Samuel Llorca

Samuel

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Llorca Ripoll
Date of birth	(1985-04-26) 26 April 1985
Place of birth	Alicante, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Valladolid
Number	5
Youth career
1993–1996	CD San Blas Alto
1996–2004	Hércules
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Hércules B
2005–2006	→ Alone (loan)
2006–2007	Elche B	42	(6)
2007–2011	Elche	130	(3)
2011–2012	Hércules	37	(5)
2012–2015	Celta	1	(0)
2014	→ Alavés (loan)	18	(1)
2014–2015	→ Valladolid (loan)	20	(0)
2015–	Valladolid	14	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Llorca and the second or maternal family name is Ripoll.

Samuel Llorca Ripoll (born 26 April 1985), known simply as Samuel, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Valladolid as a central defender.

Football career

Born in Alicante, Valencian Community, Samuel started his senior career at local Hércules CF, with its reserves. In 2005 he moved to amateur neighbours CD Alone de Guardamar, being an important unit as it eventually retained its fourth division status.

Samuel stayed in the region for the following season, as he signed with Elche CF Ilicitano also in that category. On 9 June 2007, courtesy of manager David Vidal, he made his debut with the first team Elche CF, starting in a 1–0 home win against CD Castellón; he consolidated his position in the 2007–08 season with the club also in the second level, and received abroad offers from England's Sheffield United and Fulham, which eventually died down.

External links

• Samuel Llorca profile at BDFutbol
• Samuel Llorca profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
• Samuel Llorca at Soccerway