Lluís Recasens

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Lluís Recasens
Personal information
Full name Lluís Recasens Vives
Date of birth (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Tarragona, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Espanyol B
Number 5
Youth career
Gimnàstic
Reus
2017–2020 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Espanyol B 23 (0)
2021– Espanyol 1 (0)
International career
2020 Spain U18 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:31, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 February 2020

Lluís Recasens Vives (born 19 February 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for RCD Espanyol B.

Club career[edit]

Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Recasens played for local sides Gimnàstic de Tarragona and CF Reus Deportiu before joining RCD Espanyol in 2017.[1][2] He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 18 October 2020, starting in a 2–1 Segunda División B home win against AE Prat.[3]

Recasens subsequently became a regular starter for the B-side, partnering Ricard Pujol,[4] and ended the campaign with 22 appearances. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 12 September 2021, coming on as a half-time substitute for Fernando Calero in a 1–2 home loss to Atlético Madrid.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lluís Recasens, la perla perica tarraconense" [Lluís Recasens, the tarraconense pearl of the pericos] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. ^ Fanio, Carlos (4 January 2021). "Lluís Recasens, un central del Espanyol con mucho futuro" [Lluís Recasens, a Espanyol stopper with much future] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada.
  3. ^ "Tres puntos para el equipo local: Espanyol B 2–1 Prat" [Three points for the local team: Espanyol B 2–1 Prat] (in Spanish). 20 Minutos. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. ^ "El Espanyol B da con su pareja de centrales: Lluís Recasens-Ricard Pujol" [Espanyol B get it with their duo of stoppers: Lluís Recasens-Ricard Pujol] (in Spanish). La Grada. 9 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Lemar juega hasta que pita el árbitro" [Lemar plays until the referee stops it] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Lluís Recasens: "Passes de Segona RFEF a jugar contra els campions de Lliga"" [Lluís Recasens: "I went from Segunda RFEF to play against the champions of the League"] (in Catalan). Betevé. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

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