Koke

Jorge Resurreccion Merodio (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxorxe resurekˈθjon meˈɾoðjo]; born 8 January 1992), known as Koke ([ˈkoke]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Atletico Madrid, whom he captains, and for the Spain national team.

He has spent the entirety of his career with Atletico Madrid since making his debut with the first team in 2009, playing over 500 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 Spanish under-21 team. He also made his debut for the full side that year, and represented the country at two World Cups and as many European Championships.

Club Career

Koke was born in Madrid. Having arrived at Atletico Madrid's youth system at the age of eight, he made his debut for the first team on 19 September 2009, playing in the second half of a 2–5 away loss against FC Barcelona after coming on as a substitute for Paulo Assuncao.

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