Vicente Esquerdo

Vicente Esquerdo Santas (born 2 January 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Spanish club Valencia.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Esquerdo and the second or maternal family name is Santas.
Vicente Esquerdo
Personal information
Full name Vicente Esquerdo Santas
Date of birth (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999
Place of birth Calp, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Valencia
Youth career
Ciudad de Benidorm
2014–2018 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Valencia B 65 (3)
2019– Valencia 6 (0)
2021–2022 → Castellón (loan) 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2022

Club career

Born in Calp, Alicante, Valencian Community, Esquerdo joined Valencia CF's youth setup from CF Ciudad de Benidorm.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 25 August 2018, coming on as a late substitute for Sito in a 2–0 Segunda División B home win against CD Ebro.[2]

Esquerdo scored his first senior goal on 24 November 2018, netting his team's first in a 2–2 home draw against UB Conquense.[3] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 30 November of the following year, replacing Francis Coquelin late into a 2-1 home defeat of Villarreal CF.[4]

On 27 August 2021, Esquerdo was loaned to Primera División RFEF side CD Castellón for one year.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of 11 November 2020[6]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valencia B 2018–19 Segunda División B 281—281
2019–20 162—162
Total 443—443
Valencia 2019–20 La Liga 3010—40
2020–21 3000—30
Total 6010—70
Career total 503100000513

    References
    1. "Vicente Esquerdo makes first appearance in Valencia CF squad". Valencia CF. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
    2. "El Valencia Mestalla venció en casa al Ebro" [Valencia Mestalla defeated Ebro at home] (in Spanish). El Español. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
    3. "El Valencia Mestalla y el Conquense empataron a dos" [Valencia Mestalla and Conquense draw 2–2] (in Spanish). Sport. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
    4. "El Valencia tira de casta para ganar el derbi" [Valencia dig deep to win the derby] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
    5. "Comunicado oficial | Vicente Esquerdo" [Official announcement | Vicente Esquerdo] (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
    6. "Vicente Esquerdo". SofaScore. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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