_(Rico).jpg) Rico in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikel Rico Moreno | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Arrigorriaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Padura | |||
| Danok Bat | |||
| 2000–2003 | Basconia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Basconia | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Conquense B | ||
| 2004–2005 | Conquense | 44 | (3) |
| 2005–2009 | Poli Ejido | 55 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | → Conquense (loan) | 35 | (9) |
| 2007–2008 | → Huesca (loan) | 35 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | Huesca | 42 | (5) |
| 2010–2013 | Granada | 114 | (7) |
| 2013–2019 | Athletic Bilbao | 126 | (10) |
| 2019–2022 | Huesca | 104 | (8) |
| 2022–2024 | Cartagena | 68 | (3) |
| Total | 624 | (53) | |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2018 | Basque Country | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mikel Rico Moreno (Basque pronunciation: [mikel riko moɾeno]; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmikel ˈriko moˈɾeno]; born 4 November 1984) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.
After spending much of his career in Spain's lower divisions with Conquense, Polideportivo Ejido and Huesca, he achieved promotion to La Liga with Granada in 2011, moving to Athletic Bilbao two years later. He amassed totals of 200 matches and 15 goals in the top division over eight seasons, before returning to Huesca in summer 2019.