Basilio Rieno

Basilio Rieno
Personal information
Full name Basilio Rieno Socoliche
Date of birth (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Fuenlabrada, Spain
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Langreo
Number 17
Youth career
2022–2023 Crystal Palace
2023–2025 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Langreo 19 (1)
International career‡
2024– Equatorial Guinea 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2024

Basilio Rieno Socoliche (born 16 November 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Segunda Federación club Langreo. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

Basilio formerly played for the Crystal Palace academy, before signing with Burnley on a two-year deal for the 2023–24 season. He immediately made an impact, scoring a winner for Burnley U21 in preaseason. Rieno helped the Burnley U21 draw 3–3 with Brentford. He scored in the 4–3 win against Leicester City.

On 13 August 2025, Rieno signed for Langreo.

International career

In 2023, Rieno was called up to play for the Equatorial Guinea national team, and was a substitute in the 1–0 win over Tunisia. He was included in the Equatorial Guinea preliminary squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, though he didn't make the final squad. On 22 March 2024, Rieno made his debut, coming as a 71st-minute substitute in a 2–0 win over Cambodia during the 2024 FIFA Series.

References

  1. ↑ Basilio Rieno at ESPN FC Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Basilio Rieno Socoliche | BurnleyFC". www.burnleyfootballclub.complayer. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Scrafton, Matt. "New signing from Crystal Palace strikes late winner as Burnley make it two wins from two in pre-season". burnleyexpress.net. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Burnley FC match information, results and fixtures | Burnley FC". www.burnleyfootballclub.commatch. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Burnley FC match information, results and fixtures | Burnley FC". www.burnleyfootballclub.commatch. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Basilio Rieno Socoliche, desborde para el ataque del UP Langreo".
  7. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea vs. Tunisia - 17 June 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "AFCON 2024 Preliminary Squads" (PDF). cafonline.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "FIFA+".
  10. ↑ VAVEL.com (22 March 2024). "Highlights and goals of Equatorial Guinea 2-0 Cambodia in Friendly Match | 03/22/2024". VAVEL. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea 2-0 Cambodia (Mar 22, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 23 March 2024.