Sergio Molina (footballer, born 1996)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Molina and the second or maternal family name is Beloquí.
Sergio Molina
Personal information
Full name Sergio Molina Beloquí
Date of birth (1996-02-18) 18 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Andorra
Number 14
Youth career
2004–2005 EF Alcobendas
2005–2015 Real Madrid
2015–2017 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Albacete 3 (0)
2017–2018 → Navalcarnero (loan) 37 (0)
2018–2019 → Salamanca (loan) 36 (0)
2019–2021 Salamanca 43 (2)
2021– Andorra 116 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Sergio Molina Beloquí (born 18 February 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for FC Andorra.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Molina joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2005 at the age of nine, after starting it out at EF Alcobendas.[1] On 4 August 2015, he signed a three-year contract with Premier League side Stoke City, being initially assigned to the under-21 squad.[2]

Molina also appeared with the under-23 squad in the Premier League 2 and in the EFL Trophy. He made his debut in the latter competition on 4 October 2016, starting in a 1–3 away loss against Morecambe.[3]

On 30 January 2017, Molina returned to his home country after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División B side Albacete Balompié.[4] He made his debut for the club on 12 February, coming on as a second-half substitute for Héctor Hernández in a 1–0 home win against SD Amorebieta, and appeared in two further matches as his club achieved promotion to Segunda División.

On 16 August 2017, Molina was loaned to CDA Navalcarnero in the third tier, for one year.[5] On 27 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Salamanca CF UDS, also in a temporary deal.[6]

On 23 October 2019, Molina returned to Salamanca on a permanent contract.[7] On 22 June 2021, he moved to Primera División RFEF side FC Andorra,[8] and finished his first season with two goals in 37 appearances overall as the club achieved a first-ever promotion to the second division.

Molina made his professional debut on 15 August 2022, starting in a 1–0 away win over Real Oviedo.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 17 September, netting the opener in a 2–0 home win over SD Eibar.

On 2 June 2023, Molina renewed his contract with the Tricolors until 2025.[10]

References

  1. ^ "El Stoke City se lleva al juvenil madridista Sergio Molina" [Stoke City take the youth madridista Sergio Molina] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Sergio Molina has joined Stoke on a three-year contract". Sky Sports. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Morecambe 3, Stoke City u21s 1 Match Report: Senior figures can't lift 10-men junior Potters". Stoke Sentinel. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Sergio Molina nuevo fichaje" [Sergio Molina new signing] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Sergio Molina se marcha cedido al Navalcarnero" [Sergio Molina moves out on loan to Navalcarnero] (in Spanish). 5 Más el Descuento. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  6. ^ "El Alba cede a Sergio Molina al Salamanca CF" [Alba loan Sergio Molina to Salamanca CF] (in Spanish). Más Que Alba. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Sergio Molina, nuevo fichaje del Salamanca UDS para el centro del campo" [Sergio Molina, new signing of Salamanca UDS for the centre of midfield] (in Spanish). Salamanca CF UDS. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Sergio Molina, TRICOLOR" [Sergio Molina, TRICOLOUR] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  9. ^ "El Andorra debuta a lo grande" [Andorra debut through the big door] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Sergio Molina, tricolor fins al 2025" [Sergio Molina, tricolour until 2025] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.