2013-14 UEFA Europa League
Real
Madrid's youth academy (RMC) may not be as well known as that of
Barcelona's, Ajax's, or Monaco's in European championships, but the
2013-14 UEFA's biggest tournamest, the Champions League and the Europa
League, will host a total 16 teams and 31 players who have gone through Real Madrid's academy.
Total RMC Players in 2013-14 UEFA Europa League: 12 players
Total Teams with RMC Players in 2013-14 UEFA Europa League: 9 teams
Real Madrid's youth academy (RMC) may not be as well known as that of Barcelona's, Ajax's, or Monaco's in European championships, but the 2013-14 UEFA's biggest tournamest, the Champions League and the Europa League, will host a total 16 teams and 31 players who have gone through Real Madrid's academy.
Total Teams with RMC Players in 2013-14 UEFA Europa League: 9 teams
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SOLDADO: A Soldier on the Front Lines
Apart
from scoring goals, Robert Soldado (RMC 2000-2006) also loves a good
challenge; even more so when the challenge leads to scoring more goals.
In Spain's last international friendly against Chile (September 10,
2013), Soldado scored to tie the match at the 38th minute of play.
According to football statistician, @2010MisterChip, Soldado's
equalizer was his seventh goal in twelve official matches with the
national squad, the best record since Fernando Morientes's seven goals
in five matches (1998) [1].
Mister Chip (Alexis) @2010MisterChip
ESP 0-1 CHL (Soldado 38') - @R9Soldado lleva 7 goles en 12 partidos con España. La mejor marca dsde Morientes (llegó a 7 en sólo 5 partidos)
Soldado has always been known for his goal-scoring prowess. With only 15 years of age, he joined Real Madrid Castilla from his local club CF
Don Bosco and scored a total of 64 goals in 120 matches. Soldado
became a part of the the first team squad at the age of 20 and made four
significant contributions in his 16 total appearances for the team.
One such contribution included the goal for the 2-1 victory against
Olympiakos in the UEFA Champions League match on September 28. Under
president Ramon Calderon and head coach Fabio Capello, Soldado saw few
minutes in the first team, and he was then sent out on loan to CA
Osasuna with the goal of "obtaining more playing time and maturity"
before coming back to the capital. However,
a loan to CA Osasuna turned into a transfer to Getafe CF the following
year. After 60 appearances and 29 goals with "Los Azulones," he was
picked up by his hometown team Valencia FC where he made a name for
himself both domestically and internationally [2].
Soldado's
latest international achievement speaks a great deal about his great
form at the start of every new season. It is understandable that
players typically need time to adapt to their new environment. However,
Tottenham Hotspur have been able to obtain a forward who has done well
coping with his new surroundings and pressure from fans regarding the
€30 million they paid Valencia CF for his transfer this past summer.
The
Spurs won their first two league encounters against Crystal Palace and
Swansea City, respectively, each with a single goal from Soldado from
the penalty spot. In the Europa League qualifiers, the Valencia-born
striker helped Tottenham reach the group phases with two goals following
a 0-5 marker in the first leg. In just 324 minutes (253 domestic/71
Europe) and four appearances (3 domestic/1 Europe) for the North-London
club, Soldado has been able to put four in the back of the net [3].
Proving his worth time after time, Roberto Soldado is just one of the
many great strikers from Real Madrid's reserve team that have made a
name for themselves in the world of European football.
Mister Chip (Alexis) @2010MisterChip
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