José Luis García del Pozo (born 11 January 1991), known as Recio, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
Club career Málaga Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Recio was a product of local Málaga CF's youth system. He made his first-team debut on 11 November 2010 shortly after the arrival of manager Manuel Pellegrini who succeeded sacked Jesualdo Ferreira, starting in a Copa del Rey 3–2 home win against Hércules CF, in the round-of-32's second leg (3–2 on aggregate).El Hércules, eliminado de la Copa del Rey tras perder ante el Málaga en el minuto 90 (Hércules, ousted from King's Cup after losing to Málaga in 90th minute); Diario Información, 11 November 2010 (in Spanish) Ten days later he first appeared in La Liga, again as a starter but in a 3–0 loss at Deportivo de La Coruña.El Deportivo respira a costa del Málaga (Deportivo breathe at Málaga's expense); Marca, 21 November 2010 (in Spanish)
Late into the month, after performing solidly in his first matches, Recio signed his first professional contract, linking him with Málaga until the summer of 2015.Recio firma como profesional (Recio signs as a professional) ; Málaga CF, 30 November 2010 (in Spanish) On 5 December 2010 he scored his first goal as a senior, in a 4–1 home victory over Racing de Santander.Malaga move clear; ESPN Soccernet, 5 December 2010
On 9 January 2013, after featuring rarely during the first half of the season, Recio was loaned to neighbouring and fellow league club Granada CF, until June.Recio on loan to Granada CF until June; Málaga CF, 9 January 2013 He made his debut five days later, coming on as a substitute in a 2−2 away draw against Getafe CF.El Granada sobrevive de penalti (Granada survive from penalty spot); El País, 14 January 2013 (in Spanish) He netted his first goal for the side on the 19th, in a 2−0 home defeat of Rayo Vallecano that also was his first start.Recio nets on debut; ESPN FC, 19 January 2013
Upon returning Recio became an undisputed starter, signing a contract extension until 2018 on 11 December 2014.Recio renueva con el Málaga hasta junio de 2018 (Recio renews with Málaga until June 2018); Europa Press, 11 December 2014 (in Spanish) On 21 February 2017, he renewed his link until 2021.Recio renueva con el Málaga (Recio renews with Málaga); Mundo Deportivo, 21 February 2017 (in Spanish)
Leganés On 31 August 2018, after Málaga's relegation from the top flight, Recio signed a four-year deal with CD Leganés.El C.D. Leganés incorpora al mediocentro Recio para las próximas cuatro temporadas (C.D. Leganés sign central midfielder Recio for the following four seasons); CD Leganés, 31 August 2018 (in Spanish) On 4 September 2020, as Lega met the same fate as his previous club, he was loaned to SD Eibar for one year.
International career On 24 March 2011, courtesy of his performances with Málaga's first team, Recio made his debut with Spain under-21s, in a friendly against France.La sub'21, víctima del desorden ante Francia (The under-21s, victim of disarray against France); El Mundo, 24 March 2011 (in Spanish) Also that year, he represented his country in the FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Colombia, appearing in four games in an eventual quarter-final exit.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMálaga2010–11La Liga23220——2522011–128000——802012–134030——702014–1530162——3632015–1633010——3402016–1718300——1832017–1822111——2322018–19Segunda División2000——20Total1407133000015310Granada (loan)2012–13La Liga15200——1522013–1430220——322Total454000000454Leganés2018–19La Liga12020——140Career totals19711173000021414
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