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Full name | Jorge Resurrección Merodio[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 January 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2008 | Atlético Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Atlético Madrid B | 66 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009– | Atlético Madrid | 466 | (38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Spain U17 | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Spain U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Spain U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Spain U21 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Spain U23 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2022 | Spain | 70 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 10 November 2024 (UTC) |
Jorge Resurrección Merodio (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxorxe resureɣˈθjom meˈɾoðjo];[i] born 8 January 1992), known as Koke ([ˈkoke]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains La Liga club Atlético Madrid.
He spent the entirety of his career with Atlético Madrid since making his debut with the first team in 2009, playing a club record of over 650 competitive matches and winning the 2013–14 and 2020–21 La Liga, two Europa League titles and two UEFA Super Cup trophies, while he was also a Champions League runner-up in 2014 and 2016.
Koke won the 2013 European Championship with the Spain under-21 team. He also made his debut for the full side that year, and represented the country at three World Cups and two European Championships.
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