Koke makes the national squad for the game against Ecuador
The national team will travel to Ecuador on Wednesday August 14. He says it's a dream and welcomes the opportunity give by Del Bosque and trust shown in him by Simeone.
The trajectory of Jorge Resurrección Merodio, Koke, continues to climb. The Madrid player is still moving through the stages in his career and now he’s received the call from the Spanish national team that Vicente Del Bosque has named for the game on Wednesday 14th August in the Ecuadorian town Guayaquil starting at 22.00 on the Iberian Peninsula.
After being crowned champions of Europe with the Under 21s in Israel earlier this summer, where he was a regular fixture for coach Julen Lopetegui, the red and white youth has made the list of 20 called up by the coach for the next meeting for the Spanish national side. The number 23 he had already been capped at all the youth levels with Spain and now makes the leap to the full squad. As international has played in two World Cups, one European Championship and the 2012 London Olympics. This call will arrive after a great season with Atletico where he has been one of the regulars for Diego Pablo Simeone.
Koke will begin its fifth season in the first team with great news. After hearing the news, the Atletico player said that "it is a dream that I wasn’t expecting. I'm delighted at this opportunity and am very grateful to Del Bosque for the confidence he has placed in me.” The player from Vallecas believes that "my work at Atletico Madrid has been very important. This past year I enjoyed many minutes thanks to the trust placed in me by Simeone. The great season the team has had has sent me here and I'm grateful to both Simeone and all my colleagues".
The squad for the match selection is:
Goalkeepers: Casillas, Valdes, Reina
Defenders: Arbeloa, Azpilicueta, Iñigo Martínez, Albiol, Ramos, Jordi Alba
Midfielders: Koke, Javi Martinez, Cazorla, Iniesta, Isco, Thiago, Navas, Silva, Fabregas
Forwards: Negredo and Llorente Tello
Koke along with five other Atletico players will go away with their team. Courtois goes with Belgium to face France, Godin and Cristian Rodriguez will play with Uruguay in Japan, Arda, with Turkey against Uzbekistan and Bono that will go with the Moroccan team for the friendly against Burkina Faso in Tangier.
