Lluís Recasens Vives (born 19 February 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Badalona Futur.[1]

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
Badalona Futur
Number 16
Youth career
Gimnàstic
Reus
2017–2020 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Espanyol B 63 (0)
2021 Espanyol 1 (0)
2024– Badalona Futur 12 (1)
International career
2020 Spain U18 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 February 2020

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.[2][3] 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.[4]

Recasens subsequently became a regular starter for the B-side, partnering Ricard Pujol,[5] 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.[6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ Lluís Recasens at Soccerway
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Lemar juega hasta que pita el árbitro" [Lemar plays until the referee stops it] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. ^ "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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