Iago Falque

Iago Falque Silva (Galician: [ˈjaɣʊ ˈfalkɪ ˈsilβɐ], Spanish: [ˈɟʝaɣo ˈfalke ˈsilβa]; born 4 January 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Falque and the second or maternal family name is Silva.
Iago Falque
Falque playing for Roma in 2015
Personal information
Full name Iago Falque Silva[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990
Place of birth Vigo, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2000–2001 Real Madrid
2001–2008 Barcelona
2008–2010 Juventus
2009–2010 → Bari (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Juventus 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Villarreal B (loan) 36 (11)
2011 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2014 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0)
2012 → Southampton (loan) 1 (0)
2013 → Almería (loan) 22 (2)
2013–2014 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 28 (3)
2014–2015 Genoa 32 (13)
2015–2017 Roma 22 (2)
2016–2017 → Torino (loan) 35 (12)
2017–2022 Torino 67 (18)
2020 → Genoa (loan) 10 (2)
2020–2021 → Benevento (loan) 5 (1)
2022–2023 America de Cali 31 (6)
International career
2007 Spain U17 12 (3)
2008–2009 Spain U19 11 (4)
2009 Spain U20 1 (0)
2011 Spain U21 1 (0)
2008 Galicia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2022

Club career

Early career

Born in Vigo, Galicia, Falque began his career with Real Madrid before moving to Barcelona in 2001. After several years in the club's youth ranks, he was never aggregated either to the first team of Frank Rijkaard nor B side of Luis Enrique. On 30 August 2008, Falque signed a four-year contract with Juventus,[2] and was officially presented on 2 September 2008. He transferred to the Serie A club on a free deal which included compensation to Barcelona up to €2.5 million if certain matches and goals were reached by the player in his stay with the club.[3]

On 25 August 2009, Falque was transferred on loan to Bari, then newly promoted to Serie A.[4]

On 29 July 2010, Falque joined Villarreal B on loan with the right of redemption.[5]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 25 August 2011, Falque joined Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on a season-long loan deal, with an option to make the move permanent.[6] He was first named in a matchday squad on 10 September, remaining unused in a 2–0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers,[7] and made his debut five days later by starting in a goalless away draw against PAOK in the season's UEFA Europa League.[8]

On 9 December 2012, he played his only Premier League match, appearing for five minutes[9] at the end of a 1–2 loss at Everton as a substitute for striker Jermain Defoe.[10]

Loans to Southampton and Almería

On 16 January 2012, Tottenham signed Falque permanently for €1 million (€250,000 went to Barcelona),[11][12] loaning him to Championship leaders Southampton for the remainder of the season.[12][13] He made his Southampton debut seven days later, starting in a 0–2 home loss against Leicester City.[14] However, he failed to make any other appearance with Saints, subsequently returning to Tottenham in June, and on 18 July he scored in a pre-season 2–0 victory at Stevenage.[15]

On 23 January 2013, Falque joined Almería on loan until the end of the season.[16] He made his debut for the Andalusians on 4 February in a 1–2 away loss against Real Madrid Castilla,[17] and scored his first goal on 24 February in a 4–1 home routing over Ponferradina.[18]

Loan to Rayo Vallecano

On 22 August 2013, Falque joined La Liga side Rayo Vallecano in a season-long loan deal, with a buyout clause.[19] He made his division debut eight days later in a 1–2 home loss against Levante.[20] In February 2014, Falque scored his first goals for Rayo, in a 4–1 win over Málaga; for the first, he "rushed down the right wing, beating two defenders with a turn and a nutmeg before knocking the ball in off the near post", and in the second, "exhibiting the same quick feet and ability to float past defenders as he did in the first".[21]

Genoa

On 1 August 2014, Genoa confirmed the signing of Falque.[22][23] He scored his first Serie A goal on 2 November in a 4–2 win at Udinese.[24] On 24 February 2015, Falque opened the scoring in the Derby della Lanterna against Sampdoria, an eventual 1–1 draw.[25] He scored his 12th and 13th goals of the season on 17 May in a 4–1 win away to Atalanta.[26]

Roma

On 1 July 2015, Falque's transfer to Roma was confirmed as a season-loan deal for €1 million, with a buyout clause activated as soon as he plays one official match for Roma with the additional sum of €7 million with €1 million performance-related bonus. The contract that Falque signed after the buyout clause will be until 30 June 2020.[27]

Torino

On 19 July 2016, it was announced that Falque was loaned to Torino with a buying option for the 2016–17 season.[28] He scored his first goal in Serie A for Torino on 11 September, from a free-kick, in a 2–1 defeat to Atalanta.[29] On 25 September he scored a brace, in a 3–1 victory against parent club Roma.[30] He finished his first season with Torino with 12 goals and 8 assists, his personal best since 2015 at Genoa.[31]

On 4 January 2017, the day of his 27th birthday, it was announced that Torino exercised the right to purchase Falque outright.[32] He started the 2017–18 season with Torino, playing two consecutive seasons for the same club for the first time in his career. He finished the season as top-scorer for Torino with 12 goals and eight assists (plus two goals in Coppa Italia), his personal best season.[33]

Loan to Genoa

On 31 January 2020, Falque returned to Genoa on loan with an option to purchase.[34]

Loan to Benevento

On 29 September 2020, Iago Falque joined Benevento on loan until 30 June 2021.[35]

América de Cali

On 23 January 2022, Falque joined Colombian team América de Cali, on a free transfer.[36] After an attack when Falque's vehicle was shot at least three times near América de Cali's training facilities,[37] his contract with América de Cali was terminated by mutual agreement.[38]

International career

In 2008, Falque played for the Galicia national football team in a friendly match against Iran.[39][40]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 September 2023[41]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Juventus Serie A 2009–10 0000000000
Villarreal (loan) La Liga 2 2010–11 361100––3611
Tottenham (loan) Premier League 2011–12 001050–60
Tottenham Premier League 2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Premier League 2012–13 102020–50
Southampton (loan) Championship 2011–12 1000––10
Almería (loan) La Liga 2 2012–13 22200–40262
Rayo Vallecano (loan) La Liga 2013–14 28330––313
Genoa Serie A 2014–15 321310––3313
Roma Serie A 2015–16 2220051–273
Torino (loan) Serie A 2016–17 351200––3512
Torino Serie A 2017–18 371232––4014
Serie A 2018–19 26620––286
Serie A 2019–20 400010–50
Total 1023052100010832
Genoa Serie A 2019–20 10200––102
Benevento Serie A 2020–21 11100––111
América de Cali Categoría Primera A 2022 15 2 1 0 2 0 – 18 2
Categoría Primera A 2023 16 4 0 0 0 0 – 16 4
Total 31 6 1 0 2 0 – 34 6
Career total 296701321514032873

Honours

Club

Juventus F.C. Youth Sector

International

Spain U17

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