17

Individual

References

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  4. ↑ Barca rout Atletico; ESPN Soccernet, 19 September 2009
  5. ↑ Reyes to the rescue for Atletico; ESPN Soccernet, 26 February 2011
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  33. ↑ Koke at ESPN FC
  34. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España
  35. ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Intertoto Cup and UEFA Super Cup
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