Hugo Rincón

Hugo Rincón
Personal information
Full name	Hugo Rincón Lumbreras
Date of birth	27 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Valtierra, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Mirandés; (on loan from Athletic Bilbao)
Number	2
Youth career
	Osasuna
2018–2021	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021–	Bilbao Athletic
2021–2022	Basconia
2024–	→ Mirandés (loan)
International career
2018	Spain U16
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

Hugo Rincón Lumbreras (born 27 January 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back for CD Mirandés, on loan from Athletic Bilbao.

Career

Born in Valtierra, Navarre, Rincón began his career in the CA Osasuna youth system before joining Athletic Bilbao in 2018 at the age of 15, becoming the latest in a long list of players to make the switch from Pamplona to Biscay (the most recent involving another right back from the same district, Jesús Areso, one year earlier).^[3] He made his senior debut with the club's third-tier reserve team Bilbao Athletic in May 2021 in a Segunda División B fixture against CD Tudelano in which he conceded an early penalty but otherwise put in a strong display.^[1] He made six more appearances for them in the following season, but spent most of the campaign with CD Basconia, the club's fifth-tier farm team.

With the departure of the older Álvaro Núñez in the summer of 2022 (Areso had returned to Osasuna a year earlier), Rincón was installed as a regular for Bilbao Athletic in the 2022–23 Primera Federación season,^[2] missing only one of the first 24 matches (due to a suspension following a red card) until he was injured against FC Barcelona Atlètic on 18 February 2023,^[4] missing several weeks of action as the young squad struggled against relegation. Despite this setback, due to his good performances and the uncertainty surrounding the future of the four more experienced men in his position (Óscar de Marcos, Iñigo Lekue, Ander Capa and Álex Petxarroman), it was reported in the local media that he would still take part in the next pre-season with the senior squad.^[5] He had returned to full fitness by May 2023.^[6]

During the 2023–24 season, Rincón was named among the substitutes in 11 La Liga matches for Athletic but did not make his debut; instead he appeared 25 times for Bilbao Athletic, captaining the side as they bounced back to the third tier immediately by winning their Segunda Federación group, losing only twice.^[7] On 6 August 2024, he renewed his contract with the Lions until 2028,^[8] and was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés five days later.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b Hugo Rincón, el nuevo Areso [Hugo Rincón, the new Areso], Javier Beltrán, El Correo, 2 May 2021 (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b "Hugo Rincón lo tiene todo para enamorar a San Mamés, es hasta guapo" ["Hugo Rincón has everything to make San Mamés fall in love, he is even handsome"], Asís Martín, El Desmarque, 18 August 2022 (in Spanish)
^ El Athletic ficha a Hugo Rincón, cadete de Osasuna de primer año [Athletic signs Hugo Rincón, a first-year cadet from Osasuna], La Cantera de Lezama, 19 May 2018 (in Spanish)
^ 0-0. El Bilbao Athletic suma otro empate que vale muy poco [0-0. Bilbao Athletic adds another draw that is worth very little], Carlos Zaballa, 26 February 2023 (in Spanish)
^ El Athletic tiene hasta el 15 de junio para decidir sobre Capa [Athletic has until 15 June to decide on Capa], Javier R. Beltrán, Diario AS, 20 March 2023 (in Spanish)
^ "Adu Ares no puede evitar otra derrota del filial" [Adu Ares cannot prevent another defeat for the subsidiary] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^ El Bilbao Athletic conquista el terreno perdido un año después [Bilbao Athletic conquers the lost ground a year later], Javier R. Beltrán, Diario AS, 21 April 2024 (in Spanish)
^ "Hugo Rincón renueva hasta 2028" [Hugo Rincón renews until 2028] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Hugo Rincón loaned to CD Mirandés". Athletic Bilbao. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

External links

[nuevo2021-1] Hugo Rincón, el nuevo Areso [Hugo Rincón, the new Areso], Javier Beltrán, El Correo, 2 May 2021 (in Spanish)

[Guapo2022-2] "Hugo Rincón lo tiene todo para enamorar a San Mamés, es hasta guapo" ["Hugo Rincón has everything to make San Mamés fall in love, he is even handsome"], Asís Martín, El Desmarque, 18 August 2022 (in Spanish)

[3] El Athletic ficha a Hugo Rincón, cadete de Osasuna de primer año [Athletic signs Hugo Rincón, a first-year cadet from Osasuna], La Cantera de Lezama, 19 May 2018 (in Spanish)

[4] 0-0. El Bilbao Athletic suma otro empate que vale muy poco [0-0. Bilbao Athletic adds another draw that is worth very little], Carlos Zaballa, 26 February 2023 (in Spanish)

[5] El Athletic tiene hasta el 15 de junio para decidir sobre Capa [Athletic has until 15 June to decide on Capa], Javier R. Beltrán, Diario AS, 20 March 2023 (in Spanish)

[6] "Adu Ares no puede evitar otra derrota del filial" [Adu Ares cannot prevent another defeat for the subsidiary] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[7] El Bilbao Athletic conquista el terreno perdido un año después [Bilbao Athletic conquers the lost ground a year later], Javier R. Beltrán, Diario AS, 21 April 2024 (in Spanish)

[8] "Hugo Rincón renueva hasta 2028" [Hugo Rincón renews until 2028] (in Spanish). Athletic Bilbao. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[9] "Hugo Rincón loaned to CD Mirandés". Athletic Bilbao. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

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