Fernando Recio Comí (; born 17 December 1982) is a professional footballer who plays mainly as a central defender for Hong Kong Premier League club

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. Born in Spain, he spent most of his professional career with Kitchee in Hong Kong after signing in 2010, eventually going on to represent the Hong Kong national team.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Recio only played amateur football in his country, representing

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and CD Tortosa. In June 2010 he was signed by Kitchee SC in Hong Kong, reuniting with former teammate – at the first two clubs – Ubay Luzardo (also a stopper). The club's manager, compatriot Josep Gombau, had tried to acquire the player in the previous transfer window, but failed."傑志簽新援組後防「雙塔」"
; Ta Kung Pao, 5 June 2010 (in Chinese) On 17 October 2013, general manager Ken Ng announced that Recio had renewed his contract until 2016. On 29 May of the following year he won the Hong Kong Player of the Year Award for 2013–14 season, receiving a HK$35,000 prize. Following Kitchee's victory in the

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, it was announced that Recio would leave the club. On 19 July 2019, the 36-year-old signed for Lee Man FC of the same country and league.

International career

Recio received his Hong Kong passport in October 2017, at the age of 34, alongside compatriots Dani Cancela and Jordi Tarrés. He made his debut for the national team on 5 October, in a 4–0

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Kitchee * Hong Kong Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18 *

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, 2011–12, 2013–14 * Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2016–17, 2018–19 * Hong Kong FA Cup: 2011–12,

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, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 * Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2017–18 * Hong Kong League Cup: 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16 Individual *

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: 2014

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