Ricardo Solbes
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Tomás Solbes Waldmeyer[1]
Date of birth (2006-07-08) 8 July 2006
Place of birth San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Roma U18
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 Italian club Roma U18.

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). 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  2. ↑ Seidan, Fabian (May 28, 2022). "El hijo de un ex crack de San Martín triunfa y fue convocado a la Sub-17".
  3. 1 2 3 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. July 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ "SOLBES RICARDO – Defensa y Justicia".
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