He never recovered enough to be in serious contention for the senior team, having five loan deals before eventually moving to Swansea in 2016 where again he struggled to nail down a place, returning to Spain on loan with Malaga and then Alaves.Īfter half a season with Aston Villa in the second part of the 2019-20 season, he returned to Spain and is now playing for Oviedo in the second division.Ĭentral defender Jorge Polido never quite made it at Atletico, but at Huesca who he joined in 2017 and who he captained to the Segunda Division title in 2019, he has found a long-term home.
🤩 1 classy finish 👇 /Q5TdQDJgpFįrom one player who has always stayed at home, to another who has struggled to find one, striker Borja Baston came through hometown club Atletico Madrid’s youth academy just like Koke.Īfter a successful breakthrough in the B team, Borja played in the final game of the 2009-10 season for Atletico in La Liga but was stretchered off with a serious ACL injury.
It is an impressive one-club career in an era where that is a rarity, and it does not look like ending anytime soon. Two La Liga titles, two Europa Leagues, a Copa del Rey and also featured in two Champions League finals. Madrid born and bred, Koke has been involved in all of Atletico’s modern success. Under Simeone he has been a mainstay, becoming only the second player in the club’s history to make 500 appearances in May of this year as the side won the La Liga title last season. Now 29, the Spaniard made his debut in 2009 and became a first-team regular from 2011 onwards. So what exciting young talents did the club produce who went on to play a role under Simeone? We’ve taken a look at the three that FM scout labelled as wonderkids.Ī true Atletico Madrid legend, Koke is still at the club where he came through as a youth player. That period has been the club’s most successful in its modern history. Atletico Madrid are one of the biggest clubs in Spain, with a knack of bringing through some excellent young players.įootball Manager 12 is now 10 years old and in a few weeks, so too will be Diego Simeone’s reign at the helm of the Spanish capital club.
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