Sergio Camello
Personal information
Full name Sergio Camello Pérez[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Rayo Vallecano
Number 34
Youth career
Las Encinas
2009–2019 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Atlético Madrid B 55 (16)
2019–2023 Atlético Madrid 3 (1)
2021–2022 → Mirandés (loan) 36 (15)
2022–2023 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 38 (6)
2023– Rayo Vallecano 23 (2)
International career‡
2017 Spain U16 2 (1)
2017–2018 Spain U17 10 (2)
2018–2019 Spain U18 6 (4)
2020 Spain U19 2 (1)
2021–2023 Spain U21 14 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Georgia–Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:58, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2023

Sergio Camello Pérez (born 10 February 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rayo Vallecano.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Camello joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2009, aged eight, from CDS Las Encinas de Boadilla.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 23 September 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring the equalizer in a 4–2 Segunda División B away win against CDA Navalcarnero.[3]

On 12 May 2019, Camello scored a brace in a 2–0 away defeat of Pontevedra CF.[4] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut six days later; after coming on as a half-time substitute for Thomas Partey, he scored the equalizer in a 2–2 away draw against Levante UD,[5] becoming the first player born in the 21st century to score for Atleti.[6]

On 31 August 2021, Camello moved to Segunda División side CD Mirandés on loan for the 2021–22 season.[7] An undisputed starter, he scored 15 goals during the campaign, notably scoring braces against UD Las Palmas (4–2 win), CD Lugo (3–2 win) and SD Ponferradina (3–1 win).

On 3 August 2022, Camello renewed his contract with Atleti until 2026, and moved to fellow top tier Rayo Vallecano on loan for the season.[8] He scored his first goal in the top tier on 3 October, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 home win over Elche CF.

On 17 August 2023, Camello signed a permanent four-year deal with Rayo.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 June 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Madrid B 2018–19 Segunda División B 16 6 — — 2[a] 0 18 6
2019–20 16 5 — — 1[a] 0 17 5
2020–21 23 5 — — — 23 5
Total 55 16 0 0 0 0 3 0 58 16
Atlético Madrid 2018–19 La Liga 1 1 0 0 — — 1 1
2019–20 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2020–21 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 — 2 0
Total 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 1
Mirandés (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 36 15 1 0 — — 37 15
Rayo Vallecano (loan) 2022–23 La Liga 38 6 3 1 — — 41 7
Career total 132 38 6 1 1 0 3 0 142 39
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Segunda División B Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Valencia" [Report of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Así es Sergio Camello, la joya de la cantera del Atlético" [This is Sergio Camello, the pearl of Atlético's youth setup] (in Spanish). ABC. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. ^ "El Atlético B remonta en Navalcarnero para lograr su primer triunfo" [Atlético B complete a comeback over Navalcarnero to get their first win] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. ^ "0–2. El Atleti B gana al Pontevedra y jugará los 'play-off'" [0–2. Atleti B defeat Pontevedra and will play the 'play-offs'] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Camello offers glimpse of bright Atletico future as Griezmann, Godin depart". The Star Online. Reuters. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Simeone 'proud' of departing quartet as Atletico prepare for new chapter". Goal.com. 18 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Acuerdo con el Mirandés para la cesión de Camello" [Agreement with Mirandés for the loan of Camello] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Camello renueva hasta 2026 y jugará cedido la próxima temporada en el Rayo Vallecano" [Camello renews until 2026 and will play on loan the following season at Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Camello, nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Camello, new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  10. ^ Sergio Camello at BDFutbol

External links

Rayo Vallecano – current squad
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