Ismael Falcón
Ismael Gómez Falcón (born 24 April 1984) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
 Falcón with Celta in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismael Gómez Falcón | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Cádiz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| UD Gaditana | |||
| 1998–2002 | Cádiz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Cádiz B | ||
| 2004–2006 | Atlético Madrid B | 34 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Atlético Madrid | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Hércules (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Celta | 81 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Hércules | 109 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Alcorcón | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Córdoba | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Tenerife | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Hércules | 127 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Atlético Sanluqueño | 36 | (0) |
| 2022 | San Fernando | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 438 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Falcón was born in Cádiz, Andalusia. After beginning his football career at local Cádiz CF he was signed by Atlético Madrid aged 20 to finish his development, and he eventually battled for second-choice status for two seasons with another club graduate, Iván Cuéllar, appearing in five La Liga matches in 2005–06, the first being a 1–1 away draw against Athletic Bilbao on 3 December 2005 where he replaced the injured Leo Franco;[1] he also represented the reserves during his tenure.[2]
After a small loan stint in the Segunda División with Hércules CF,[3] Falcón was released (as Cuéllar) in July 2008 and joined another club at that level, RC Celta de Vigo.[4] He continued playing in that league afterwards, with Hércules,[5] AD Alcorcón,[6] Córdoba CF[7] and CD Tenerife.[8]
In June 2021, Falcón joined Atlético Sanluqueño on a one-year deal.[9] A year later he moved to San Fernando,[10] where he retired from football in December 2022 to become the club's goalkeepers coach.[11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Madrid B | 2004–05 | Segunda División B | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Segunda División B | 30 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Madrid | 2005–06 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Hércules (loan) | 2006–07 | Segunda División | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Celta | 2008–09 | Segunda División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Segunda División | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Segunda División | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
| Hércules | 2011–12 | Segunda División | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Segunda División | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | ||
| Alcorcón | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| Córdoba | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tenerife | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Hércules | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 127 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 135 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Sanluqueño | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |
| San Fernando | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 438 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 461 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in 2019 Segunda División B play-offs
References
- Falcón takes flight at Atlético; UEFA, 13 December 2005
- Falcón demostró su clase y detuvo a un gran Alcorcón (Falcón showed his class and stopped great Alcorcón); Mundo Deportivo, 13 February 2006 (in Spanish)
- Falcón, el portero de todos los tiempos en el Rico Pérez (Falcón, the all-time goalkeeper at the Rico Pérez); El Español, 25 April 2021 (in Spanish)
- Trashorras y Falcón, nuevos fichajes del Celta (Trashorras and Falcón, new Celta signings); Marca, 25 June 2008 (in Spanish)
- El Hércules logra cesión de Sergio Díaz y ficha a Falcón (Hércules get loan of Sergio Díaz and sign Falcón); Diario AS, 11 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- El Alcorcón apuesta por Ismael Falcón para la portería (Alcorcón bet on Ismael Falcón for their goal); Diario AS, 17 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- Falcón: "No lo dudé cuando oí el nombre del Córdoba" (Falcón: "I did not doubt it when I heard Córdoba's name"); Mundo Deportivo, 10 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- Ismael Falcón fichado para reforzar la portería (Ismael Falcón signed to bolster goal); Diario AS, 18 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- "Ismael Falcón, nuevo jugador del Atlético Sanluqueño". Atlético Sanluqueño C. F. (in Spanish). 14 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- "El San Fernando CD ficha a Ismael Falcón, un portero de amplia experiencia". Diario de Cádiz (in European Spanish). 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- "El excéltico Ismael Falcón se retira tras 20 años como profesional". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 21 December 2022. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- Ismael Falcón at BDFutbol
- Ismael Falcón at Soccerway
External links
- Ismael Falcón at BDFutbol
- Ismael Falcón at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (in Spanish)
- Celta de Vigo biography (in Spanish)