Fernando Recio

Fernando Recio Comí (Chinese: 列斯奧; born 17 December 1982) is a professional footballer who plays mainly as a left-back for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man and Hong Kong national team

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Recio and the second or maternal family name is Comí.

Fernando Recio
Recio with Lee Man in 2021
Personal information
Full name Fernando Recio Comí[1]
Date of birth (1982-12-17) 17 December 1982[1]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lee Man
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Rapitenca
2006–2009 Amposta
2009–2010 Tortosa 31 (1)
2010–2019 Kitchee 98 (4)
2016–2017 → Rangers (loan) 14 (0)
2019– Lee Man 31 (2)
International career
2017 Hong Kong 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

Born in Spain, he spent most of his professional career with Kitchee in Hong Kong after signing in 2010, eventually going on to represent the Hong Kong national team.

Club career
Recio in action for Kitchee in 2012

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Recio only played amateur football in his country, representing UE Rapitenca, CF Amposta and CD Tortosa. In June 2010 he was signed by Kitchee SC in Hong Kong, reuniting with former teammate – at the first two clubs – Ubay Luzardo (also a stopper). The club's manager, compatriot Josep Gombau, had tried to acquire the player in the previous transfer window, but failed.[2]

On 17 October 2013, general manager Ken Ng announced that Recio had renewed his contract until 2016. On 29 May of the following year he won the Hong Kong Player of the Year Award for 2013–14 season, receiving a HK$35,000 prize.[3]

Following Kitchee's victory in the 2018–19 Hong Kong FA Cup, it was announced that Recio would leave the club.[4] On 19 July 2019, the 36-year-old signed for Lee Man FC of the same country and league.[5]

International career

Recio received his Hong Kong passport in October 2017, at the age of 34, alongside compatriots Dani Cancela and Jordi Tarrés.[6] He made his debut for the national team on 5 October, in a 4–0 friendly win over Laos.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 18 February 2020[8][9]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tortosa 2009–10 Tercera División 3110000311
Kitchee 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League 1202000170
2011–12 1505170271
2012–13 1406080280
2013–14 1824061283
2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League 1118080271
2015–16 909080260
Rangers (loan) 2016–17 1402000160
Kitchee 2017–18 1212020161
2018–19 702020110
Lee Man 2019–20 51200071
Career total 14864214112318

International
National teamYearAppsGoals
Hong Kong[10] 201740
Total40

Honours

Kitchee

Individual

References
  1. Fernando Recio at WorldFootball.net
  2. "傑志簽新援組後防「雙塔」" Archived 2 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Ta Kung Pao, 5 June 2010 (in Chinese)
  3. 列斯奧膺足球先生 [Recio voted Footballer of the Year] (in Chinese). Oriental Daily News. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  4. Yuen, Chi Ho (25 May 2019). "列斯奧佐迪結束9年傑志生涯 林柱機指新東家野心大" (in Chinese). HK01. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. "理文新季添老將增經驗 李康廉與陳曉明重逢合作" (in Chinese). Ming Pao. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. Kin-wa, Chan (2 October 2017). "Spanish-born Jorge Tarres condemns violence in Catalonia as he eyes Hong Kong debut in Asian Cup qualifier". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  7. "International Friendly Match – Hong Kong 4:0 Laos". Hong Kong Football Association. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  8. "Fernando Recio". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  9. Fernando Recio at FootballDatabase.eu
  10. "Fernando Recio – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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