Samu Delgado

{{Short description|Spanish footballer (born 1993)}}

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| name = Samu Delgado

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| fullname = Samuel Delgado Serna

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|7|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Belmonte, Spain

| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Córdoba

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| youthyears1 = 2001–2012 | youthclubs1 = Albacete

| years1 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = Albacete B | caps1 = 30 | goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2013–2017 | clubs2 = Albacete | caps2 = 98 | goals2 = 10

| years3 = 2016–2017 | clubs3 = → Alcorcón (loan) | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2017 | clubs4 = Alcorcón | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2017 | clubs5 = → Cultural Leonesa (loan) | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2017–2019 | clubs6 = Cultural Leonesa | caps6 = 21 | goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2019–2020 | clubs7 = Marbella | caps7 = 39 | goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2020– | clubs8 = Córdoba | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 0

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| club-update = 13 December 2020

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Samuel Delgado Serna (born 2 July 1993), known as Samu Delgado or simply Samu, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Córdoba CF as a right winger.

Club career

Born in Belmonte, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha,[http://www.5maseldescuento.es/2013/04/14-de-abril-de-2013-fue-el-dia-de-samuel-delgado-serna-samu/ 14 de abril de 2013: fue el día de Samuel Delgado Serna, Samu (14 April 2013: it was the day of Samuel Delgado Serna, Samu)]; 5 Más del Descuento, 15 April 2016 {{in lang|es}} Samu graduated from Albacete Balompié's youth setup, and made senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, in Tercera División. In the following season he began appearing with the main squad in Segunda División B.

Samu was definitely promoted to the first team in July 2013,[http://www.latribunadealbacete.es/noticia/Z4C1B043A-FBFB-E428-3746722303BA7CA2/20130718/soria/piojo/samu/jose/carlos/tendran/ficha/primer/equipo Soria, Piojo, Samu y José Carlos tendrán ficha con el primer equipo (Soria, Piojo, Samu and José Carlos will have first team places)]; La Tribuna de Albacete, 18 July 2013 {{in lang|es}} and appeared in 31 matches as Alba returned to Segunda División after a three-year absence. On 24 August 2014 he played his first match as a professional, replacing Portu in a 2–3 home loss against AD Alcorcón.[http://www.marca.com/2014/08/24/futbol/2adivision/1408917001.html Los errores defensivos estropea el regreso del Alba (Defensive errors ruins Alba's return)]; Marca, 24 August 2014 {{in lang|es}}

Samu scored his first professional goal on 30 November, netting the last in a 2–1 away win against FC Barcelona B.[http://www.marca.com/2014/11/30/futbol/2adivision/1417378002.html El 'Alba' remonta bajo el diluvio y deja muy tocado al Barcelona B ('Alba' comebacks under the downpour and leaves Barcelona B very touched)]; Marca, 30 November 2014 {{in lang|es}} On 11 July 2016, after suffering relegation, he was loaned to fellow league team AD Alcorcón for one year.[http://www.adalcorcon.com/noticia/samu-delgado-nuevo-refuerzo-para-la-a-d-alcorcon Samu Delgado, nuevo refuerzo para la A.D. Alcorcón (Samu Delgado, new addition for A.D. Alcorcón)]; AD Alcorcón, 11 July 2016 {{in lang|es}}

Samu joined the Alfareros permanently on 31 January 2017, and was immediately loaned to Cultural Leonesa in the third division.[http://www.eldigitaldealbacete.com/2017/01/31/alba-vende-samu-al-alcorcon/ El Alba vende a Samu al Alcorcón (Alba sell Samu to Alcorcón)]; El Digital de Albacete, 31 January 2017 {{in lang|es}}

Honours

;Cultural Leonesa

References

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