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Basilio Rieno

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Basilio Rieno
Personal information
Full name Basilio Rieno Socoliche
Date of birth (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 19)[1]
Place of birth Fuenlabrada, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Burnley U21
Youth career
2022–2023 Crystal Palace
2023– Burnley
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Equatorial Guinea 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024

Basilio Rieno Socoliche (born 16 November 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Professional Development League club Burnley. Born in Fuenlabrada, Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Career

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Basilio formerly played for the Crystal Palace academy, before signing with Burnley on a two-year deal for the 2023–24 season.[2] He immediately made an impact, scoring a winner for Burnley U21 in preaseason.[3] Rieno helped the Burnley U21 draw 3–3 with Brentford.[4] He scored in the 4–3 win against Leicester City.[5]

International career

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In 2023, Rieno was called up to play for the Equatorial Guinea national team, and was a substitute in the 1–0 win over Tunisia.[6] He was included in the Equatorial Guinea preliminary squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, though he didn't make the final squad.[7] On 22 March 2024, Rieno made his debut, coming as a 71st-minute substitute in a 2–0 win over Cambodia during the 2024 FIFA Series.[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Basilio Rieno at ESPN FC Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Basilio Rieno Socoliche | BurnleyFC". www.burnleyfootballclub.complayer. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ Scrafton, Matt. "New signing from Crystal Palace strikes late winner as Burnley make it two wins from two in pre-season". burnleyexpress.net. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Burnley FC match information, results and fixtures | Burnley FC". www.burnleyfootballclub.commatch. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Burnley FC match information, results and fixtures | Burnley FC". www.burnleyfootballclub.commatch. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Equatorial Guinea vs. Tunisia - 17 June 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  7. ^ "AFCON 2024 Preliminary Squads" (PDF). cafonline.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  8. ^ "FIFA+".
  9. ^ VAVEL.com (22 March 2024). "Highlights and goals of Equatorial Guinea 2-0 Cambodia in Friendly Match | 03/22/2024". VAVEL. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Equatorial Guinea 2-0 Cambodia (Mar 22, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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