Sergio Camello is a Spanish professional footballer who scored two goals against France during their final win at the Paris 2024 Olympic games, find out more about him and his jersey number
Camello emerged as the star of the game after scoring an extra-time brace to help Spain win 5-3 against France.
Who is Spain footballer Sergio Camello, bio, age, height, position, jersey number, medals and career stats
Following the win, Spain clinched their first Olympic gold medal in men’s football since their last win in Barcelona 1992.
Sergio Camello bio
Sergio Camello Pérez is a Spanish professional footballer who was born on February 10, 2001, in Madrid, Spain. He is currently 23-years-old and plays as a forward for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano wearing the No. 34 shirt. Sergio was a part of the Spanish national team that won the Olympic final against France, scoring two goals.
Weight and height
Sergio Camello weighs around 69 kg, and stands at a height of 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in).
Career and achievements
Sergio Camello started out his football journey at the age of after joining Atlético Madrid’s youth setup in 2009 – CDS Las Encinas de Boadilla. He eventually made his senior debut with the reserves on September 23, 2018, as a second-half substitute. It was during a 4–2 Segunda División B away win against CDA Navalcarnero where he scored the equalizer.
He then made his first team and La Liga just debut six days later coming on as a half-time substitute for Thomas Partey. He ended up scoring the equalizer in a 2–2 away draw against Levante UD. Following the goal, Sergio became the first player born in the 21st century to score for Atletico.
The following season, on August 31, 2021, Sergio Camello moved to Segunda División side CD Mirandés on a loan. During his time there, he played about 36 games, scoring 15 goals throughout the campaign. On August 3, 2022, Camello renewed his contract with Atletico up until 2026. However, he moved to Rayo Vallecano on loan for the 2022-23 season, making 38 appearances, and scoring 6 goals. Last year, on August 17, 2023, Camello signed a permanent four-year deal with Rayo, where he currently plays.
Sergio Camello has played at the international level at all different youth age groups starting from the U-16s to the U-23s. He most recently played for the Spain Olympic team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Camello scored two crucial goals for Spain in extra time during their 5-3 Olympic final match victory against France.
Sergio Camello stats
Given below are his career stats:
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2019 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | Goals |
| 2018–2021 | Atlético Madrid B | 55 | 16 |
| 2019–2023 | Atlético Madrid | 3 | 1 |
| 2021–2022 | Mirandés (loan) | 36 | 15 |
| 2022–2023 | Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 38 | 6 |
| 2023– | Rayo Vallecano | 31 | 3 |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Spain U16 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017–2018 | Spain U17 | 10 | 2 |
| 2018–2019 | Spain U18 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020 | Spain U19 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021–2023 | Spain U21 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024– | Spain U23 | 2 | 2 |
Sergio Camello has an Instagram account with the handle @sergiocamello9, where he has over 51.3K followers, and about 241 posts.