Kiko (footballer, born 1993)

Kiko
Personal information
Full name Francisco Manuel Geraldo Rosa[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Alcácer do Sal, Portugal[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Anorthosis Famagusta
Number 23
Youth career
2001–2003 Alcacerense
2003–2012 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Vitória Setúbal 21 (0)
2015–2016 → Académico Viseu (loan) 22 (3)
2016–2017 Port Vale 21 (0)
2017–2018 Académico Viseu 23 (0)
2018–2019 Arouca 28 (0)
2019–2020 Olympiakos Nicosia 21 (2)
2020–2022 Omonia 23 (1)
2022– Anorthosis Famagusta 33 (1)
International career
2012 Portugal U19 3 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U20 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:50, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Francisco Manuel Geraldo Rosa (born 20 January 1993), known as Kiko, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a left-back for First Division club Anorthosis Famagusta.

A Portugal under-20 international, he made his debut in the Primeira Liga with Vitória Setúbal in January 2012. He was loaned out to Académico Viseu for the 2015–16 season. He signed with English club Port Vale in July 2016. He returned to Portugal after one season in England and joined Académico de Viseu. He signed with Arouca in May 2018 before moving to the Cypriot First Division with Olympiakos Nicosia in July 2019. He moved on to Omonia 12 months later and helped the club to win the league title in the 2020–21 season and the Cypriot Cup the following season. He switched to Anorthosis Famagusta in July 2022.

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2016/2017". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.