Kiko Casilla
Casilla in action for Espanyol in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Francisco Casilla Cortés | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Alcover, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000 | Gimnàstic | ||
| 2000–2004 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Real Madrid C | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Real Madrid B | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Espanyol B | 25 | (0) |
| 2008–2015 | Espanyol | 115 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | → Cádiz (loan) | 66 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Cartagena (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2015– | Real Madrid | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| 2010– | Catalonia | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:21, 26 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2014 |
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Francisco "Kiko" Casilla Cortés (Spanish pronunciation: ['kiko ka'siʎa]; born 2 October 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a goalkeeper.
He started playing for Real Madrid, but only represented the reserve teams in his beginnings. He went on to appear in 126 competitive games for Espanyol over the course of six La Liga seasons, before returning to his previous club in 2015.
Born in Alcover, Tarragona, Catalonia, Casilla did not enjoy much playing time in his two-year stint with Real Madrid reserve side, Real Madrid Castilla. In the 2005–06 season, he played in the second division after having graduated from the C-team, being only third-choice after Jordi Codina and David Cobeño.
After only four appearances, Casilla was expected to receive more opportunities after the departure of first-choice Cobeño. However, Codina became the starter and Antonio Adán, a fellow youth graduate, the backup, and Casilla ended up playing only in the last game of the campaign, with an eventual relegation befalling.
In August 2007, Casilla was acquired by RCD Espanyol on a free transfer. On 20 January 2008, he made his debut in La Liga in a 1–2 away loss against Real Valladolid, coming on as a substitute for injured Iñaki Lafuente two minutes after half-time as the habitual starter Carlos Kameni was away on international duty; that month, news surfaced that Arsenal were interested in acquiring the young Spaniard's services.
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