Álvaro Aguado Méndez (born 1 May 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Aguado Méndez | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaén, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maristas de Jaén | |||
| Jaén | |||
| 2012–2014 | Villarreal | ||
| 2014–2015 | Levante | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Ontinyent | 15 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Jaén | 19 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Córdoba B | 19 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Córdoba | 33 | (2) |
| 2019–2023 | Valladolid | 75 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Córdoba (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Numancia (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Fuenlabrada (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Espanyol | 32 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 | |||
Career
editEarly career
editBorn in Jaén, Andalusia, Aguado mainly represented Villarreal CF and Levante UD as a youth. On 27 August 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Tercera División side Ontinyent CF.[2]
Aguado made his senior debut on 15 November 2015, starting in a 4–1 home routing of CF Borriol. The following 26 July he moved to Segunda División B side Real Jaén, club he already represented as a youth.[3]
Córdoba
editOn 15 July 2017, after suffering relegation, Aguado signed for Córdoba CF and was immediately assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[4] He made his first team debut on 20 December, coming on as a second-half substitute for Carlos Caballero in a 5–0 home thrashing of CF Reus Deportiu in the Segunda División.[5]
Aguado scored his first professional goal on 2 June 2018, netting the last in a 3–0 home defeat of Sporting de Gijón.[6] On 2 October, he extended his contract until 2022.[7]
Valladolid
editOn 25 January 2019, Aguado signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side Real Valladolid, being immediately loaned back to Córdoba until the end of the season.[8] Returning to the Blanquivioletas for the 2019–20 campaign, he made his debut for the club on 18 December by starting and scoring a brace in a 3–0 Copa del Rey away defeat of Tolosa CF.[9]
On 22 January 2020, after making no league appearances for Valladolid, Aguado was loaned to second division side CD Numancia until June.[10] On 1 October, he moved to fellow league team CF Fuenlabrada also in a temporary deal.[11]
Aguado featured rarely at Fuenla before returning to Valladolid in July 2021, where he became a regular starter under manager Pacheta as the club achieved promotion to the top tier. He made his debut in the division on 13 August 2022, starting in a 3–0 home loss to Villarreal CF.
Aguado scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 5 March 2023, netting his team's second in a 2–1 home win over RCD Espanyol. He also featured regularly as Pucela suffered immediate relegation, and left the club in June 2023.[12]
Espanyol
editOn 11 September 2023, free agent Aguado signed a two-year contract with Espanyol in the second division.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Álvaro Aguado". Real Valladolid.
- ^ "Álvaro Aguado ya es nuevo centrocampista del Ontinyent CF" [Álvaro Aguado already is the new central midfielder of Ontinyent CF] (in Spanish). Yo Soy Noticia. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Álvaro Aguado regresa al Real Jaén para formar parte del primer equipo" [Álvaro Aguado returns to Real Jaén to be a part of the first team] (in Spanish). iJaén. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Álvaro Aguado, nuevo refuerzo blanquiverde" [Álvaro Aguado, new white-and-green addition] (in Spanish). Cordópolis. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Guardiola y Aguza insuflan aire a un Córdoba desmelenado" [Guardiola and Aguza breathe air into a dishevelled Córdoba] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Apoteosis en El Arcángel" [Apotheosis at the El Arcángel] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Álvaro Aguado amplía su contrato hasta 2022" [Álvaro Aguado extends his contract until 2022] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Álvaro Aguado, también blanquivioleta hasta 2023" [Álvaro Aguado, also white-and-violet until 2023] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "El Valladolid no da ninguna opción al Tolosa" [Valladolid give no option to Tolosa] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Aguado, cedido al Numancia" [Aguado, loaned to Numancia] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Aguado sale cedido" [Aguado leaves on loan] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Aguado se despide de Valladolid: "Me duele"" [Aguado bids farewell from Valladolid: "It hurts me"] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Aguado, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol" [Aguado, new player of RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
External links
edit- Álvaro Aguado at BDFutbol
- Álvaro Aguado at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Álvaro Aguado at Soccerway