Sergio Akieme Rodríguez (born 16 December 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Stade de Reims. Born in Spain, he holds Equatoguinean citizenship.[2][3]

Sergio Akieme
Akieme with Spain U19 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Sergio Akieme Rodríguez
Date of birth (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Reims
Number 18
Youth career
2010–2013 Getafe
2013–2015 Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Rayo Vallecano B 62 (0)
2016–2019 Rayo Vallecano 9 (0)
2019–2021 Barcelona B 24 (0)
2020–2021Almería (loan) 34 (2)
2021–2024 Almería 78 (4)
2024– Reims 1 (1)
International career
2015 Spain U18 3 (0)
2015 Spain U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024

Club career

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Rayo Vallecano

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Akieme was born in Madrid through Equatoguinean parents – his father was born in Bata while his mother was born in Malabo. He joined Rayo Vallecano's youth setup in August 2013 at the age of 15, from Getafe.[4]

Akieme made his senior debut with the reserves on 30 August 2015, starting in a 1–1 Tercera División away draw against Navalcarnero.[5] On 30 December he was included in Paco Jémez's first team call up for a La Liga match against Atlético Madrid,[6] but remained an unused substitute in the 2–0 home loss the following day.[7]

Akieme made his professional debut on 6 September 2016, starting in a 2–0 Copa del Rey away win against Almería.[8] He made his Segunda División debut the following 9 June, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lass Bangoura in a 2–1 away win against Sevilla B.[9]

Barcelona

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On 2 September 2019, Akieme signed a two-year deal with Barcelona, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[10] Akieme has made a bright start to his career with Barcelona B, registering 4 assists in 23 games from left back. On 22 February he was named in the squad to play against Eibar, due to an injury of first choice left back Jordi Alba.[11]

Loan and permanent transfer to Almería

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On 19 September 2020, Akieme joined Almería in the second division on a year-long loan with an obligation to buy him for €3.5 million if he plays 22 games.[12][13]

On 7 July 2021, Almería executed their option to buy Akieme permanently for €3.5 million. Barça reserve 10% of any future sale and also the right to first refusal.[14]

Career statistics

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As of 4 February 2024[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rayo Vallecano B 2015–16 Tercera División 31 0 31 0
2016–17 31 0 31 0
Total 62 0 62 0
Rayo Vallecano 2015–16 La Liga 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Segunda División 1 0 1 0 2 0
2017–18 3 0 1 0 4 0
2018–19 La Liga 2 0 2 0 4 0
2019–20 Segunda División 3 0 3 0
Total 9 0 4 0 13 0
Barcelona B 2019–20 Segunda División B 24 0 3[a] 0 27 0
Barcelona 2019–20 La Liga 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
Almería (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 34 2 4 0 2[c] 0 40 2
Almería 2021–22 Segunda División 30 1 2 0 32 1
2022–23 La Liga 29 1 0 0 29 1
2023–24 19 2 0 0 19 2
Total 78 4 2 0 80 4
Reims 2023–24 Ligue 1 1 1 1 1
Career total 208 7 10 0 0 0 6 0 224 7
  1. ^ Three appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ Club friendly
  3. ^ Two appearances in Segunda División play-offs

Honours

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Rayo Vallecano

References

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  1. ^ "Sergio Akieme" (in Spanish). UD Almería. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ Sergio Akieme at BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 September 2019.  
  3. ^ Sergio Akieme at WorldFootball.net  
  4. ^ "Fichajes de nuevos jugadores Guineoecuatorianos" [Signing of Equatoguinean footballers] (in Spanish). Radio Rombe. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Navalcarnero 1 – Rayo Vallecano B 1" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Zhang, Miku y el canterano Akieme entran en la lista" [Zhang, Miku and youth player Akieme get in the list] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Premio a la paciencia" [Prize to the patience] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  8. ^ "El Rayo se toma su venganza y elimina al Almería" [Rayo take their vengeance and knock out Almería] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Fin de fiesta en Sevilla con victoria para el Rayo" [End of party in Sevilla with victory for Rayo] (in Spanish). Marca. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Sergio Akieme s'incorpora al Barça" [Sergio Akieme joins Barça] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Braithwaite named in the squad". FC Barcelona. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Acord amb l'Almeria per la cessió d'Akieme" [Agremeent with Almería for the loan of Akieme] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Akieme se marcha cedido al Almería" [Akieme moves out on loan to Almería] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  14. ^ "UD Almería exercises option to purchase Sergio Akieme for 3.5 million euros". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  15. ^ "AKIEME RODRIGUEZ, SERGIO". Royal Madrid Football Federation.
  16. ^ Sergio Akieme at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2024.  
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