Ricardo Solbes

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Solbes and the second or maternal family name is Waldmeyer.
Ricardo Solbes
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Tomás Solbes Waldmeyer[1]
Date of birth (2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Roma U19
Number 30
Youth career
2010–2014 El Balón
2014–2022 CEF 18
2022–2023 Defensa y Justicia
2023– Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Defensa y Justicia 1 (0)
2023– Roma 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 Argentina U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:02, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:02, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Ricardo Tomás Solbes Waldmeyer (born 8 July 2006) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for the under-19 team of Serie A club Roma.

Career

Solbes is a youth product of his father's academy El Balón, before moving to CEF 18 at the age of 8, and finally moving to Defensa y Justicia's academy in January 2022.[2][3] He made his senior and professional debut with Defensa y Justicia as a late substitute in a 2–0 Argentine Primera División loss to Unión de Santa Fe on 28 July 2023.[4] On 10 August 2023, he transferred to AS Roma in Italy on a 3+2 year contract, where he was initially assigned to their youth sides.[5]

International career

Solbes was called up to the Argentina U17s in May 2022, where he made one appearance.[3]

Personal life

Solbes' father, also called Ricardo, was a professional footballer in Argentina in the 90s. He is nicknamed "Apache" due to his habit of wearing Carlos Tevez's Manchester City jersey.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Roma hizo oficial la contratación de una joya argentina de 17 años que debutó hace dos semanas". infobae (in Spanish). 10 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ Seidan, Fabian (28 May 2022). "El hijo de un ex crack de San Martín triunfa y fue convocado a la Sub-17".
  3. ^ a b c Gaceta, La. "Selección Sub 17: déjà vu "albiceleste"". www.lagaceta.com.ar.
  4. ^ "El hijo de Ricardo Solbes debutó y se emocionó hasta las lágrimas". www.lv12.com.ar. 29 July 2023.
  5. ^ "SOLBES RICARDO – Defensa y Justicia".