Koke (footballer, born 1992)
Jorge Resurrección Merodio (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxorxe resureɣˈθjom meˈɾoðjo]; born 8 January 1992), known as Koke ([ˈkoke]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid, which he captains, and the Spain national team.
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Koke with Atlético Madrid in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jorge Resurrección Merodio | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 446 | (37) | ||||||||||||||
| 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– | Spain | 70 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:54, 27 November 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
He has 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 600 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.