On 1 February, he was accused of diving in a game against West Ham United, where he went down under contact from Andy Carroll, who was subsequently sent off by Howard Webb. Lekhwiya On 9 August 2014, Lekhwiya SC announced the signing of Chico who had arrived to Doha two days earlier for the pertinent medical. He reunited with former Swansea manager Michael Laudrup, and scored in his Qatar Stars League debut for his new club, a 5–0 victory over Qatar SC in the first match of the season. Later career In September 2017, free agent Chico returned to Spain and signed for Granada CF ahead of the second level campaign. On 28 June 2018 he moved abroad again, joining FC Rubin Kazan of the Russian Premier League on a two-year contract but leaving in February 2019 by mutual consent. On 16 July 2019, Chico agreed to a one-year deal with CF Fuenlabrada, newly promoted to the second tier. International career On 14 October 2008, Chico made his debut for the Spain under-21 team, playing the entire 3–1 extra time win against Switzerland for the 2009 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. He was called for the squad that appeared in the finals in Sweden, participating in the 0–0 group stage draw with Germany. Club statistics Honours Swansea City Football League Cup: 2012–13 Lekhwiya Qatar Stars League: 2014–15, 2016–17 Qatari Super Cup: 2015, 2016 Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 2015 Qatar Emir Cup: 2016 References External links Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 1987 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Cádiz Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Cádiz CF B players Cádiz CF players Racing Club Portuense players FC Barcelona Atlètic players UD Almería players RCD Mallorca players Granada CF footballers CF Fuenlabrada footballers Serie A players Genoa C.F.C. players Premier League players Swansea City A.F.C. players Qatar Stars League players Lekhwiya SC players Russian Premier League players FC Rubin Kazan players Spain under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Wales Expatriate footballers in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Russia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Wales Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Russia