Federico 'Fede' Vico Villegas (born 4 July 1994) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Vico was born in Córdoba,

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. Midway through the 2010–11 season, the 16-year-old started training with hometown

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's first team, but he made his senior debut with the reserves. On 23 January 2011 he made his first appearance with the main squad, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 1–1 home draw against

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, for his only match of the

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campaign. On 3 March 2012, Vico scored in a 2–1 league win at neighbours

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, and became the youngest Córdoba player to score a goal for the club. Late in the following month, this time as a starter, he netted his second, at home against

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(3–2 victory). On 13 June 2013, R.S.C. Anderlecht agreed a

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1.6 million transfer fee with Córdoba, the highest ever received by the Spaniards, and Vico signed a five-contract with the Belgian side. On 31 January of the following year, he was loaned to fellow Pro League team K.V. Oostende, and scored on his debut in the competition on 15 February to help his team to a 1–1 draw at

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. On 1 September 2014, Vico returned to his former club Córdoba but in a

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-long loan deal. He made his debut in the competition on the 21st, playing the last 15 minutes of the 1–3 home loss to

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; additionally, he was converted into a

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by manager Miroslav Đukić. Vico scored a backheel own goal in a 1–2 home defeat against

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, on 9 March 2015. His team were eventually relegated as last. On 1 February 2016, after no additional appearances for Anderlecht, Vico was loaned to

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in his country's second division. On 8 December, the

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signed with

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of the same league until June 2018. Vico joined

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid. They currently compete in La Liga, the first tier of the Spanish league system. Leganés was officially founded 23 June 1928 and played thei ...

on 5 July 2018, on a two-year contract. Four days later, he was loaned to second tier side

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for one year. On 11 June 2019, after achieving promotion, Granada activated Vico's buyout clause and he signed a permanent two-year deal with the club. On 15 August 2021, he returned to Leganés after agreeing to a two-year contract. On 1 September 2023, Vico joined

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side Asteras Tripolis FC. The following 15 January, after just one league match, he moved back to his home country after signing a short-term deal with AD Alcorcón in division two. Vico agreed to a five-month contract at second-tier

in January 2025.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vico, Fede 1994 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Córdoba, Spain Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players Córdoba CF B players Córdoba CF players Albacete Balompié players CD Lugo players CD Leganés players Granada CF footballers AD Alcorcón footballers CD Eldense footballers Belgian Pro League players R.S.C. Anderlecht players K.V. Oostende players Super League Greece players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece 21st-century Spanish sportsmen