Koke (footballer, born 1992)

Koke
Koke with Atlético Madrid in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jorge Resurrección Merodio[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-08) 8 January 1992 (age 32)[2]
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 467 (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
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA Nations League
Runner-up 2021 Italy
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Third place 2009 Nigeria Team
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2013 Israel Team
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2010 France Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:58, 23 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.

  1. ^ "Acta del partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Valencia" [Minutes of the match held on 18 May 2019, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Koke". Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ Koke at AS.com (in Spanish) Edit this at Wikidata


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