Luis Alberto (footballer, born 1992)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Alconchel.
Luis Alberto

Luis Alberto playing for Barcelona B in 2012
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Romero Alconchel[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-28) 28 September 1992
Place of birth San José del Valle, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 18
Youth career
2004–2009 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Sevilla B 77 (25)
2011–2013 Sevilla 7 (0)
2012–2013 → Barcelona B (loan) 38 (11)
2013–2016 Liverpool 9 (0)
2014–2015 → Málaga (loan) 15 (2)
2015–2016 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 29 (6)
2016– Lazio 0 (0)
National team
2010–2011 Spain U18 2 (0)
2011–2012 Spain U19 3 (1)
2013 Spain U21 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2016.


Luis Alberto Romero Alconchel (born 28 September 1992), known as Luis Alberto, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Italian club S.S. Lazio.

Club career

Sevilla

A product of Sevilla FC, Luis Alberto was born in San José del Valle, Cádiz, and he spent his first two seasons as a senior with the B-team in Segunda División B, scoring 15 goals in his second.[3][4] On 16 April 2011 he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut for the Andalusians, replacing another club youth graduate, Rodri, in the second half of a 0–1 away loss against Getafe CF.[5]

Barcelona B

Luis Alberto playing for Barcelona B in 2012

In August 2012, Luis Alberto was loaned to FC Barcelona B in a one-year deal, with the Catalans having the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[6] He made his official debut on 2 September by playing two minutes in a 2–0 home win over CE Sabadell FC,[7] and finished the campaign as second top scorer in the squad, only behind Gerard Deulofeu.

Liverpool

On 20 June 2013, Sevilla received a £6.8 million offer from Premier League club Liverpool for Luis Alberto, which was accepted.[8] The signing was completed two days later, subject to international clearance,[9] and he made his debut for his new club on 13 July in a 4–0 pre-season friendly win over Preston North End.[10]

On 1 September 2013, Luis Alberto made his league debut, playing the last seven minutes in a 1–0 home win against Manchester United in place of Philippe Coutinho.[11] On 15 December, shortly after having scored a hat-trick in an under-21 match with the Reds, he provided an assist for Luis Suárez in the 5–0 away demolition of Tottenham Hotspur.[12]

On 26 June 2014, Luis Alberto was loaned to Málaga CF in a season-long move.[13] In the league opener, on 23 August, he scored the only goal in a home victory against Athletic Bilbao.[14]

On 5 July 2015, Luis Alberto agreed a loan move to Deportivo de La Coruña subject to a medical the following day. There, he linked up with manager Víctor Sánchez, who was previously in Sevilla's coaching staff.[15]

Lazio

On 31 August 2016, Alberto signed for Italian club S.S. Lazio for a reported £6 million.[16]

International career

Luis Alberto gained his only cap for the Spanish under-21 team on 5 February 2013, coming on for Valencia CF's Paco Alcácer midway through the second half of a 1–1 friendly draw in Belgium.[17]

Statistics

As of 14 May 2016[18]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sevilla 2010–11 La Liga 2010—30
2011–12 5010—60
Barcelona B (loan) 2012–13 Segunda División 3811—3811
Liverpool 2013–14 Premier League 902010—120
Málaga (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 15250—202
Deportivo (loan) 2015–16 La Liga 29620—316
Total Spain 891990—9819
Total England 902010—120
Career total 981911010—11019

References

  1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League squad numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Luis Alberto". Eurosport. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "La maduración de Luis Alberto" [The coming of age of Luis Alberto]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 14 September 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Obra de arte de Luis Alberto ante el San Roque" [Luis Alberto masterpiece against San Roque]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 February 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Setback for Sevilla; ESPN Soccernet, 16 April 2011
  6. ↑ Luis Alberto y Sergi Juste, nuevos jugadores del Barça B (Luis Alberto and Sergi Juste, new Barça B players); Diario AS, 6 August 2012 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Femenía y Rafinha estrenan el casillero de La Masia (Femenía and Rafinha get first points for La Masia); Marca, 2 September 2012 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Sevilla forward Luis Alberto to have medical at Liverpool after agreeing £6.8m move; Mail Online, 20 June 2013
  9. ↑ "Reds complete Luis Alberto deal". Liverpool F.C. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "Reds hit Preston for four – report". Liverpool F.C. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool 1–0 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Tottenham 0–5 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Luis Alberto seals Malaga loan switch". Liverpool F.C. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Mateu corta las alas a Iraizoz" [Mateu clips Iraizoz's wings]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 August 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Luis Alberto llega esta noche a A Coruña para pasar mañana lunes reconocimiento médico" [Luis Alberto arrives tonight in A Coruña for a medical on Monday] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Comunicato 31.08.2016" [Press release 31.08.2016] (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "España invierte en su futuro" [España invests in its future]. Marca (in Spanish). 5 February 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Luis Alberto". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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