Iago Falqué Silva
Encyclopedia
Iago Falqué Silva is a Spanish
footballer who is on loan at Tottenham Hotspur
from Juventus
, as an attacking midfielder
.
club, Real Madrid
, before moving to FC Barcelona
in 2001, joining the clubs youth ranks. After seven years in the Barcelona youth academy, the young Spaniard was promoted to the FC Barcelona B
team for a match. In his single appearance for the club, Falqué scored his first professional goal. Following his debut, Falqué was involved in a transfer negotiation, regarding heavy interest in the Spanish U-20 international, from Serie A
club, Juventus
.
club on a free deal, that included a €2.5m compensation to Barcelona, if certain goals were reached by the player in his stay with the club. On 6 December 2008, he received his first call-up to the club's first team in a match against U.S. Lecce
, on the 15th matchday of the Serie A. On 25 August 2009, Falqué was loaned to Serie A side A.S. Bari
, where he played in the clubs youth team before returning to Juventus in January 2010, where he returned to the bianconeri's youth team.
On 29 July 2010, Falqué joined Villarreal B
, on loan with the right of redemption. Falqué maintained a starting position for the club, appearing 36 times, scoring 11 goals. However in June 2011, Villarreal CF
opted not to activate their redemption clause, and so, on 30 June 2011, Falqué returned on a full basis to Juventus.
on a season long loan, with an option to make the move permanent. He made his debut in the 0–0 draw against PAOK in the Europa League on 15 September.
Spain
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footballer who is on loan at Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
from Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
, as an attacking midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
.
FC Barcelona
Falqué began his career with La LigaLa Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
club, Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
, before moving to FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
in 2001, joining the clubs youth ranks. After seven years in the Barcelona youth academy, the young Spaniard was promoted to the FC Barcelona B
FC Barcelona B
Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their...
team for a match. In his single appearance for the club, Falqué scored his first professional goal. Following his debut, Falqué was involved in a transfer negotiation, regarding heavy interest in the Spanish U-20 international, from Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
club, Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
.
Juventus
On 30 August 2008, Falqué signed a four-year contract with Juventus, and officially was presented on 2 September of the same year. Iago transferred to the Serie ASerie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
club on a free deal, that included a €2.5m compensation to Barcelona, if certain goals were reached by the player in his stay with the club. On 6 December 2008, he received his first call-up to the club's first team in a match against U.S. Lecce
U.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....
, on the 15th matchday of the Serie A. On 25 August 2009, Falqué was loaned to Serie A side A.S. Bari
A.S. Bari
Associazione Sportiva Bari is an Italian football club founded in 1908, they are based in Bari, Apulia and plays in Serie B. The club have spent many seasons bouncing between the top two divisions in Italian football, Serie A and Serie B....
, where he played in the clubs youth team before returning to Juventus in January 2010, where he returned to the bianconeri's youth team.
On 29 July 2010, Falqué joined Villarreal B
Villarreal CF B
Villarreal Club de Fútbol B is a Spanish football team based in Villarreal, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1999, it is the reserve team of Villarreal CF, and plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Ciudad Deportiva Villarreal CF, with a 5,000-seat capacity.Unlike in...
, on loan with the right of redemption. Falqué maintained a starting position for the club, appearing 36 times, scoring 11 goals. However in June 2011, Villarreal CF
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
opted not to activate their redemption clause, and so, on 30 June 2011, Falqué returned on a full basis to Juventus.
Tottenham Hotspur
On 25 August 2011, Iago joined Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
on a season long loan, with an option to make the move permanent. He made his debut in the 0–0 draw against PAOK in the Europa League on 15 September.
International
- UEFA European Under-17 Football ChampionshipUEFA European Under-17 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA U-17 Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. From 1982 to 2001 it was an Under-16 event.This meeting serves as a preliminary competition for the FIFA U-17 World Cup every other year....
: 20072007 UEFA European Under-17 Football ChampionshipThe UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship 2007 Final Tournament was held in Belgium from May 2, 2007, to May 13, 2007. Top 5 teams will qualify for FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007... - FIFA U-17 World CupFIFA U-17 World CupThe FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name since 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football...
: Runner-up 20072007 FIFA U-17 World CupThe FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 was held in the Korea Republic between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16...