Hugo Rincón Lumbreras (born 27 January 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back for Bilbao Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Rincón Lumbreras | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Valtierra, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bilbao Athletic | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osasuna | |||
| 2018–2021 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Bilbao Athletic | 36 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Basconia | 33 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Spain U16[2] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023 | |||
Career edit
Born in Valtierra, Navarre, Rincón began his career in the CA Osasuna youth system before joining Athletic Bilbao in 2018 at the age of 15, becoming the latest in a long list of players to make the switch from Pamplona to Biscay (the most recent one year earlier involving another right back from the same district, Jesús Areso).[3] He made his senior debut with the club's third-tier reserve team Bilbao Athletic in May 2021 in a Segunda División B fixture against CD Tudelano in which he conceded an early penalty but otherwise put in a strong display.[1] He made six more appearances for them in the following season, but spent most of the campaign with CD Basconia, the club's fifth-tier farm team.
With the departure of the older Álvaro Núñez in the summer of 2022 (Areso had returned to Osasuna a year earlier), Rincón was installed as a regular for Bilbao Athletic in the 2022–23 Primera Federación season,[2] missing only one of the first 24 matches (due to a suspension following a red card) until he was injured against FC Barcelona Atlètic on 18 February 2023,[4] missing several weeks of action as the young squad struggled against relegation. Despite this setback, due to his good performances and the uncertainty surrounding the future of the four more experienced men in his position (Óscar de Marcos, Iñigo Lekue, Ander Capa and Álex Petxarroman), it was reported in the local media that he would still take part in the next pre-season with the senior squad.[5] He had returned to full fitness by May 2023.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Hugo Rincón, el nuevo Areso [Hugo Rincón, the new Areso], Javier Beltrán, El Correo, 2 May 2021 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b "Hugo Rincón lo tiene todo para enamorar a San Mamés, es hasta guapo" ["Hugo Rincón has everything to make San Mamés fall in love, he is even handsome"], Asís Martín, El Desmarque, 18 August 2022 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Athletic ficha a Hugo Rincón, cadete de Osasuna de primer año [Athletic signs Hugo Rincón, a first-year cadet from Osasuna], La Cantera de Lezama, 19 May 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ 0-0. El Bilbao Athletic suma otro empate que vale muy poco [0-0. Bilbao Athletic adds another draw that is worth very little], Carlos Zaballa, 26 February 2023 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Athletic tiene hasta el 15 de junio para decidir sobre Capa [Athletic has until June 15th to decide on Capa], Javier R. Beltrán, Diario AS, 20 March 2023 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Adu Ares no puede evitar otra derrota del filial" [Adu Ares cannot prevent another defeat for the subsidiary] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
External links edit
- Hugo Rincón at Athletic Bilbao
- Hugo Rincón at BDFutbol
- Hugo Rincón at Soccerway